The Tournament Capital of Canada will be living up to its name yet again in late January 2021.
That's when the province's top curlers will be converging on McArthur Island for the 2021 BC Curling Championships. Men and women will be competing over the same week, Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, according to a press release.
Champions from the Kamloops event will go on to the 2021 editions of the Brier (in Kelowna) and Scotties Tournament of Hearts (in Thunder Bay).
It's a good time for the Kamloops curling scene. Currently Corryn Brown is leading a team from Kamloops at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw (they're 3-2 in the tournament so far).
Jim Cotter, the reigning provincial champion, is due to return in 2021 to protect his crown, according to the press release. Cotter was born and raised here.
“The decision to hold the 2021 BC Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships at the McArthur Island Sports Center was wonderful news for the McArthur Island Curling Club," says club manager Andrew McDiarmid in the release. "We look forward to working with the Kamloops Curling Club, Curl BC, and the City of Kamloops to help host what is sure to be an exciting event!”
This year's tournament took place in Cranbrook. Tickets to the Kamloops tournament will go on sale in the fall of 2020.
