The Estevan Curling Club has ended its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The club shut down for the year on Thursday night. CurlSask made the decision to cancel the provincial master's men's and women's curling championships that were already underway at the Power Dodge Curling Centre.
The curling club then made the decision to cancel all league activities for the rest of the season. That includes afternoon curling on Tuesday and Wednesday, and evening league play on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud said the club’s executive thought it would be in the best interest of the public and the club itself to shut down early.
“We had eight days left of curling, and felt it would be the correct and prudent thing to do to shut ourselves down,” she said.
The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s annual open bonspiel was slated to occur March 20 and 21, and finish off the curling club’s season. It’s the largest event at the curling rink each year, and had a limit of 32 teams.
The event has been rescheduled to Oct. 23 and 24.
