CALGARY, November 15…Ontario will face Alberta in the final of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Friday at the Calgary Curling Club.

In the Thursday evening semi-final, Ontario, skipped by three-time Canadian Seniors champion Bob Turcotte of Toronto, had no trouble disposing of Nova Scotia, 11-5.  

Ontario, the second place finisher after the round robin with an 8-3 mark, opened with a deuce in the first end, stole four in the fourth for a 7-1 lead, then counted another four in the seventh end to put the game away.

Nova Scotia, skipped by Peter Burgess of Truro, had advanced to the semi-final by defeating Quebec, 8-5 in a tiebreaker for third Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Alberta, skipped by Dean Ross of Calgary, finished in first place with a 10-1 record to advance directly to the final.  Ross will be seeking a leading ninth Mixed title for Alberta since the championship began in 1964 in Toronto.

The teams met in the second draw of the round robin last Saturday, with Alberta prevailing 8-3.

CurlTV (www.curltv.com) will carry the final live for its subscribers, starting at 1:00 pm MT/3:00 pm ET.

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