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PG Blind Curling Team reflect on impressive season

Apr 4, 2025 | 3:42 PM

PRINCE GEORGE— The 2025 season has come to an end for the Prince George Blind Curling Team, and it was no doubt a memorable one. They won their first ever National Visually Impaired title as well as hosting their first Western Blind Curling Championship, and winning that as well.

“It’s huge for the city and also for hopefully sending out the signals to people who are visually impaired. Don’t stay at home, get out. Curling is probably one of the best sports in relation to visual difficulties because there’s nothing’s moving fast and you meet so many wonderful people,” said the teams skip, Eric Rosen.

The community built through the sport, goes deeper than the competition and means so much for those with visual impairments.

“The people we meet are awesome. We’re all the same. We don’t have any body that can see, we have the odd one, but most of us are blind. So we don’t have to say sorry or whatever when we run into each other because we don’t know that,” said the teams second, Russell Gervais.

“This community is unmatched when it comes to community support,” said the teams lead, Terry Pipkey.

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