Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Barry Fry captured the Brier tankard as they finished round robin play with a 10–1 record as they clinched the title with after the Friday night draw.

The lone surviving curler from the 1927 Brier, Emmet Smith (Northern Ontario) was also invited.

[4] The event was marred with slow ice conditions and bad rocks,[5] which were borrowed from a local curling club.

[7] The teams were listed as follows:[8] Skip: Paul Devlin Third: John Hunter Second: Pat Ryan Lead: Derek Devlin Skip: Glen Pierce Third: Wayne Matthewson Second: Bruce Davey Lead: Fuji Miki Skip: Barry Fry Third: Bill Carey Second: Gordon Sparkes Lead: Bryan Wood Skip: Richard Belyea Third: Charlie Sullivan Second:Don Pennell Lead: Brian McLeod Skip: Jeff Thomas Third: Toby McDonald Second: Peter Hollett Lead: Ken Thomas Skip: Larry Pineau Third: Scott Hamilton Second: George Campbell Lead: Cliff Campbell Skip: Alan Darragh Third: Peter MacPhee Second: Mike Currie Lead: Dave Durrant Skip: Bob Fedosa Third: Bob Turcotte Second: Craig Garratt Lead: Doug Morrison Skip: Wayne Matheson Third: Ken MacDonald Second: Al Legerwood Lead: John Scales Skip: Jim Ursel Third: Don Aitken Second: Warren Wallace Lead: Malcolm Turner Skip: Rick Folk Third: Bob Thompson Second: Tom Wilson Lead: Jim Wilson Skip: Don Strang Third: Klaus Schoenne Second: Rick Borden Lead: Clay Cedarholm Final Round Robin standings[8] All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)[8][9][10] Sunday, March 4, 2:00 pm Sunday, March 4, 7:30 pm Monday, March 5, 9:30 am Monday, March 5, 2:00 pm Monday, March 5, 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am Tuesday, March 6, 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 pm Thursday, March 8, 2:00 pm Thursday, March 8, 7:30 pm Friday, March 9, 2:00 pm Friday, March 9, 7:30 pm Saturday, March 10, 1:30 pm The media selected the following curlers as All-Stars.

[11] The Ross Harstone Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler who best represented Harstone's high ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exemplary conduct and curling ability.