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By CKOM News Staff

Rocking Regina: 2024 Brier to be held in Queen City

Dec 6, 2022 | 11:17 AM

Canada’s top men’s curlers are coming back to Regina.

Curling Canada on Tuesday announced the 2024 Brier will be held March 1-10 at the Brandt Centre.

It’s the first time since 2018 that the Canadian men’s curling championship will be contested in the Queen City.

“Curling and Saskatchewan go hand in hand,” Katherine Henderson, Curling Canada’s chief executive officer, said in a media release. “With Regina’s rich curling history and its passionate and dedicated curling community, we’re thrilled to be bringing our marquee men’s championship back to Regina.”

“We are thrilled Regina will be hosting the 2024 Brier,” added Regina Mayor Sandra Masters. “From sheet to sheet, generation to generation, curling continues to be a part of the DNA of our city and province. We cannot wait to welcome athletes and fans back to Regina in 2024 and demonstrate once again why we are the heart of curling.”

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The winner of the 2024 Brier will represent Canada at the world men’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The Canadian champions then will return to defend their title as Team Canada at the 2025 Brier.

“We are thrilled to have another opportunity like this, and we’re truly thankful that we have a chance to welcome the Brier back to Regina,” Bernadette McIntyre, the chair of the Curl Regina bid committee, said in the release.

“We have an exciting and intense 15 months in front of us, however our crew is eager to get to work and make this Brier memorable and fun for everyone!”

Ticket and volunteer information will be released in early 2023.

Earlier this year, Regina city council voted in favour of providing more funding for a bid to host the 2024 Brier.

On Monday, Regina Exhibition Association Limited CEO Tim Reid said REAL District will be ready to stage the championship.

“We’ve proven how great events are in Regina,” Reid said. “Most people probably don’t realize the tourism industry in the city of Regina creates more than 8,000 jobs that impact more than 350 businesses that call Regina home. It fills restaurants, it fill hotels, it fills bars and helps our airports. It brings new money to our community.”