About 169 curlers have signed up so far for an abbreviated season in the rings at Prince George Golf and Curling Club.
And about 281 more adult curlers, for a total of 450, need to hurry hard to the club this week to save what's left of the 2014-15 season.
The club needs to generate $60,000 of revenue in order to cover the cost of having 10 weeks of play in the house on the eight sheets of ice beginning in January.
PGGCC president Dan Martin said a total of 450 adult curlers must register by Dec. 15 for the club to generate the revenue that's needed.
"There's a big push between now and then," said Martin. "Seniors are our biggest numbers so far in the Tuesday and Thursday leagues."
Based on the numbers who register, the board will then make a decision on Dec. 16 whether the season will go ahead or be cancelled entirely.
Leagues that are available are Monday Night Men's, Tuesday and Thursday senior mixed, Tuesday ladies, Wednesday doubles, Thursday elite open, Friday Night Mixed, and Sunday open recreational league.
The abbreviated season is due to the chiller in the ice plant failing to fire up prior to the beginning of the 2014-15 campaign in September.
The entire ice plant, with a price tag of $163,000, had to replaced. That chiller arrived at the club on Nov. 12 and is currently being installed.
Due to the four-month delay of the season, it allowed the club to see what the actual costs of running the facility were.
Those figures totalled between $6,000 to $8,000 per week with wages, water, and natural gas, said Martin.
It costs between $215,000 to $300,000 each year to run the facility.
Registration is now open Tuesday to Friday between 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 13 and 14) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
They can also call 250-563-0357 ext. 104.
Curlers must also pay their dues (50 per cent off) at the time of registration.
If the board decides to go ahead with the abbreviated season, the first rocks would be delivered Jan. 4 in the Sunday Mixed Curling League opening draw at 10:30 a.m.
An open house follows at 1 p.m. the same day, along with a beginner's curling clinic.
Even if the board decides to cancel the season, the 2015 Canada Winter Games boys and girls bonspiels will still go ahead as planned in the last two weeks of February.
More information can be found on the club's website at www.pggolfandcurling.com
