The 2017 National will open today with a pair of draws. SooToday cameras caught up with coordinator Robbie Doherty as crews prepared the Essar Centre ice for the event.
The six-day event is set to feature 30 of the top men’s and women’s curling teams split into three pools of five teams each.
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