PR Curling League

The Pacific Rim Curling League is an all-inclusive league open to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered and GLBT-friendly straight, curlers of all skill levels. The 2008-2009 season is the 25th year that the League has operated.

From late September to the end of March, the League curls on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings at the Vancouver Curling Club, 4460 Dinmont Ave.

Wind Up Event

The final event on the PRCL schedule will be the Wind Up Event. As in the past two years, this event will be held in the Vancouver Curling Club immediately following the final games of the playoffs on March 29th. For more information, please see the Wind Up Event page.

All members of the PRCL are invited to complete that Annual Survey. The survey is totally anonymous, and can be completed on-line by clicking here. The survey may be completed in hard copy at the Wind Up Event.

GLBT Curling in Canada

There are several GLBT bonspiels held each year in addition to the fabulous Pacific Rim Cup Bonspiel. Registration is now open for bonspiels in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Calgary. Click here for more information.

VCC News

The Vancouver Curling Club publishes a periodic newletter called the Backline; click here to access the Backline on-line. In addition, the Manager sends out e-mails with the latest information. Any PRCL member who is not receiving regular e-mails should contact the VCC manager by clicking here.

The Vancovuer Curling Club will move to the new Olympic legacy facility in September 2011 (after it is reconfigured following the 2010 games). The move is a complex process that will affect every aspect of the Club operations (leagues, finances, furniture, facilities, etc).

At the end of the curling season, the VCC runs a competition to determine the Club Champion. This year, the competion will run from Monday March 30 to Thursday April 2, 2009. The PRCL is entitled to four teams in the competion (because we rent the ice for four draws). Any PRCL teams interested in competing in the Club Championship should contact a Board member, or send an e-mail by clicking here. If more than four teams wish to enter, the Board will allot the entries based on the results achieved by the teams in league play.

The VCC is holding the Barry Naimark Charity Skins Bonspiel on March 12-15. Barry Naimark was a long time member of the VCC and was a member of the World Curling Championship team. Funds are raised for a different charity each year. The skins format, as seen on television, means that there is a money prize for each end that is won by the team with last rock if two or more points are scored, and is won by the team without last rock if one or more points are scored. If it is a blank end, or the team with last rock only scores one point, the prize money is carried over to the next end.

Facebook Group

One of our members has organized a Facebook Group known as the "Pacific Rim Curling League". To join the group, you must become a member of Facebook. Click here to connect to Facebook.

2012 OutGames in Copenhagen

The 2012 OutGames will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of July 2012. The Games will include curling, and registration is now open. Some PRCL members are planning to participate. Click here for more information or click here for a direct e-mail link.

Contact

To contact the Pacific Rim Curling League:

mail may be sent through the postal system to