Comox Valley Curling Centre

Welcome Head Ice Technician Chris Jones!

This is great news. The CVCC is thrilled to welcome Chris Jones as our new Head Ice Technician. Chris grew up curling in the Comox Valley, and developed a lifelong passion for the sport from an early age—one that eventually led him into competitive play, club management, and ultimately the magic and craft of icemaking. With family in the Comox Valley, Chris is excited to be returning to his childhood home and reconnecting with the community that first introduced him to curling.

Chris joins us from the Penticton Curling Club, where he served as Manager and Chief Ice Technician since 2017. During his tenure, he earned Canada‑wide respect for producing consistent, championship‑quality ice and for elevating the club’s technical standards. He is a certified Competition Level 3 Icemaker, he has been part of the ice crew at eleven Curling Canada national and/or international events, BC provincials, and a host of pro tour events. His precision, deep technical knowledge, and commitment to excellence have made him one of BC’s most trusted ice technicians.

Beyond his club work, Chris is a mentor in Curl BC's Ice Technician Mentorship Program, helping train and support icemakers across the province. He teaches ice installations, rock & equipment maintenance, flooding, refrigeration, environmental challenges and the science behind creating great curling ice—expertise he now brings to our apprenticing ice staff and assistants here at the CVCC.

We’re excited to welcome Chris back to the Valley and look forward to the skill, professionalism, and passion he’ll bring to our ice. The heartiest of welcomes to Chris (and his wife Cathy!)

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This guy! We want to pause and give a standing ovation to the one and only Gord Twanow, our Head Ice Technician for the past NINE seasons! We have truly been fortunate to have some of the fastest and most consistent curling ice on a day to day basis. The number of travelling players who comment how good our ice is staggering.

Making great ice involves a lot of magic. So much knowledge and care goes into understanding the challenges of an arena, the working of the ice plant, water making machinery, it's on ice equipment, and hourly changes to the environment as temperature and humidity fluctuates. Not to mention making curlers happy, and passing on the magic to his assistants.

So it is with a heavy heart that we bring the news that Gord is moving on. As Gord gets closer to hanging up his duct-taped mac jacket, he is taking on a bit less work, which means our loss is our friends at Campbell River Curling Club's gain, who will now have Gord making their ice exclusively (Gord used to split his time at both clubs).

Personally, I want to thank Gord for the ease of working together, and for the amazing ice. It is a huge part of the success of the CVCC. So thank you Gord!

The CVCC has been on an exhaustive search looking for a new Head Ice Technician to work with our existing amazing crew of assistants, and we'll have some very exciting news to share soon! But in the meantime, cheers to Gord Twanow! All the very best to you and Michelle (and the ice assistant pups!)

What a great honour! Thanks to Curl BC for the recognition in the nominations for Club of the Year and Administrator of the Year! Thanks to whatever kind people were behind the nominations!
Award recipients will be announced during the 2026 Curl BC Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 11 at 7:00 PM , held online via Teams. Anyone can view and join the event. You can register for the AGM here:
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The deadline for Curl BC Awards rapidly approaches! Nominations for top Volunteer, Administrator, Special Achievements, Club of the Year, and more are open April 30th!

🏠🥌 Does your club deserve to be recognized? Nominate them!

The Curling Club of the Year Award celebrates clubs that go above and beyond — from delivering outstanding programs to supporting competitive success and building strong, engaged communities. 💙

Clubs that have hosted major events may also be recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Major Event Hosting. 👏

⏰ Deadline: April 30
📄 Submit a nomination: curlbc.ca/recognitions/curlbc-awards/

Give your club the recognition it deserves!

A pretty impressive Bronze Medal was captured by Team BC featuring our very own Ron Schmidt, alongside our Qualicum & District Curling Club friend John Evans, both playing on the Wes Craig team representing BC at the Canadian Masters Championships! We better give a congrats to lead Victor Gamble too!

This Thursday April 16 and through Sunday April 19 we are happy to host the returning Rainforest Outdoor Living annual Hot Tub Expo on the arena floor! This year Rainforest is offering CVCC members an additional $250 off the already discounted sale prices. See (or ask for) Rainforest manager Angelos to get the additional discount should you be looking for some luxury water adventures in your near future!
Rainforest Hot Tub Expo hours:
Thursday April 16: 10 AM - 6 PM
Friday April 17: 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday April 18: 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday April 19: 10 AM - 2 PM
https://rainforestoutdoor.ca/shop-hot-tubs/

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