Hello Curlers,
I hope everyone has had a fantastic summer. We are now just weeks away from curling season! As a reminder, registration is now open at Inglewood for the 2023-2024 Season.
Below is information for you regarding the upcoming season.
Important dates to remember:
- October 12, 2023 – League Curling begins
- Grey Cup Bonspiel – November 17-19, 2023
- December 20 – January 2 (inclusive) – Winter break
- February 19 – Closed for Family Day Holiday
- March 16, 2024 – Last day of League Curling
Registration:
All curlers will register for the 2023-2024 season using the Curling I/O registration system. If you registered through the system last season your profile is still in the system. Please use the email that you registered with last season. All curlers will need to register and pay their fees at the time of registration. All curlers using Inglewood Curling Club will be required to sign a participation waiver at the time of registration.
https://inglewood.curling.io/en/leagues
For a quick refresher please click on the link to watch a short tutorial on how to register with the Curling I/O system https://curling.io/docs/for-curlers/how-do-i-login
Your personal information is kept in Curling I/O and is protected by Curling Canada’s Privacy statement.
https://www.curling.ca/about-curling-canada/privacy-policy/
Fees:
Inglewood Membership – all curlers are required to purchase a membership to curl at Inglewood Curling Club. Please ensure you select the proper membership option for you at the time of registration.
Regular – $50.00 plus gst – (under 60 yrs old)
Senior membership – $35.00 plus gst (over 60 yrs old)
Golf member – no cost
Membership Benefits
- Free practice ice – based on availability
- 15 % discount on all curling merchandise in the Pro Shop
- Support if representing Inglewood in sanctioned events
- Opportunity to participate in the Curling Alberta Club Championships
Capital Improvement Fee – this fee will remain the same as last year – $25.00 plus gst, per curler per league. This fee is dedicated to Capital Improvements in the curling facility. It will be collected at the same time as the ice, membership fee, Curling Alberta / Curling Canada fee.
A note on how this money is used:
- $475,000.00 used this past year to replace our concrete flooring under 3 sheets of ice, improving ice quality and consistency.
- $800,000.00 worth of improvements are planned within the next 10 years.
Curling Alberta and Curling Canada Fees – This fee is to be paid by every curler once per year. The breakdown fee is as follows:
- Curling Alberta Affiliation fee – $11.00
- Curling Canada Affiliation Fee – $2.00
This fee will be collected at the time of registration. If you curl at more than one club, you will only pay this fee once, so please do not select to pay it at Inglewood if you have already paid elsewhere. If you require further information on the Curling Alberta fee, please visit the Curling Alberta website under membership fee. https://curlingalberta.ca/membership-fees/ 3
Payments:
E- transfer- please send your payment to our accountant to teresa.z@inglewoodgolfclub.ca
In person payment – cash/check/debit/credit card.
Payment must accompany registration to be complete.
Please note – If you choose the credit card option to pay your curling fees in person there is a 2.5% convenience fee.
If you need to make a payment arrangement, please contact curling@inglewoodgolfclub.ca
Spares:
Registered Inglewood curling members are eligible to spare in any league. If you would like your name on a league spare list, please log into your Curling I/O account, click on “products”, and register for the spare list. Please identify the league(s) that you wish to spare in. Your name and contact information will be then added to that league(s) spare list where registered curling members can access it.
Practice Ice:
All practice ice must be pre booked – no drop ins please. Practice is booked one week in advance only.
Practice ice is designated for 1 hour.
Tuesday’s between 12:30pm – 3:30 pm
Wednesday’s between 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Friday’s between 12:30pm – 3:30pm.
These days and times are subject to change weekly. Non registered curlers are required to sign a waiver and pay a fee of $15.00 + gst.
To book practice please email curling@inglewoodgolfclub.ca
Club Rules:
- 5 Rock Rule – all leagues will play by the 5 Rock Rule.
- Buzzer Rule – The buzzer will sound 25 minutes before the end of your league’s designated two hours. You may finish the end you are on and play one more.
- In order to keep the draw schedule on time, should the game run over the allotted two-hour ice time, the ice staff does have the authority to stop the game and remove the rocks in order to prepare for the next draw.
- Start Time: Games must commence precisely at your designated ice time. Each league has a two-hour ice block. If a team does not commence play at the designated time:
- If the delay of the start of play is 1 – 15 minutes, then the non-offending team receives one point and will have last stone in the first end of actual play. One end is considered complete.
- If the delay of start of play is 16 – 30 minutes, then the non-offending team receives one additional point and will have the last stone in the first end of actual play. Two ends are considered complete.
- If play has not started after 30 minutes, then the non-offending team is declared winner by forfeit. The final score shall be recorded as ‘W’ and ‘L’ (win – loss).
- For safety reasons, curling equipment IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE MAIN LOUNGE AT ANY TIME. We encourage all curlers to use the locker rooms and designated areas for their curling equipment.
- Please do not park in the staff/director parking stalls. Your vehicle will be ticketed and towed at your expense.
- There will be zero tolerance of alcohol in the ice rink area. Offenders may have their curling privileges suspended.
We look forward to seeing you all for the 2023-2024 curling season! Please get in touch with me if you have any questions or require assistance with registration.
Happy Curling,
Dana Prior
Outside Events & Curling Coordinator
Inglewood Golf & Curling Club