The 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta marks the 31st consecutive year that Scotties®' facial tissue, Cashmere® and Purex® bathroom tissue and SpongeTowels® paper towels, together with Kruger Products, their parent company and the leading tissue manufacturer in Canada, have sponsored the Canadian Women's Curling Championship.

"Through our long association with and loyal sponsorship of women's curling, we have discovered that at the heart of curling is a real warmth founded on sportsmanship and camaraderie, sharpened by the keen spirit of competition," says Mario Gosselin, Chief Operating Officer of Kruger Products. "Kruger Products and its brands are proud to be part of this truly great Canadian game."

It was in St. John's at the 1981 Lassie that we officially made the commitment to the Canadian Curling Association to sponsor the Canadian Women's Curling Championship. Over the past 30 years, the championship has been held across Canada:

2011   Charlottetown, PEI 2010   Sault Ste. Marie, ON 2009   Victoria, BC 2008   Regina, SK 2007   Lethbridge, AB 2006   London, ON 2005   St. John's, NF 2004   Red Deer, AB 2003   Kitchener-Waterloo, ON 2002   Brandon, MB 2001   Sudbury, ON 2000   Prince George, BC 1999   Charlottetown, PEI 1998   Regina, SK 1997   Vancouver, BC 1996   Thunder Bay, ON 1995   Calgary, AB 1994   Kitchener-Waterloo, ON 1993   Brandon, MB 1992   Halifax, NS 1991   Saskatoon, SK 1990   Ottawa, ON 1989   Kelowna, BC 1988   Fredericton, NB 1987   Lethbridge, AB 1986   London, ON 1985   Winnipeg, MB 1984   Charlottetown, PEI 1983   Prince George, BC 1982   Regina, SK

With over one million active curlers, curling is one of the largest amateur sports in Canada. Over three million Canadians will watch the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final game and over ten million Canadians watch curling on television every year - more than one in three adult Canadians!