On June 18, 2020 Goldline Curling made a statement that we have not done enough. That statement was just a beginning for us, as we started down a path of learning and partnership.

We are announcing our #UnitedWeCurl initiative.

MEET ONE OF OUR PARTNERS:

Andrew Paris

My name is Andrew Paris, I’m a Nova Scotia curler, coach and former sport administrator living in Truro, Nova Scotia. I’ve been curling for almost 25 years and threw my first rocks in my hometown (Summerside, Prince Edward Island) at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club. I began coaching in 2006 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and immediately developed a passion for how to make Curling accessible to all, in particular youth. I took over running the junior program at the club in 2013 and within two years, grew the program from 30 kids to a high of 135 kids just two years later. My work earned the Volunteer of the Year award from Nova Scotia Curling in 2016 and was named a finalist for the National Volunteer of the Year by Curling Canada.

From 2017 to 2020, I worked with Nova Scotia Curling as the Technical Director and Provincial Coach.I’ve used my passion to help rollout a Province-wide Junior Development Program and create a High Performance Program for junior curlers representing Nova Scotia on the National stage. I also was the Team Leader with the Provincial teams at the 2017, 2018 & 2019 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Championships and the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Today, I continue to seek ways to bring more people into Curling clubs and keep them engaged. I assist as an instructor with the Learn-to-Curl and junior programs at the Truro Curling Cub. But now I’m taking on my biggest challenge yet as I build the Black Rock Initiative under the umbrella of #UnitedWeCurl, which seeks to encourage BIPOC youth to pick up the sport of Curling and assist Curling clubs across the country to be more inclusive spaces for everyone in their communities.

There are exciting projects already in the works, so please continue to watch for additional announcements over the coming months. In the meantime, we invite you to join us on this journey. It is only with the support of the broader curling community that we will be able to #ChangeTheFaceOfCurling.