Meet the ice maker: Curling Canada’s Greg Ewasko in Liverpool for mixed doubles trials

Greg Ewasko is the head ice technician for Curling Canada. (Rick Conrad)

The 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials are set to begin in Liverpool at Queens Place Emera Centre.

The competition runs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4. It will see 16 teams vying to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Tickets are still available at Queens Place or through Ticketpro.

Practices, which are open to the public, began on Saturday. And the opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday at Queens Place.

But before all of that, specialized curling ice had to be installed at Queens Place, with help from some local volunteers. QCCR spoke to the man who made it happen, Curling Canada’s head ice technician Greg Ewasko.

Here’s part of that conversation below.

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