Canadian sports news — the PEI Mixed Curling Championship is coming home. After 30 years away, the national mixed championship returns to Prince Edward Island on Sunday, November 8, and the host province is not just showing up to make up the numbers: P.E.I. is chasing its fourth Canadian mixed title on home ice.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Prince Edward Island, Canada | November 7, 2026
Sources: Curling Canada, Mill River Resort, Sport Information Resource Centre | Last updated: November 7, 2026
Key Takeaways
- The 2026 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship runs November 8-14 at the West Prince Curling Club at Mill River in Woodstock, P.E.I.
- It is the first time the Island has hosted the event in 30 years — the last time was Charlottetown in 1996.
- Fourteen teams from the 10 provinces, three territories and Northern Ontario will compete.
- Host skip Adam Arsenault of Crapaud opens against Team Quillian on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
- P.E.I. is chasing its fourth Canadian mixed title, after wins in 1987, 1989 and 2011.
PEI Mixed Curling Championship Returns to the Island
Thirty years is a long time to wait. The last time Prince Edward Island hosted the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Charlottetown was the host city in 1996. Now the event is back, and it lands at the West Prince Curling Club at Mill River in Woodstock, where the first rocks are thrown on Sunday, November 8.
The championship runs through Saturday, November 14, with 14 teams in the field — one from each of the 10 provinces, one from each of the three territories, and one from Northern Ontario. That is the full map of Canadian curling, all in one building, all week.
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The Host Team Opens on Sunday
P.E.I.’s hopes rest with Team Adam Arsenault of Crapaud, and the home crowd will not have to wait long to see them. Arsenault faces Team Quillian in the opening draw on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
The Island has real history in this event. Peter Gallant won the Canadian mixed title in 1987, and Robert Campbell did it twice, in 1989 and 2011. Three titles in, the province is one win away from a fourth — and doing it at home, in front of an Island crowd, would be the kind of story curling fans on P.E.I. will be telling for years.
A New Building Gets Its First Big Test
The West Prince facility itself is part of the story. The 21,000-square-foot club opened in April 2024, and the national mixed championship is its first major national event. Hosting a 14-team national championship is a serious test for any new building, and a strong week here puts West Prince on the map as a place that can handle the big events.
What Happens After Mill River
There is more at stake than a national title. New Brunswick’s Team René Comeau, the 2025 champions, will represent Canada at the World Mixed Curling Championship in Penticton, B.C., in April. Whoever lifts the trophy at Mill River on November 14 follows in those footsteps — the road from a small-town P.E.I. rink to the world stage starts here.
For a week, the eyes of Canadian curling will be on Woodstock. The Island waited 30 years for this. Now it is time to make it count.
Maplestime will provide updates from the PEI Mixed Curling Championship as announcements are made November 8-14, 2026.
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