It was a lot of fun, but you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling, WFG Masters event ended over the weekend in Okotoks.

The organizers and volunteers went above and beyond to make sure the event came off without a hitch.

One of those organizers, Marg Cox, says the event shows Okotoks is ready to host big time events.

"A lot of the (Okotoks Curling) club members were involved right from the Juniors, through the Senior groups, volunteering or helping or doing something. I think everybody's going to want to sit back for a little bit, kind of take a look at this and go forward from there. But I can definitely see Okotoks wanting to be doing something in the very near future."

Cox says initial reaction is, both the community and local businesses benefited greatly from the event.