Nova Scotia Women's Curling Championship
Canadian provincial curling tournament
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The Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship, formerly the Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Nova Scotia provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by the Nova Scotia Curling Association. The winning team represents Nova Scotia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Established1958
2026
host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
2026
arenaHalifax Curling Club
2026 championTaylour Stevens
| Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1958 |
| 2026 host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2026 arena | Halifax Curling Club |
| 2026 champion | Taylour Stevens |
| Current edition | |
In May 2026, the tournament's championship trophy was renamed the Colleen Jones Memorial trophy, honouring the late 16-time provincial champion.[1]
Past winners
List of previous winners by year.[2] National champions in bold.
| Year | Skip | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Taylour Stevens | Halifax |
| 2025 | Christina Black | Halifax |
| 2024 | Heather Smith | Halifax |
| 2023 | Christina Black | Dartmouth |
| 2022 | Christina Black | Dartmouth |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia. Team Jill Brothers to represent Nova Scotia at Scotties[3][4] | Mayflower |
| 2020 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Mayflower |
| 2019 | Jill Brothers | Mayflower |
| 2018 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Dartmouth |
| 2017 | Mary Mattatall | Windsor |
| 2016 | Jill Brothers | Mayflower |
| 2015 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Mayflower |
| 2014 | Heather Smith | Mayflower |
| 2013 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Mayflower |
| 2012 | Heather Smith-Dacey | CFB Halifax |
| 2011 | Heather Smith-Dacey | Mayflower |
| 2010 | Nancy McConnery | Dartmouth |
| 2009 | Nancy McConnery | Dartmouth |
| 2008 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Mayflower |
| 2007 | Jill Mouzar | Mayflower |
| 2006 | Colleen Jones | Mayflower |
| 2005 | Kay Zinck | Mayflower |
| 2004 | Heather Smith-Dacey | Mayflower |
| 2003 | Nancy McConnery | Mayflower |
| 2002 | Meredith Doyle | Mayflower |
| 2001 | Colleen Jones | Mayflower |
| 2000 | Kay Zinck | Mayflower |
| 1999 | Colleen Jones | Mayflower |
| 1998 | Mary Mattatall | Mayflower |
| 1997 | Colleen Jones | Mayflower |
| 1996 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1995 | Virginia Jackson | Mayflower |
| 1994 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1993 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1992 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1991 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1990 | Heather Rankin | Halifax |
| 1989 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1988 | Judy Burgess | Truro |
| 1987 | Virginia Jackson | CFB Halifax |
| 1986 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1985 | Virginia Jackson | CFB Halifax |
| 1984 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1983 | Penny LaRocque | CFB Halifax |
| 1982 | Colleen Jones | Halifax |
| 1981 | Judy Burgess | Truro |
| 1980 | Colleen Jones | CFB Halifax |
| 1979 | Penny LaRocque | CFB Halifax |
| 1978 | Penny LaRocque | Dartmouth |
| 1977 | Jean Skinner | Sydney |
| 1976 | Gwen Osborne | Dartmouth Ladies |
| 1975 | Phyliss MacDonald | Halifax |
| 1974 | Joyce Myers | Mayflower |
| 1973 | Elizabeth Hodgins | Dartmouth Ladies |
| 1972 | Helen Rowe | Greenwood |
| 1971 | Clare Purdy | Stellar |
| 1970 | Audrey Thorbourne | Liverpool |
| 1969 | Mary Naddaf | North Sydney |
| 1968 | Shirley Robertson | Mayflower |
| 1967 | Helen Rowe | Greenwood |
| 1966 | Irene Snow | Halifax Ladies |
| 1965 | Audrey Thorbourne | Liverpool |
| 1964 | Irene Snow | Halifax Ladies |
| 1963 | Shirley Robertson | Mayflower |
| 1962 | Pearl Carter | Dartmouth |
| 1961 | Mona Rhodenizer | Lunenburg |
| 1960 | Marge Harris | Liverpool |
| 1959 | Irene Snow | Halifax |
| 1958 | Jimmie MacDonald | Middleton |