Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Curling Championship
The Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the British Columbia provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team British Columbia at the Tim Hortons Brier. It was known as the Safeway Select up to 2003. Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. BC did not participate in the Brier until 1936.
Qualification
The event features ten teams. The defending champions and the top team on the Canadian Team Ranking System from B.C. are invited to play. Two teams from the British Columbia coastal region and from the British Columbia interior earn berths, while and additional two teams from each of those two regions come out of a second round of qualifying.
Winners
| Year | Skip | Winning Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Bill Whalen, Sr. | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1937 | Rollie David | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1938 | Bill Finlay | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1939 | Rollie David | Hastings Curling Club |
| 1940 | Bill Finlay | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1941 | Bill Finlay | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1942 | Donnie Campbell | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1943 | Frank Avery | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1944 | Scotty Marr | Nelson Curling Club |
| 1945 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1946 | Frank Avery | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1947 | Frenchy d'Amour | Trail Curling Club |
| 1948 | Frenchy d'Amour | Trail Curling Club |
| 1949 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1950 | Elwyn Cartmell | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1951 | Chess Chesser | Trail Curling Club |
| 1952 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1953 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1954 | Elwyn Cartmell | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1955 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1956 | Harold Jordan | Kimberley Curling Club |
| 1957 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1958 | Tony Gutoski | Victoria Curling Club |
| 1959 | Barry Naimark | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1960 | Glen Harper | Duncan Curling Club |
| 1961 | Tony Folk | Peace Arch Curling Club |
| 1962 | Reg Stone | Trail Curling Club |
| 1963 | Glen Harper | Duncan Curling Club |
| 1964 | Lyall Dagg | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1965 | John Arnett | Thunderbird Curling Club |
| 1966 | Lynn Mason | Burnaby Winter Club |
| 1967 | Douglas McGibney | Trail Curling Club |
| 1968 | Bob McCubbin | Richmond Winter Club |
| 1969 | Kevin Smale | Prince George Curling Club |
| 1970 | Lyall Dagg | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1971 | Kevin Smale | Prince George Curling Club |
| 1972 | Bernie Sparkes | North Vancouver Recreation Centre Curling Club |
| 1973 | Jack Tucker | Richmond Winter Club |
| 1974 | Jim Armstrong | Richmond Winter Club |
| 1975 | Frank Beutle | Granite Curling Club |
| 1976 | Bernie Sparkes | Burnaby Winter Club |
| 1977 | Leroy Vinthers | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1978 | Bernie Sparkes | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1979 | Glen Pierce | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1980 | Tim Horrigan | Victoria Curling Club |
| 1981 | Barry McPhee | Kamloops Curling Club |
| 1982 | Brent Giles | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1983 | Bernie Sparkes | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1984 | Bernie Sparkes | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1985 | Paul Devlin | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1986 | Barry McPhee | Kamloops Curling Club |
| 1987 | Bernie Sparkes | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1988 | Ron Thompson | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1989 | Rick Folk | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 1990 | Craig Lepine | Vancouver Curling Club |
| 1991 | Gerry Kent | Cranbrook Curling Club |
| 1992 | Jim Armstrong | Royal City Curling Club |
| 1993 | Rick Folk | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 1994 | Rick Folk | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 1995 | Rick Folk | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 1996 | Barry McPhee | Kamloops Curling Club |
| 1997 | Barry McPhee | Kamloops Curling Club |
| 1998 | Greg McAulay | Royal City Curling Club |
| 1999 | Bert Gretzinger | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2000 | Greg McAulay | Royal City Curling Club |
| 2001 | Greg McAulay | Royal City Curling Club |
| 2002 | Pat Ryan | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2003 | Pat Ryan | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2004 | Jay Peachey | Royal City Curling Club |
| 2005 | Deane Horning | Trail Curling Club |
| 2006 | Brian Windsor | Kamloops Curling Club |
| 2007 | Dean Joanisse | Victoria Curling Club |
| 2008 | Bob Ursel | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2009 | Sean Geall | Royal City Curling Club |
| 2010 | Jeff Richard | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2011 | Jim Cotter | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2012 | Jim Cotter | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2013 | Andrew Bilesky | Royal City Curling Club |
| 2014 | John Morris | Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2015 | Jim Cotter | Vernon Curling Club & Kelowna Curling Club |
| 2016 | Jim Cotter | Vernon Curling Club & Kelowna Curling Club |
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