1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship

The 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 25-March 2, 1979, at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec.

The 1979 event was the last women's championship to be sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco and it was also the first event to feature a playoff.

The winning Lindsay Sparkes rink from British Columbia would go on to represent Canada at the first ever Women's World Curling Championship, the 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge Skip: Myrna McQuarrie Third: Barb Davis Second: Gayle Pilling Lead: Diane Smummach	North Shore WC, North Vancouver Skip: Lindsay Sparkes Third: Dawn Knowles Second: Robin Wilson Lead: Lorraine Bowles	Stony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain Skip: Chris Pidzarko Third: Rose Tanasichuk Second: Iris Armstrong Lead: Patti Vande
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Nova Scotia
Bathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Anne Orser Third: Pat Maher Second: Elvera Kennah Lead: Shirley Gammon	Carol CC, Labrador City Skip: Sue Anne Bartlett Third: Patricia Dwyer Second: Joyce Narduzzi Lead: Mavis Pike	CFB Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Penny LaRocque Third: Brenda Shutt Second: Colleen Jones Lead: Charmaine Murray
Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec
Boulevard CC, Toronto Skip: Pat Reid Third: Sandi Norton Second: Carmel O'Malley Lead: Lynda Stoyka	Community CC, Crapaud Skip: Elayne Thompson Third: Ruth Cutcliffe Second: Louise Thompson Lead: Julie Robinson	Baie-D'Urfé CC, Baie-D'Urfé Skip: Lorraine Bowes Third: Faye Gardiner Second: Joan Brown Lead: Barbara Donnelly
Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
Granite CC, Saskatoon Skip: Barb Despins Third: Lynne Fuller Second: Elaine Farkas Lead: Diane Lynn	Hay River CC, Hay River Skip: Margaret Whitlock Third: Marion Clifford Second: Delaine Kardash Lead: Amber Schroter

Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tie-Breakers

Locale	Skip	W	L
British Columbia	Lindsay Sparkes	8	2
Manitoba	Chris Pidzarko	7	3
Newfoundland	Sue Anne Bartlett	7	3
Saskatchewan	Barb Despins	7	3
Nova Scotia	Penny LaRocque	7	3
Quebec	Lorraine Bowes	7	3
Alberta	Myrna McQuarrie	6	4
Ontario	Pat Reid	3	7
Prince Edward Island	Elayne Thompson	1	9
Northwest Territories/ Yukon	Margaret Whitlock	1	9
New Brunswick	Anne Orser	1	9

Tie breakers

• Newfoundland 9-3  Quebec
•  Manitoba 8-5  Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland 12-10  Saskatchewan

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
						1	British Columbia	7
	2	Manitoba	10			2	Manitoba	4
	3	Newfoundland	2

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