NBCA IMPLEMENTS SCREENING OF ALL JUNIOR COACHES

The New Brunswick Curling Association has overwhelmingly approved the implementation of a new policy for junior coaches under our jurisdiction.  Effective immediately, anyone listed as "coach" on a team entry form in all NBCA sanctioned junior events must have a Police/Criminal check completed.  This includes events such as: 

Lounsbury Junior prelimaries and Final 8
Home Hardware 17 & Under Provincial
Kenny Coates 14 & Under Provincial
Little Rock Jamboree
Co-Op Mixed
NBCA Junior Development Camp

NBCA President Bernard Savoie states that “this type of protection has been in place for many, many years in other associations dealing with youth and vulnerable persons, and it is long overdue in curling.  Junior curling has grown at a rapid pace across Canada over the last 10 years, and everyone agrees, this type of screening is necessary both for the protection of our juniors as well as to protect those working with the juniors.”

The “Police Check” requirement is completed by your local police or RCMP detachment.  You go directly to the detachment, taking with you the attached completed “police records check form”.   Also take with you a stamped envelope addressed to:  

NBCA
P.O. Box 812
Moncton, NB
E1C 8N6
Attention:  Compliance Officer

The attached  form indicates you are a volunteer which should eliminate any cost.  All police authorities handle these police checks differently and the cost is different depending on where you live.  You will receive a form from the police which must also be completed. 

When the police check is complete, they will mail the results to the NBCA office.  We will keep track of the screening results.  When entry forms start to come in for events, coaches who have not been screened will be contacted immediately.