One new member has joined and another member was re-elected to Curling Canada’s Board of Governors following votes at Saturday’s Annual General Meeting.
Canadian curling’s governing body held its virtual AGM on Saturday, with Canada’s 14 Member Associations along with invited guests speaking about the past season, in addition to conducting elections to finalize the Board of Governors for the 2025-26 season.
Rob Belliveau of Halifax will be a first-year member of the Board of Governors, replacing outgoing Board member Calvin Ruus of Calgary, while Jeremy Woo of Winnipeg successfully ran for re-election. Both are four-year terms.
They join fellow Board members Ray Baker of Dauphin, Man., Roselle Gonsalves of Porters Lake, N.S., Scott Hindle of Ottawa, Jennifer Howard of Courtice, Ont., Jodi Meli of Lethbridge, Alta., Teri Palynchuk of Nanaimo, B.C., Rémy St-Pierre of Québec City and Kerry Tarasoff of Saskatoon.
Palynchuk was re-elected as Chair of the Board of Governors.
“We have much to look forward to over the coming season, and I truly believe our organization is in a strong position thanks to our continued focus on collaboration and forward-thinking,” said Palynchuk. “I want to thank Calvin for his service to our sport during his time with our Board, and I want to congratulate both Jeremy and Rob, and we look forward to working with them for the coming year.”
The Curling Canada Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) also has a new-look Board in place for the 2025-26 season, and will have input and a consultative role with Curling Canada’s governors, as well as Curling Canada’s Events and High Performance staff.
The AAC has representation at Board of Governors meetings and will be able to speak at meetings.
Laura Walker will continue as AAC Chair, with Brett Gallant as Vice-Chair. Other members are Karl Allen, Brendan Bottcher, Chelsea Carey, Matt Dunstone, Chrissy Molnar, Jocelyn Peterman and Kayla Skrlik.
The AAC comprises representatives from men’s and women’s four-player curling, mixed doubles curling and wheelchair curling, and are elected by their peers — all of whom must be members of Curling Canada’s National Team Program.
We will continue to advocate for curling athletes and provide our voice at the table with Curling Canada’s Board of Governors,” said Walker. “We’re looking forward to being able to provide our perspective with some new voices on our Council, and we want to thank the outgoing members, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Jacques Gauthier, E.J. Harnden, Jon Thurston and Sarah Wilkes, for their past efforts and contributions with the AAC.”
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