The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. It is considered as the highest level of mixed curling in the world, with the absence of a World Championships. However, a European Mixed Curling Championship also exists.
In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, a woman must throw the lead rocks and the third positions rocks, while the other male member of the team throws the second's rocks. Only once has a woman ever thrown last rocks (skipped) and won a championship, and that was Shannon Kleibrink in 2004.
Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association will pick two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at the inaugural 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
The tournament was started in 1964. For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto, Ontario. The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg, Manitoba with a record of 9-1.[1][2]
The event was first sponsored by the Carling O'Keefe Brewery, which remained a sponsor until 1971. In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983.
Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became a sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used.
Unitel's parent company, AT&T became sponsor in 1997 but, only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on T.V. The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event is never held in the year it is billed as. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by a 3-team playoff.
| Year | Winning Locale | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Manitoba | Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Bea McKenzie |
| 1965 | Alberta | Lee Green, Kay Berreth, Shirley Salt, Vi Salt |
| 1966 | Manitoba | Ernie Boushy, Ina Light, Garry DeBlonde, Betty Hird |
| 1967 | Saskatchewan | Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett |
| 1968 | Saskatchewan | Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Peter Gunn, Marlene Dorsett |
| 1969 | Alberta | Don Anderson, Bernie Hunter, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve |
| 1970 | Alberta | Bill Mitchell, Hadie Manley, Bill Tarnish, Connie Reeve |
| 1971 | Saskatchewan | Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, John Gunn, Audrey St. John |
| 1972 | British Columbia | Trev Fisher, Gail Wren, Bryan Bettesworth, Louise Fisher |
| 1973 | Manitoba | Barry Fry, Peggy Casselman, Stephen Decter, Susan Lynch |
| 1974 | Saskatchewan | Rick Folk, Cheryl Stirton, Tom Wilson, Bonnie Orchard |
| 1975 | Alberta | Les Rowland, Aurdrey Rowland, Dan Schmaltz, Betty Schmaltz |
| 1976 | British Columbia | Tony Eberts, Elizabeth Short, Clark Glanville, Eleanor Short |
| 1977 | Manitoba | Harold Tanasichuk, Rose Tanasichuk, Jim Kirkness, Debbie Orr |
| 1978 | Saskatchewan | Bernie Yuzdepski, Marnie McNiven, Roy Uchman, Joan Bjerke |
| 1979 | Northern Ontario | Roy Lund, Nancy Lund, Ron Apland, Marsha Kerr |
| 1980 | Manitoba | Jim Dunstone, Carol Dunstone, Del Stitt, Elaine Jones |
| 1981 | Northern Ontario | Rick Lang, Anne Provo, Bert Provo, Lorraine Edwards |
| 1982 | British Columbia | Glen Pierce, Marlene Neubauer, Fuji Miki, Sharon Bradley |
| 1983 | Saskatchewan | Rick Folk, Dorenda Schoenhals, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Folk |
| 1984 | Saskatchewan | Randy Woytowich, Kathy Fahlman, Brian McCusker, Jan Betker |
| 1985 | British Columbia | Steve Skillings, Pat Sanders, Al Carlson, Louise Herlinveaux |
| 1986 | Ontario | Dave Van Dine, Dawn Ventura, Hugh Millikin, Cindy Wiggins |
| 1987 | Prince Edward Island | Peter Gallant, Kathy Gallant, Phil Gorveatt, Simone MacKenzie |
| 1988 | Manitoba | Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Rob Meakin, Lynn Morrow |
| 1989 | Prince Edward Island | Robert Campbell, Angela Roberts, Mark O'Rourke, Kathy O'Rourke |
| 1990 | Alberta | Marvin Wirth, Glenna Rubin, Millard Evans, Robin Pettit |
| 1991 | Manitoba | Jeff Stoughton, Karen Fallis, Scott Morrow, Lynn Morrow |
| 1992 | Alberta | Kurt Balderston, Marcy Balderston, Rod Kramer, Joanne Morrison |
| 1993 | Nova Scotia | Scott Saunders, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Helen Radford |
| 1994 | New Brunswick | Grant Odishaw, Heather Smith, Rick Perron, Krista Smith |
| 1995 | Nova Scotia | Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins |
| 1996 | Saskatchewan | Randy Bryden, Cathy Trowell, Russ Bryden, Karen Inglis |
| 1997 | Northern Ontario | Chris Johnson, Barb McKinty, Drew Eloranta, Lisa Gauvreau |
| 1998 | Nova Scotia | Steve Ogden, Mary Mattatall, Jeff Hopkins, Heather Hopkins |
| 1999 | Nova Scotia | Paul Flemming, Colleen Jones, Tom Fetterly, Monica Moriarty |
| 2000 | Alberta | Kevin Koe, Susan O'Connor, Greg Northcott, Lawnie Goodfellow |
| 2001 | Quebec | Jean-Michel Ménard, Jessica Marchand, Marco Berthelot, Joëlle Sabourin |
| 2002 | Nova Scotia | Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Rob Harris, Laine Peters |
| 2003 | Nova Scotia | Paul Flemming, Kim Kelly, Tom Fetterly, Cathy Donald |
| 2004 | Alberta | Shannon Kleibrink, Richard Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Kevin Pendergast |
| 2005 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Mark Nichols, Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Jennifer Guzzwell |
| 2006 | Ontario | John Epping, Julie Reddick, Scott Foster, Leigh Armstrong |
| 2007 | New Brunswick | Terry Odishaw, Becky Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle |
| 2008 | Alberta | Dean Ross, Susan O'Connor, Tim Krassman, Susan Wright |
| 2009 | Manitoba | Sean Grassie, Alli Nimik, Ross Derksen, Kendra Green |
| 2010 | Nova Scotia | Mark Dacey, Heather Smith-Dacey, Andrew Gibson, Jill Mouzar |
| 2011 | Prince Edward Island | Robert Campbell, Rebecca Jean MacPhee, Robbie Doherty, Jackie Reid |
| 2012 | Saskatchewan | Jason Ackerman, Chantelle Eberle, Dean Hicke, Colleen Ackerman |
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