Events Centre Set To Host Western Canadian Military Championships

If you want to check out some top notch curling by members of Canada’s military then next week head on down to the Moose Jaw Events Centre (former Mosaic Place).

From December 6th until December 8th the Moose Jaw Events Centre will be hosting its first ever 2022 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Canada West Curling Championship.

Five teams coming from Comox, Cold Lake, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Moose Jaw will battle for the championship. Corporal Jonathan Benson’s team will represent 15 Wing Moose Jaw.

Teams will play a minimum of four round robin games, with the top four advancing to semi-final games. Games will be played at 9:15am, 1:30pm and 7:00pm daily. The championship final will be held on Thursday at 1:30pm.

 Spectators are welcome to attend. Admission to the event is FREE.

This event is the first indoor team championship to be held by the CAF in the Canada West Region since the COVID-19 hiatus in March 2020.

Moose Jaw last hosted CAF Regional Curling Championships in 2002 and 2007 but this is the first time it is held at the Moose Jaw Events Centre, a release stated.

Quick Facts

• Local Moose Jaw resident, Master Warrant Officer (retired) Barry Silk, a five time CAF regional curling champion will assist the Jury of Appeal, to act as advisor and to rule on any disputes that may occur during the competition.

• Local Moose Javian, Sergeant (retired) Moose Gibson, also a wheelchair curling Canadian champion will attend as the chief official for the event, lending his decades of experience as the chief official for CAF in Slo-pitch and more recently in curling.