City of Moncton Announces Intention to Bid on 2019 Brier
The City of Moncton has announced their intention to bid on the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier national men’s curling championships.
The Brier is one of Curling Canada’s most prestigious events, attracting fans from around the world, and is broadcast nationally. Moncton’s bid to host the March 2019 event will be submitted to Curling Canada in late June of 2017.
If the city does host the Brier, the event would be one of the first national events to be staged in the city’s new Downtown Centre, which is currently under construction.
Organizations like the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) are encouraged by the news since an event this size would mean benefits for the community and economy.
“The Brier has been around for 90 years,” GMCC chairman Mathieu LeBlanc said in a release. “It would be an absolute honour for Greater Moncton to host such a world-class event and to prove once again that when its citizens and business community get together, great things happen.”
“We look forward to bringing national exposure to our community and the new Downtown Centre but more importantly, to welcoming the thousands of curling fans who will spend on hotels, restaurants, and shopping which all adds up to net positive gains for the local business community.”
Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold says they’re confident in the ability of the city to successfully hold the event.
“We know that we can host this exciting event,” she said. “Moncton has a long history of hosting world-class events, and the Brier in 2019 would be another opportunity to show the world what we have to offer, but we can’t do it alone. We need the community to work with us to show Curling Canada that Moncton is the best host for the Brier in 2019.”
The bid committee consisting of members from the local curling community has announced a presale campaign for tickets for the event which will be available at a community kick-off event on Sunday.