Canadian Curling Hall of Fame to induct 5

The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 will include Ina Forrest, Darryl Neighbour, Earle Morris, Bob Weeks and Pierre Charette, Curling Canada announced Thursday.

Forrest, a native of Spallumcheen, B.C., and Neighbour, from Richmond, B.C., won wheelchair curling gold at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. Charette, from Gatineau, Que., won seven Quebec titles and won silver at the Brier in 1998 and '99 as vice-skip for Guy Hemmings.

Morris, from Ottawa, became the first curler to represent three different provinces at the Brier: Manitoba in 1980, Quebec in 1982 and Ontario in 1985. He also served as a coach for several national championship teams including his son John Morris (juniors 1998), Rachel Homan (juniors 2010, Scotties 2013, '14) and Pat Simmons (Brier 2015).

Weeks, a Toronto native, spent over 25 years as the curling columnist for the Globe and Mail and has authored four books about curling. He currently works as a curling reporter and analyst for TSN.

"All five of our 2016 inductees have made huge contributions to the sport of curling, on and off the ice, and their achievements deserve to be recognized," said Scott Comfort, chair of Curling Canada's awards and Hall of Fame committee. "As always, the challenge for the committee is making the tough decision with so many worthy nominees, but I feel like this year's group made our decision easier based on their amazing accomplishments."

The induction banquet is set for March 9 in Ottawa.