Kristy Watling (Winnipeg, MB) lost 8-7 to Laura Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Manitoba Canola Junior Women, held December 30 - January 6, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
 
Watling finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watling defeated Emma Jensen (Dauphin, MB) 7-4, then won 9-1 against Kathryn Cullen (Beausejour, MB) and 8-2 against Shae Bevan (Winnipeg, MB). Watling won 7-2 against Kaitlyn Payette (Brandon, MB), then won 6-3 against Rebecca Lamb (Stonewall, MB) and 6-1 against Meghan Walter (Winnipeg, MB). Watling won 7-5 against Burtnyk in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Watling did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Watling ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.