{"id":499342,"date":"2019-11-12T22:16:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T03:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2019canadacup2\/?page_id=499342"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:30:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:30:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Event\/Visitor Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre class='debug' style='display:none;'>enNov 12, 2019<\/pre>\n<section class=\"block-hero block-hero-small  js-hero-container\">\n  <div role=\"banner\" class=\"hero-media-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/04\/Microsite-Banner-Template-Sub-Page-rev.jpg\" alt=\"Background\" \/>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"block-hero-inner left  js-hero-content\">\n            <div class=\"hero-title-container hero-no-post-type\">\n                  <h1 class=\"hero-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">\n            About the Event\/Visitor Info          <\/h1>\n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hero-body-container\">\n        <p class=\"hero-body\"><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cossette-block-container\"><div class=\"block-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cossette-block-container\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">World-class event for fans from across the globe to enjoy!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The top women&#8217;s team from across the country compete for the opportunity to win the Canadian women&#8217;s championship and wear the Maple Leaf at the World Women&#8217;s Curling Championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cossette-block-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will take place at the 3,200 seat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winsport.ca\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.winsport.ca\/\">WinSport Event Centre<\/a>, located on the west side of Calgary along the TransCanada Highway at 88 Canada Olympic Road SW. WinSport maintains several facilities built for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, is on the south side of the TransCanada Highway #1 (16th Avenue SW) at the Bowfort Road intersection. All directions below are from this entrance point. The park can also be accessed from the top of the hill via Paskapoo Drive SW. Please note, park gates are closed nightly, and this road is not recommended for large trucks. Calgary Public Transit <\/em>Bus Route 108 provides daily direct service from the Brentwood CTrain Station; for schedules and detailed information, please check\u00a0calgarytransit.com, download the Calgary Transit App, or contact Calgary Transit at 403-262-1000<em>. The bus stop is temporarily located outside the Frank King Day Lodge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Click the image below for FanZone Shuttle Details<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Shuttle_Handout_DIGITAL.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502693\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/02\/Social_1080x1080-01-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2024\/01\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-V2-1.png 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section role=\"download\" class=\"block-download-item-callout\">\n  <div class='download-item-inner'>\n    <div class=\"download-item-left\">\n          <h3 class=\"download-item-title\">WinSport Event Centre &#8211; Parking Map<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"download-item-right\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/11\/Winsport-Scotties-Parking-Map-for-Website-Oct.-25_23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"download-item-btn btn btn-red btn-large\">Download PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-column column-50-50 column-smallwidth    \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cossette-block-column-2\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-6 wp-block-columns has-2-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">WELCOME TO Calgary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4521_Web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4521_Web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4521_Web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4521_Web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww1.curling.ca\/2024scotties\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_4521_Web.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">Planning your trip to Calgary? 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It was in St. John\u2019s at the 1981 Lassie that Scott Paper Limited officially made the commitment to the Canadian Curling Association (now known as Curling Canada) to sponsor the Canadian Women\u2019s Curling Championship. 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