Burlington Curling Club
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Burlington Curling Club



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Founded 1952
Sheets 5
Rock colours red and yellow
OCA
Ontario Curling Association
The Ontario Curling Association is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association. The OCA sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships except the Scott Tournament of Hearts. The NOCF sends a...

 Zone
13
Address 2295 New Street
Burlington
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 
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The Burlington Curling Club, which was founded in 1952, is located in Burlington
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
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The club is one of the busiest curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 rinks in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, being home to over 800 active members.

Affiliation

BCC is a member club of the Ontario Curling Association
Ontario Curling Association
The Ontario Curling Association is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association. The OCA sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships except the Scott Tournament of Hearts. The NOCF sends a...

(OCA). This association divides the province into sixteen zones which are then organized into four regions. Theis association oversees all curling activities in Ontario. The OCA runs a variety of competitions each year for men, women, and youth. Some competitions lead to provincial championships while others lead to national and, in some cases, international championships. The association also provides training clinics for coaches, ice-technicians, officials, and players.

BCC is in Zone 13, along with 11 other clubs. These include: Burlington Golf and CC, Dundas Granite CC, Dundas Valley CC, Glanford CC, Glendale Golf and CC, Hamilton Victoria CC, Niagara Falls CC, St. Catharine's CC, St. Catharine's Golf and CC, and Welland CC.
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