We are pleased to welcome the MODG’s Mobile Day Camp’s non-rental use of the Chedabucto CC’s club house on Mondays during July and August. The 
CCC is pleased to make its facility and property available to the Day 
Camp’s youngsters and staff throughout the summer. Inquires about 
participating in the day camp — with no registration fees required — 
please contact the MODG Recreation Department: mobiledaycamp@modg.ca (or 
at 782.452.4003).

Our annual Duckie Race & Chicken BBQ is currently scheduled for July 21st at the curling club. Duckie race tickets have been sent out to all members. Please return your sold (or unsold) tickets to Kay Chisholm (or Ray Bates) by July 13th. Also Stick prizes can be taken to Mary E. A. Connolly’s house at 336 North Riverside Road or Maurice Landry’s house near the Boylston Park or brought to the club on Sat. July 20th between 10am-12pm. Here is the poster for the event:

 

Another announcement from Andrew Paris:

Good afternoon everyone,
Registration for our Regional Junior Development Camps is now open. This fall, we will be hosting four day camps across the province. The locations are the Bluenose Curling Club (October 19), Lunenburg Curling Club (October 26), Berwick Curling Club (November 2) and Digby Curling Club (November 9). The cost is $30/participant and includes lunch. These are camps geared towards beginner to intermediate level curlers ages 10-15. I’ve attached posters for each of the camps. If you could please share the details with your contacts, that would be awesome.
For our Halifax based clubs, there are camps being held in your region as well. The Mayflower Curling Club has partnered with the Academy of Curling to host an Elite Junior Camp on September 14-15. The cost is $175/participant or $30/coach. Our 2019 Canada Winter Games boys team, Team Ethan Young, is hosting a Development Camp on September 21-22. The cost is $125/participant. Attached are posters for both of these camps.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Here is a message from Andrew Paris to all Junior curlers:

Good afternoon everyone,
I hope you’re enjoying your time away from the Curling rink.
Our Junior Development Program is coming back for the 2019/2020 season. This is our merit based badge program designed to get youth active, engaged and social while teaching them the rules and etiquette of curling. It can be used to help enhance the great work your program is already doing. During this past season, 12 clubs and over 400 junior curlers took part in this program. That’s almost double the amount of curlers from the previous season but we’re looking to grow the program even further. It is a free program and we provide all the books, worksheets and badges. Attached is a photo of the badges. If you would like more information regarding the program, let me know. If your club/program is interested in taking part, please let me know no later than July 22 so that we can ensure we can get everything ordered and sent to you prior to the fall.
For those clubs who took part in the program last season, we have ordered additional certificates and badges for each of the levels. If your club took part in the program and needs more badges, certificates or worksheets, please let me know no later than July 22.
As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Andrew Paris, 902-410-5391

Each year the Nova Scotia Curling Association (NSCA) selects from within its 33 curling rinks membership one that is recognized as its “Organization of the Year”. At the NSCA’s AGM, held at the Mayflower Curling Club, June 8, the Chedabucto Curling Club (CCC), Boylston, was again selected as the NSCA “Organization of the Year”. Due to hard work and participation of CCC members and supporters, the CCC had previously received a similar honour in 2015.

Not content to rest on its laurels since 2015, the CCC, a 100% volunteer-managed and membership-owned organization, continued to strive to make itself and its welcoming facility one of which its members, supporters and community all can be proud. In October 2018 the CCC officially opened its newly expanded and renovated club house. In May 2019 the CCC completed its siding and insulation project to enhance the temperature control within its ice shed and also to project a more pleasant curb appeal.

During the 2018-2019 curling season the CCC’s Junior Curling Program was expanded to include, for the first time since its 1963 formation, a Little Rockers divisions consisting of children within the ages 6-9 years range. The past curling season also saw the development of a competitive junior girls’ team.

In addition to adults curling via the traditional slide-method, the use of a delivery stick was promoted and utilized so as to enable those with hip or knee issues to continue to participate within the sport thereby extending the age range of the CCC’s adults into the 80 years plus category.

In order for the Chedabucto Curling Club to continue to exist since its formation in 1963 many volunteers and supporters have contributed to its many successes. Two members of the CCC executive did take possession of the Organization of the Year award on June 8 but its receipt was on behalf of all those who contributed to the Chedabucto Curling Club’s successful 2018-2019 season: CCC members (adults and children), business sponsors, newspapers’ coverages, Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Sport and Recreation and the Municipality of the District of Guysborough Recreation Department.

Proudly receiving the 2019 Organization of the Year award on behalf of the Chedabucto Curling Club from NSCA President Cathy Dalziel is Ray Bates, President (left) and Maurice Landry, Vice-President.(right) (Photo: Virginia Jackson)