Strathcona Cup tours curling rinks in Mount Forest, Elora and Fergus

January 18, 2023 @ 9:29 amCommunity News, Sports

International curling event – Strathcona Cup tournament games were held at the Mount Forest Curling Club on the weekend. Four Scottish and four Canadian Curling Teams await the start of play in the 120-year-old event. Between Jan. 11 and Feb. 4, 60 Scots divided into three groups of five teams are travelling to curling rinks in every province to challenge Canadian curlers. In total 1,400 Canadian curlers are set to take on the Scots in 350 games across the country. In Wellington County, this is the first time that the tournament has been held in Elora, Fergus and Mount Forest. Following games in Elora and Fergus on Jan. 13, the Scottish curlers arrived in Mount Forest on Jan. 14 and then headed north to Owen Sound. Photo by Sue Hogenkamp
Members of the Mount Forest Curling Club raised their brooms and rolled out the red carpet to curlers from Scotland on Jan. 14. The visitors were participating in the Strathcona Cup, said to be the oldest international curling competition in the world. Every five years curlers from Scotland and Canada meet for a friendly competition. Photo by Sue Hogenkamp
From right: Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae, and Mount Forest Curling Club President Doug Rice stand at attention while piper Kieran McPate pipes in the Canadian and Scottish curling teams. Photo by Sue Hogenkamp
Mascot – Scottish curlers, from left, Alan Chalmers, David Cruickshank and Sandy Stewart, pose with their team mascot, Bruce Moo-uat at the Strathcona Cup event in Mount Forest on Jan. 14. Named after Scottish curler and Olympic Silver medalist Bruce Mouat, the mascot accompanies the team with the best record from the previous day’s play. Photo by Sue Hogenkamp
A large group of volunteers helped to organize the Strathcona Cup event in Mount Forest. Photo by Sue Hogenkamp
Curling cup – Canadian curlers competed with a group from Scotland for the Strathcona Cup in Fergus on Jan. 13. A Scottish and Fergus team joined for a photo opportunity. Photo by Bill Longshaw
A Scottish team player preparing for their shot at the Fergus Curling Club. Photo by Bill Longshaw
Ian Drysdale, right, presents Calum McGeachie with a quaich bowl. Photo by Bill Longshaw
A Scottish curler delivers the rock at the Fergus Curling Club. Photo by Bill Longshaw

International curling event – Strathcona Cup tournament games were held at the Mount Forest Curling Club on the weekend. Four Scottish and four Canadian Curling Teams await the start of play in the 120-year-old event. Between Jan. 11 and Feb. 4, 60 Scots divided into three groups of five teams are travelling to curling rinks in every province to challenge Canadian curlers.

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In total 1,400 Canadian curlers are set to take on the Scots in 350 games across the country. In Wellington County, this is the first time that the tournament has been held in Elora, Fergus and Mount Forest. Following games in Elora and Fergus on Jan. 13, the Scottish curlers arrived in Mount Forest on Jan. 14 and then headed north to Owen Sound.

Alan Chalmers, David Cruickshank and Sandy Stewart from Team Scotland called Canadian hospitality “amazing” and “superb,” claiming the small towns were “welcoming.” The Strathcona Cup will be presented to the winning team in Ottawa on Feb. 2.     

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