About the Event/Visitor Info
World-class event for fans from across the globe to enjoy!
The top women’s team from across the country compete for the opportunity to win the Canadian women’s championship and wear the Maple Leaf at the World Women’s Curling Championship.
WELCOME TO Thunder Bay
Planning your trip to Thunder Bay? Tourism Thunder Bay has all the information you’ll need to plan your trip before you even take off.
Venue Information
Thunder Bay’s Fort William Gardens is a 4,680 seat multi-sport facility nestled a few blocks from the Kaministiquia riverfront.The building also houses the popular Fort William Curling Club, which will become home to “Curling’s Party Place” – the Original 16 Patch during the Scotties! Accessible seating has been added for this event. To purchase accessible seats, please contact the box office in person or at 807-625-2929.
Shuttles
To make getting to the event easier for fans and volunteers, a free shuttle service before and after each draw is in the works! With pick-ups from surrounding hotels and local park-and-ride locations, there is no need to worry about parking at the Gardens.
For the information of guests travelling to the 2025 Scotties in Thunder Bay, our shuttle buses will stop at the following hotels for all draws. There will be a shuttle to the Fort William Gardens for each draw and a return shuttle to the hotels after each draw. Details of times and routes will be published shortly.
Arthur Street Route
- Best Western Norwester
- Valhalla Hotel*
- Comfort Inn*
- Superior Inn
*Valhalla stop will service Home 2 Suites by Hilton and Hampton Inn and Suites
*Comfort Inn stop will service Ramada Airlane Hotel and Best Western Crossroads
Intercity Route
- Days Inn North
- Days Inn Sibley
- Holiday Inn Express
- Townplace Suites
North Ward Route
- Delta Hotels
- Prince Arthur Hotel*
- Travelodge*
- Howard Johnson
*Prince Arthur Hotel stop will service Superior Shores and Courthouse Hotel
*Travel Lodge stop will service the Super 8
Proudly supported by the CEDC Tourism Development Fund.
Park and Ride
Due to limited parking near the Fort William Gardens, park-and-ride services will also be offered from the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Grounds and the Valhalla Hotel to the Fort William Gardens. The schedule and details will be published soon.
The history of the Scotties
The 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, marks the 44th consecutive year of Kruger Products sponsorship of the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship.
Kruger Products is the longest national corporate sponsor of amateur sport in Canada. It was in St. John’s at the 1981 Lassie that Scott Paper Limited officially made the commitment to the Canadian Curling Association (now known as Curling Canada) to sponsor the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship. Since then, the efforts of thousands of volunteers, along with the Curling Canada staff, have resulted in one of Canada’s best-known women’s sporting events — the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Read more
