The 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 25 to March 2, 1979, at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec. This was the last women's championship to be sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco and also the first event to feature a playoff. Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Lindsay Sparkes won the event by defeating Manitoba 7–4 in the final after also finishing first in the round robin with an 8–2 record. This was BC's fourth championship overall and the second skipped by Sparkes, who also won in . The Sparkes rink also went on to represent Canada in the inaugural Women's World Curling Championship, the 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship which they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round Robin standings Final Round Robin standings Tiebreakers Five teams were tied for second, therefore there were three tiebreakers. The two remaining teams advanced to the semifinal. Tiebreaker #1 Thursday, March 1, 6:30 pm Tiebreaker #2 Thursday, March 1, 10:00 pm Tiebreaker #3 Thursday, March 1, 10:00 pm Playoffs Semifinal Friday, March 2, 9:00 am Final Friday, March 2, 2:00 pm References Scotties Tournament of Hearts Macdonald Lassies Mount Royal, Quebec Curling competitions in Quebec 1979 in Quebec 1979 in women's curling