Joining

Membership in the association and league is open to all on a first-come-first-served basis. Odds and Ends welcome foremost those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and their allies.

Here is the Fall/Full Season Registration Form

Becoming a Member for all or part of the Curling Season allows you to take part in all Member activities, play in our curling league, as well as vote in the Annual General Meeting of the Association in accordance with the By-Laws and Policies of the Association.

Every effort will be made to ensure the maximum number of Members and participants based on ice availability for the duration of the curling season. In any case, there shall be no more than 48 registration spots per half of the season.

Once registration opens, registration spots may initially be capped at 40 or 32 persons to ensure full teams of players on 5 or 4 sheets of ice respectively (4 per team / 8 per sheet). In such a case where more members wish to register than there are available spots on curling teams, but the possibility exists of filling two teams for another sheet of ice, Aspirant Members may be placed on a waiting list until enough Aspirant Members have shown an interest in joining.

It is important to note that:

  • Applications for membership must be in writing.
  • Membership is valid only for one Curling Season.
  • All registrations are for individual participation only. You cannot register as a full team. Every effort will be made to assign teams based on player preference as well as ensuring a mix of skill levels per team.
  • Registration for membership will open in the Fall once the season’s curling schedule is known.
  • Membership is not granted before the membership fees are paid. Participants wishing to pay in cash will not have their space reserved until payment is made.
  • Payment plans are available for those who need them. In that case, participants will not be considered registered or have their space reserved until such a plan is agreed upon and they have paid their first installment.
  • All participants (members and spares) must also complete waivers required by Odds and Ends, as well as the St. John’s Curling Club.
  • Membership in Odds and Ends is not a membership of the St. John’s Curling Club.
  • The Board may, at its sole discretion, decline to grant membership to a person.
  • Membership numbers may be capped to allow for a full roster of teams based on ice availability.

 

Fee Structure

To promote flexibility as well as ensure continuity of the league operating for an entire season, we offer a few different options for paying the curling fees associated with Membership:

  • Membership + Curling for a full season: $220.00
    • This option allows for participation in all league curling nights for the entire season (space permitting) which typically runs from October to April comprising up to 20 curling nights
  • Membership + Curling for a half season $120.00
    • This option allows for participation in either the fall (October – December) or winter (January – April) curling sessions comprising up to 10 curling nights each.
  • Drop-In Fees (does not grant membership): $15.00 per night
    • If you do not wish to commit to becoming a member or only want to curl occasionally, you may opt to pay a drop-in fee to curl with the league on nights where space permits. Please register as a spare using the online registration form so that you may be placed on the spare list. Spares will never have to pay more than $120 in spare fees in one half-season.

If your financial situation does not permit upfront payment, please reach out to the board at oddsandendscurling@gmail.com once you have completed the registration form to discuss a payment plan.

 

Registration

Registration must be in writing and is facilitated by an on-line form which shall be made available at the Board’s discretion. Registration availability and deadlines will be communicated through the Association’s website, by email, and on the Association’s social media channels.

Aspirant Members wishing to register for the full or first half (fall) season will have an opportunity to do so before the first curling night of the fall season.

Should there be fewer spots available in the first half season than Aspirant Members wishing to register, members in good standing from the previous year will be given priority for a limited time once registration opens and on a first-come-first-served basis.

Aspirant Members who wish to register and participate in only the second half (winter) curling season will have an opportunity to do so in mid-December prior to the start of the second half season.

Note: Members who have signed up for only the first half of the season shall have priority to be placed on a curling team in the second half after available spots are allocated to full-season registrants.

Should there be fewer spots available in the second half (winter) season than Aspirant Members wishing to register, the order or preference for registration is as follows:

  • First priority – those who have signed up and been admitted for a full season based on time of registration in the fall registration window.
  • Second priority – those who have signed up and been admitted for only the first half of the season based on the time of re-registration in the winter registration window.
  • Third priority – new registrants based on time of registration payment in the winter registration window.

Join now by completing this Registration Form