Two Ontario based curling rinkgs are heading to North Battleford in January.
Greg Balsdon and Jacqueline Harrison will be both be competing in the Grand Slam of Curling's Meridian Canadian Open at the Civic Centre from Jan. 3-8, 2017.
Both rinks punched their ticket to the event after winning the Tour Challenge Tier II competition in Cranbrook, B.C. on Nov. 13.
Balsdon's Kingston based rink defeated former world Champion Glenn Howard by a score of 5-4 in the men's final.
Harrison, who is from Mississauga, won the women's event in a 5-4 extra-end affair over last year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts runner-up Krista McCarville.
The rest of the field will be announced at a later date.
