The Ottawa Valley Curling Association (OVCA) is a regional association for the sport of curling in the Ottawa valley region of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

The OVCA was founded in 1957. It operates a number of bonspiels, most notably the City of Ottawa Men's Bonspiel which occurs every March. It is one of the largest bonspiels in the world, and has been running annually since 1956. In 2010, the open division had 137 teams.

Member clubs

As of September 2019, all OVCA-member clubs were required to become members of the Ontario Curling Association or Curling Quebec. List last updated Jan 29, 2022.

Lanark County

  • Almonte Curling Club
  • Carleton Place Curling Club
  • Lanark Highlands Curling Club
  • Pakenham Curling Club
  • Perth Curling Club
  • Smiths Falls Curling & Squash Club

Leeds & Grenville

  • Brockville Country Club
  • Gananoque Curling Club
  • North Grenville Curling Club
  • Prescott Curling Club

Ottawa

Prescott & Russell

  • Russell Curling Club
  • Vankleek Hill Curling Club

Renfrew County

  • Arnprior Curling Club
  • Deep River Curling and Squash Club
  • Killaloe Curling Club
  • Pembroke Curling Centre
  • Renfrew Curling Rink

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry

  • Alexandria Curling Club
  • Cornwall Curling Centre
  • Glengarry Curling Club
  • Lancaster and District Curling Club
  • Morrisburg Curling Club
  • Winchester Curling Club

Quebec

Governor-General's Trophy

The Governor-General's Trophy competition is a dual rink tournament held between the winners of playdowns run between two representatives of the OVCA and Curling Québec.[1] It was established by Lord Dufferin, the Governor General of Canada at the time in 1874 as a dual rink tournament, with the finals played at Rideau Hall until 1939.[2] The event is run by Canadian Branch Curling.[3]

Quebec Challenge Cup

Much like the Governor-General's Trophy, members of the OVCA and Curling and Québec are eligible to compete for the Quebec Challenge Cup, a double rink challenge trophy which has been competed for since 1874.

References

  1. ↑ "Governor General's Trophy".
  2. ↑ "Governor Generals and Curling in Canada".
  3. ↑ "Canadian Branch Curling".
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