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The 1961 Dominion
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Diamond "D" Championship was the very first Canadian women's curling championship

Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as...

. It was held at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club February 27 to March 3. The format was a round robin, and a playoff was held to determine 2nd place due to a three-way tie. Joyce McKee

Joyce McKee

Joyce McKee is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She is a five time Canadian champion.McKee won her very first provincial title as a skip in 1954, before the creation of a Canadian women's championship. She won again in 1960, earning the right to play at the Western Canada women's...

and her rink from Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, who were the unofficial national ladies' champion from 1960, won her first of five national championships, by posting an undefeated 9-0 record.

Games were 10 ends in length, except for the playoff (tie breaker) games, which were 12 ends.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia
Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Ila Watson Second: Vivian Kortgaard Lead: Ruth Hayes	Skip: Margaret Fuller Third: Sylvia Koster Second: Edna Quinney Lead: Fernande Smith
Manitoba	New Brunswick
Skip: Irene Parker Third: Shirley Winstone Second: Lola Grills Lead: Olive Gamey	Skip: Mona Comeau Third: Kay Cormack Second: Vera Shutt Lead: Evelyn Brooks
Newfoundland	Nova Scotia
Skip: Violet Pike Third: Margaret Ryan Second: Joan Baker Lead: Ruby Tittemore	Skip: Mona Rhodenizer Third: Grace Walters Second: Margaret Jensen Lead: Catherine Creighton
Ontario	Prince Edward Island
Skip: Emily Wooley Third: Dadie Smith Second: Barbara Gibson Lead: Jane Clark	Skip: Elizabeth MacDonald Third: Sally Rodd Second: Evelyn Goss Lead: Nora MacDonald
Quebec	Saskatchewan
Skip: Helena Ellyet Third: Annabelle MacDonald Second: Frances Aboud Lead: Margaret Lavery	Skip: Joyce McKee Joyce McKee Joyce McKee is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She is a five time Canadian champion.McKee won her very first provincial title as a skip in 1954, before the creation of a Canadian women's championship. She won again in 1960, earning the right to play at the Western Canada women's... Third: Sylvia Fedoruk Sylvia Fedoruk Sylvia Olga Fedoruk, OC, SOM is a Canadian scientist, curler and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.Born in Canora, Saskatchewan, of Ukrainian immigrants, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the University of Saskatchewan, in 1949, and a M.A... Second: Barbara MacNevin Lead: Rosa McFee

Final round robin standings

Province	W	L
Saskatchewan	9	0
New Brunswick	6	3
Alberta	6	3
British Columbia	6	3
Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	5	4
Manitoba	4	5
Quebec	3	6
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...	2	7
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...	2	7
Nova Scotia	2	7