RA Curling Centre of Excellence
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WHAT IS A CURLING CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE?
A Centre of Excellence is a place where excellence is fostered and supported. It’s a place where people from different disciplines – in this instance, united by their passion for curling – join together to promote and sustain excellence in the sport. A Centre of Excellence is more than a building: it’s a culture, a philosophy – one dedicated to supporting personal excellence and collective excellence. It is a rallying point for best practices, leadership, training, expertise, and sharing of resources. The RA Centre of Excellence is a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages individuals to ask questions, share knowledge, and solve problems. By promoting and supporting excellence, we can build and sustain quality grassroots programming and world-class performances. CCE events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stay tuned for future events.
PAST EVENTS
2024 Canadian U-18 Championships Feb. 5-10, 2024 2023 Hot Shots Curling Camp Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023 Curling Canada’s Qualifier for the FISU 2023 World University Games Sept 21 – 25, 2022 CurlON’s Trillium U18 Open (qualifier) Sept 16 – 18, 2022 Ontario Curling Council’s Competitive Coaching Course Sept 10 - 11, 2022 |
Tour the CCE & hear from some of our curlers!
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U-18 Championships Wrap-up We want to say a huge thank you to all of the athletes, family members, spectators and volunteers for an incredible week! We hope you had as much fun as we did! We would like to offer our congratulations to all of the medalists! READ MORE.... |
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The CCE In The News –
(January 22, 2024) RA Centre receives funding from Ontario Sport Hosting Program for 2024 Canadian U-18 Curling Championships.
The RA is pleased to be a recipient of $100,000 in funding from the government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s 2023-2024 Ontario Sport Hosting Program. This funding will support the RA as hosts of the 2024 Canadian U-18 Curling Championships. Read more...
(November 25, 2022) $500,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant and $100,000 Tourism Relief Fund Gives Curling Centre of Excellence New Universal and Inclusive Community Spaces. On Friday, November 25th, local MPP John Fraser met with the team at the RA Centre to celebrate the $500,000 Community Building Fund - Capital Stream from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and the $100,000 grant from the Tourism Relief Fund that was used to create accessible and inclusive community spaces. The project was completed in November 2022 and will improve community access to programs and events at the RA Curling Centre of Excellence and the broader RA Centre for years to come. Read more...
(February 2022) The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) has approved our request for $500,000 in funding through the Community Building Fund – Capital Stream which will help the RA continue the transformation in our multi-year Curling Centre of Excellence (CCE) project.
These funds were secured from OTF for the renovation of the old hockey-style dressing rooms and represent a tremendous opportunity to respond to member and community needs and champion inclusivity and accessibility. This new inclusive environment will feature gender-neutral, barrier-free washrooms, change rooms and shower areas to benefit everyone including for example, those who have personal health requirements or mobility challenges and those who may require assistance (ie. children and seniors). In addition, lockers and a welcoming common space designed to encourage ease of movement and casual social interactions will complete the space in time for the start of the next curling season (Fall 2022).
(August 10, 2021) A pair of events that will have significant ramifications in the qualifying process for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be staged at the RA Centre, it was announced today by Curling Canada.
Earlier this month we announced that the Curling Centre of Excellence will evolve through a multi-year plan, expanding RA Curling Club programming and training opportunities, partnering with provincial and national organizations and events to leverage the creation of a stadium ice experience.
We are pleased to share with you the announcement of the first-ever events to be hosted at the RA this Fall in partnership with Curling Canada. The Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event and Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event will run concurrently Sept. 22-26 at the RA’s Curling Centre of Excellence. Click here to read Curling Canada’s announcement.
(January 22, 2024) RA Centre receives funding from Ontario Sport Hosting Program for 2024 Canadian U-18 Curling Championships.
The RA is pleased to be a recipient of $100,000 in funding from the government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s 2023-2024 Ontario Sport Hosting Program. This funding will support the RA as hosts of the 2024 Canadian U-18 Curling Championships. Read more...
