For the first time since 1968, the national men香蕉视频直播檚 curling championship, the Brier, will be played in Kelowna.

The 2025 championship will take place Feb. 28 to March 9 at Prospera Place.

The city was tapped to host the Brier in 2021, but that event was moved to the bubble in Calgary due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Prospera Place, with a seating capacity of 6,886, will play host.

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Tickets should be available in the new year.

The Kelowna edition of the Brier will second year of title sponsorship from Montana香蕉视频直播檚 BBQ & Bar, which signed a multiyear partnership with Curling Canada last month.

Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland was also in attendance for the annoucement, as well as Kelowna councillors Rick Webber and Ron Cannan.

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It will be the eighth time the event has been played in British Columbia, with the most recent edition in 2014 in Kamloops.

Kelowna is currently hosting another major curling event, the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships get underway on Sunday at the Kelowna Curling Club.

BREAKING: The Brier is coming to Feb. 28-March 9th 2025

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