The club has announced they will close for the season, as the cost to run operations is too high without event revenue. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Curling Cancelled

Twin Rivers Curling Club announces close for season

Jan 15, 2021 | 11:19 AM

The Twin Rivers Curling Club has announced their closure for the remainder of the season.

The club’s board of directors made the decision Thursday evening, stating the cost of keeping the ice in without league or event revenue as simply too high.

Vice President, Doug Fehr, said while they had perhaps seen the potential outcome of having to close for the season for some time, there was always an optimism that perhaps things would get better and allow for a season.

“It’s something that has probably been inevitable, but we’ve always kind of hoped we wouldn’t have to make the decision,” he said. “[However,] it’s pretty clear based on the communication from the province, we’re not going to be able to take part in regular league curling for quite a while, and we just can’t afford to keep the ice in for that long based solely on hope.”

The decision ultimately comes after the provincial government announced earlier this week that current restrictions on sporting organizations would continue for the time being, to at least Jan. 29.

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General manager of the club, Doug Flasch, said perhaps the most unfortunate thing is that Twin Rivers had intended to begin their youth instructional curling program this weekend; an event designed to help teach the game to the next generation.

“It’s obviously disappointing, and the really tough thing is we had a really good group of youth curlers that were going to start up tomorrow,” Flasch said. “It’s just unfortunate that financially we can’t keep it open for just a few people.”

Despite the current setback, the club said they are looking forward to a time when they can host curling and community events once again, thanking the community and their sponsors for their ongoing show of support.

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