June 28, 2007…The Canadian Curling Association today finalized the Canadian championship schedule for the 2007-08 season by confirming the date and site for the 2008 Canadian Mixed. The Canadian Mixed will be held November 10-16, 2007 at the Calgary Curling Club.
The Mixed, which began in 1964 in Toronto, brings together 12 teams representing the 10 provinces plus Yukon/Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario.
It will mark the first time that Calgary has hosted the Mixed. However, the Calgary Curling Club has recently staged two other Canadian championships, the 2001 Canadian Seniors and 1998 Canadian Juniors.
Alberta and Saskatchewan lead all provinces with eight Mixed titles each. Alberta’s last win came in 2004 in Schumacher, Ontario by Calgary’s Shannon Kleibrink, who became the first female skip to win the Canadian championship.
Last year in Kitchener, the Mixed was captured by New Brunswick’s Terry Odishaw. The last time the Mixed was held in Alberta was in 2000 in Lethbridge, when it was won by the host province’s Kevin Koe.
The co-chairs for the 2008 Canadian Mixed will be John Hamm and Ron Franklin. For further information, contact Gary Pepper, Calgary Curling Club manager at 403-283-8381 or gpepper@shaw.ca.
Two players from the winning team will also represent Canada at the first World Mixed Doubles Championship, March 9-15 in Vierumäki, Finland.
The competition format for the Mixed is a round robin, after which the first place teams advance to the finals, while the second and third place teams meet in semi-finals. | 
This program will help you teach students the fundamentals of curling and you will guide them through various activities that take place in the classroom, the gymnasium and, finally, the curling rink. The practices and games provided in the program should give your students opportunities to learn new skills, improve their fitness, experience the enjoyment of playing on a team and have fun!
