Curling facilities will leave Roseland. But where the sport will move is still to be decided

Nearly a dozen delegates speaking to Windsor city council on Tuesday night opposed moving curling away from Roseland Golf and Curling Club to another ice pad in the city.

Council did just that, but stopped shy of specifying to which rink curling would move. Instead, they deferred that decision to a future meeting. 

"We see the potential here for bonspiels and curling events all through the City of Windsor," said Ward 8 Coun. Gary Kaschak, who made the motion, adding he wanted more consultation. 

"Let's take a look and maybe Grenon is not the way to go."

Council also directed administration to see if there is a private company interested in offering curling in the city. 

A report up for consideration at council Tuesday night gave councillors three options for the future of curling at Roseland. 

Two options that would see Roseland renovated and operational in some capacity —either with a new curling pad, a complete renovation or a new curling pad in the same place — would cost upwards of $8 million, staff said in their report. 

A third option — the one recommended by staff and ultimately adopted in part by council —said that moving curling to an existing ice pad in the city, namely the WFCU Centre's Grenon ice pad, would cost less than $550,000. 

Nearly a dozen people spoke to council on the issue, including representatives from the curling, hockey and figure skating communities. Most raised objections about available ice time and the impact on youth programs. 

Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie said the Roseland curling facility itself posed a risk to the future of curling in the city. 

"The building at Roseland is falling apart. It is inefficient and it is costly," he said, voicing his support for the motion. 

"We're at that