Downtown Hanna & Fielding PlaceAugust, 2014In this Mayors Message I want to touch on a few of the projects that have happened in the town in the last while.National Hotel, Discount Food & Country AtticOf course we all know that the National Hotel has been demolished, which has cleaned up the downtown quite a bit. The Special Areas Board also did some demolition of their own, after purchasing the former Discount Foods and Country Attic buildings with a plan to add on to their building to the west. Keep an eye on the Towns website as there will be more information available in the near future regarding the development.
The Royal Caledonian Curling ClubNational Governing Body for Curling in ScotlandEuropean Mixed Curling Championship 2014 LatestSaturday, September 20, 2014Bronze Medal Game, Saturday 20th September: Scotland 5, Switzerland 7 In a game which had little separating the teams throughout it was the Swiss conversion of the last stone .Read MoreCurling This Weekend: From 18th SeptemberWednesday, September 17, 2014The European Mixed Curling Championship 2014 is still in full swing in Ta°rnby, Denmark. The competition is due to continue until Saturday 20th September, with the final sch .Read MoreRecord Turnout for Umpiring Refresher Day 2014Tuesday, September 16, 2014The Annual Umpiring Refresher Day was held on 13th September, once again at Lanarkshire Ice Rink, Hamilton, with 43 umpires gathering to not just review the season past but to .Read MoreHIE Perth Checks In For Scottish Curling ChampionshipsMonday, September 15, 2014The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Holiday Inn Express (HIE) Perth which sees the hotel become Official Accommodation Provi .Read MoreTeam Whyte & Team Murray triumph at GreenacresMonday, September 15, 201412 junior men's teams and 8 junior women's teams competed at Greenacres in the first of four Asham Under 21 Slam events this season.
Curling in Southern Alberta, from the grassroots to the highest level of competitive play, should be fun and vibrant. To encourage active participation for residents of all ages in our communities by helping member curling clubs offer a wide variety of programs. To assist in providing opportunities to participate in this great sport.
Curling has a storied history in Red Deer, dating back before the turn of the 20th century. The first curling games in Red Deer were played on the ice of the Red Deer River. Modified jam cans were sometimes used as curling rocks. In 1898, matches were moved to a small outdoor rink on Morrison (52nd) Street. Water hauled from the river was used to flood the ice. In November 1902, the Red Deer Rink Co. Ltd. purchased six lots on which to build a covered skating and curling rink, but construction was not actually commenced until the fall of 1903. The structure, built at an estimated cost of $3,000, provided a skating surface of 175 feet by 60 feet and space on the north side for two sheets of curling ice 175 feet by 36 feet.