WINNIPEG --
At least one curling club in Winnipeg has decided to pull the plug on their season, citing the public health orders.
Jason Shymanski, secretary with the Fort Garry Curling Club, confirmed the club is shutting down its ice plant for the year.
“The news we got yesterday was unfortunate,” he said. “We were hoping when we first had to shut down in late October that we were going to be able to reopen, hopefully if the numbers went down, we’d be able to get the restrictions lifted.”
“We held out as long as we could”
Under the new public health orders which take effect on Feb. 12, indoor sporting facilities, such as rinks, can open at 25 per cent capacity including both staff and patrons, but only for one-on-one instruction. Athletes who are potential competitors for the summer or winter Olympic or Paralympic Games can train at indoor sporting facilities with safety measures in place.