(November 25, 2022) $500,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant and $100,000 Tourism Relief Fund Gives Curling Centre of Excellence New Universal and Inclusive Community Spaces. On Friday, November 25th, local MPP John Fraser met with the team at the RA Centre to celebrate the $500,000 Community Building Fund - Capital Stream from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and the $100,000 grant from the Tourism Relief Fund that was used to create accessible and inclusive community spaces. The project was completed in November 2022 and will improve community access to programs and events at the RA Curling Centre of Excellence and the broader RA Centre for years to come. Read more...
(February 2022) The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) has approved our request for $500,000 in funding through the Community Building Fund – Capital Stream which will help the RA continue the transformation in our multi-year Curling Centre of Excellence (CCE) project.
These funds were secured from OTF for the renovation of the old hockey-style dressing rooms and represent a tremendous opportunity to respond to member and community needs and champion inclusivity and accessibility. This new inclusive environment will feature gender-neutral, barrier-free washrooms, change rooms and shower areas to benefit everyone including for example, those who have personal health requirements or mobility challenges and those who may require assistance (ie. children and seniors). In addition, lockers and a welcoming common space designed to encourage ease of movement and casual social interactions will complete the space in time for the start of the next curling season (Fall 2022).
(August 10, 2021) A pair of events that will have significant ramifications in the qualifying process for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will be staged at the RA Centre, it was announced today by Curling Canada.
Earlier this month we announced that the Curling Centre of Excellence will evolve through a multi-year plan, expanding RA Curling Club programming and training opportunities, partnering with provincial and national organizations and events to leverage the creation of a stadium ice experience.
We are pleased to share with you the announcement of the first-ever events to be hosted at the RA this Fall in partnership with Curling Canada. The Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event and Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event will run concurrently Sept. 22-26 at the RA’s Curling Centre of Excellence. Click here to read Curling Canada’s announcement.
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, The Ontario Trillium Foundation through the Community Building Fund – Capital Stream and Ottawa Tourism through the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund.
Curling Centre of Excellence's Multi-Year Plan
The RA is in a transformative evolution, reassessing and re-thinking every part of their operation. It was clear the RA could better serve the community by expanding curling services through the expansion of youth, wheelchair, para and stick-curling programs, complementing what is currently being offered and creating a dynamic curling environment in the National Capital Area.
The need for mid-market, stadium quality ice in Ottawa, every year, was highlighted through collaborative conversations with partners in the curling community. With this in mind, the RA strategically committed space to evolve and promote curling regionally, provincially and nationally putting curling in Ottawa on the map.
The RA Curling Centre of Excellence continues to evolve through a multi-year plan expanding programming and training opportunities, partnering with provincial and national organizations and events to leverage the creation of a stadium ice experience. Programming centres around the longstanding and successful RA Curling Club leagues, activities, and learn-to-curl programs. An expansion of wheelchair, para, and junior curling, the introduction of high-performance training camps and specialty curling clinics will support Long Term Development (LTD) for all ages and abilities and celebrate the spirit of curling excellence. In addition, by partnering with key stakeholders including CurlON, Ottawa Valley Curling Association, Curling Canada and Ottawa Tourism, the RA is working to welcome international, national and provincial level events that would otherwise not be coming to Ottawa.
This project will be completed over a number of years and evolve through a series of consultations with local, provincial, and national curling organizations and the CCE Advisory Committee comprised of RA Curling Club (RACC) members, RA staff and industry consultants. Through this stakeholder engagement, we are confident that this innovative space will inspire a sense of year-round pride and belonging and establish a new standard in inclusive and accessible sport, recreation and wellness.
PHASE 1 – Completed FALL 2021
Phase 1 consisting of the arena ice change-over to curling was completed in the Fall of 2021 and features competition-ready stadium-style ice divided into five (5) sheets.
PHASE 2 – Completed Fall 2022
Phase 2 construction was focused on the creation of gender-neutral, barrier-free washrooms, change rooms, shower areas as well as a welcoming lobby and locker area. We are proud to have created a safe, inclusive and universal environment that will benefit everyone in our community.
FUTURE PHASES – Stay Tuned
Future phases will focus on accessible viewing stands, the arena envelope and wrap-around services.
