Nackawic Curling Club

11/02/2026

Attention Ice Tech's....The Head Ice Technician Course, previously scheduled for Nov, has been rescheduled for Dec 5-6. There are still a few spots available so register now at: https://curlingnb.com/event-registration/

10/31/2026

🎃👻 HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE NACKAWIC CURLING CLUB! 👻🎃

May your treats be plentiful, your tricks be harmless and your broom be used for sweeping rocks—not flying into trees! 😂🧹

Once the ghosts, goblins and candy hangovers have cleared out, it’ll be time for the Community Bonspiel on November 6 & 7! 🥌

All funds raised will go to the Louise Breau Trust Fund. ❤️

🎃 Register by November 2
🧹 Instruction and practice: November 4 & 5, from 6:30–8:00 p.m.
📞 Contact Don and Deborah Albert to register: 506-575-2532

No curling experience? No problem! We’ll teach you everything you need to know—including which broom to bring. Spoiler alert: leave the flying one at home! 😂

Have a safe, spooky and sugar-filled Halloween! 🎃👻🥌

10/30/2026

10/29/2026

What’s your favourite curling tradition?

🥌 "Good Curling!" — Traditions & Etiquette of the Roaring Game

Curling is known as the "Roaring Game," but beneath the sliding granite and sweeping brooms lies one of the most polite, tradition-steeped sports in the world.

Whether you’re stepping onto the sheets for the first time or you’re a seasoned skip, here are the unwritten rules and customs that define the sport:
🤝 1. "Good Curling!"
Every match begins and ends the exact same way: a handshake or broom tap wishing your opponent "Good curling." Mutual respect comes first.
⚖️ 2. The Spirit of Curling & Calling Fouls
Curling is self-officiated. If your broom, shoe, or jacket accidentally touches a moving rock ("burning" a stone), you are expected to call it on yourself immediately. Curlers also never cheer an opponent’s miss—sportsmanship always leads.
👀 3. Ice Etiquette & Sightlines
When the other team delivers, stand quietly along the sidelines between the hog lines. Keep out of the thrower's sightline, stay behind the hack, and leave the house to the skips and vices.
❄️ 4. Protecting the Pebble
Pebbled ice is delicate! Never rest bare hands or knees on the sheet—body heat melts flat spots into the ice. Keep broom heads clean and off the pebble between shots to avoid transferring dirt and lint.
🍻 5. Broomstacking
A tradition dating back centuries to Scotland, curlers would stack their brooms by the fire to take a break. Today, broomstacking happens in the warm room post-game. Traditionally, the winners buy the first round, the runners-up buy the second, and both teams share a table, stories, and laughs.
Curling is as much about camaraderie as it is about shot-making.

What’s your favorite curling tradition? Drop it below! 👇

10/28/2026

🚨 ICE UPDATE 🚨

The ice makers have been at it since sunrise. Watering cans are filled. Measuring tape is out. Grown men are crouched over the ice like they’re defusing a bomb.

Ice is being made… one highly scientific sprinkle at a time. 🧊

At this rate, we should have a curling rink by… well, we’ll keep you posted. 😂

10/26/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉

Barbara Arbuckle Morrison, Angela May, Carol Cronkhite, Sandy Taylor, Barb Fox

10/26/2026

Oops or good? 😄 Where do you stand when the other team throws?

10/22/2026

🥌 SAVE THE DATE🥌
REGISTRATION DAY IS Saturday October 24 1pm-4pm at the NACKAWIC CURLING CLUB

If you like to register early please contact me either pm, email or call🥌🥌
CELL # 613-889-8426
EMAIL [email protected]

LOOKING FORWARD TO A ROCKING 2026-2027 CURLING SEASON