Meet Our Curlers

Curling for 60 years

"Curling is a family sport, a competitive sport and a social sport and Roseland has all that. ... Roseland is a destination."

Avid Curler

"(Curling) will definitely be a life-long sport. We will need everyone to be curling and golfing."

Curling for 4 years

"I like it (Curling) for socializing, I get to hang out with a bunch of my friends. I really like the sport and it helps hand eye coordination get better. It definitely helps to get your mind working and I really like the strategy part of it."

Curling together for 15 years

"We've developed lifelong friendships ... it's been a real boon for us.  ... We've brought people from London to Windsor here, who love Roseland ... It's a signature building. There isn't a place from here to Sarnia that has six sheets of ice ... it would be a big loss if we weren't to have it any longer." - Dennis Hastings

"We know how lucky we are to have a curling rink like Roseland here. We would hate to lose it. I would hate to lose it. It would be a huge loss to all our lives." - Judy Hastings

Novice Curler

"It's my favourite sport I've done."

"I can definitely see my self continuing this. I know this is something I find that is so enjoyable. It's a fun sport. It's a teamwork sport."

Curling for 70 years

"I love to curl. I curl three times a week. You meet a lot of friends here. I certainly hope we can save Roseland. It's gonna be kind of sad when we close this place."

Gives us an overview of the High School Curling Program

"Curling is a game for life. If we start them playing as 14, 15, 16 year olds, potentially they could be still playing as seniors ... They can stay competitive, socialize and stay healthy for the rest of their lives."

Curling for less than a year

"I think it's very important to allow students and anyone of any age to develop and try out a new sport and skill."

Curling for 40 years

"Windsor has a very healthy curling community. Curlers are amazing. It's always something you look forward to. (Without Roseland) in order to curl we'd have to cross the border to Detroit or we'd have to go down to Leamington or Chatham."

Curling for 50 years

"(Curling is) very big on a competitive and also very big on the social side of it. It's something that is year round for our entire family and friends we've met. It's a big part of our lifestyle."

High School Coach

"I get enjoyment of teaching the kids. They are enjoying the game. You can see it with a lot of the players who have improved. This is a game they will play until they are seniors."

Curling for 15 years

"Nothing else has quite felt like this place (Roseland). There is a huge sense of community, there's a huge sense of camaraderie.  Here you feel like you have somewhere to be. You can grow up here. It's really a sense of home. "

"Curling is chess on ice"

"Most people don't realize what a truly athletic sport it is. You burn more calories in a single game of curling than volleyball or basketball."

A curler's mom

"We just moved to Canada from the United States. Being new to Leamington he was looking for opportunities to get involved. He's very enthusiastic and jumped right in.

He's able to be social with his friends, making new friends and it's a skill he can continue to have throughout his life."

Curling since moving to Windsor

"Curling is the way we have met a bazillion people. It's been awesome." - Trishia Yaung

"It's been nice having the human interaction and if this (Roseland) does get taken away, you're losing that." - Ella Yaunng