1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships

In their first season together,[5] the Jeff Currie rink, representing Northern Ontario won the men's event, defeating future Olympic champion Ryan Fry and his team from Manitoba in the final.

The team went on to represent Canada at the 1996 World Junior Curling Championships in Red Deer,[6] where they finished fourth.

The Teranet Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held in Newmarket, with the finals on January 14.

Denna Schell of Cannington won the women's event over Milton's Kirsten Harmark in the final, 5-4.

In the men's final, Pat Ferris of Sutton defeated the Ottawa Curling Club's Ray Busato, 5-4.