LET'S ROCK THE HOUSE! Scotties Participants & Spectators!

SEAN BRADY STAFF REPORTER sbrady@kamloopsthisweek.com

Volunteers and construction crews are hard at work preparing the Sandman Centre for the 42nd annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Trucks from Curling Canada arrived on the weekend and were unloaded by a team of volunteers led by Brian Fisher, who is overseeing logistics for the setup of the tournament.

“We do have quite a number of volunteers who are going to be working with the ice crew, and a volunteer construction crew, as well,” Fisher said.

For Curling Canada, an ice crew led by Mike Merklinger will oversee the preparation of the ice surface, with help from some 20 volunteers.

“They use the existing ice, but turn it into curling ice, so to speak,” Fisher said.

The prep will conclude