Winfield Curling Club: fifty years of curling in Lake Country Winfield Curling Club was established in 1975 and has grown alongside the community now known as Lake Country. The club describes itself as a recreation centre for all ages, with curling that ranges from casual league play to competitive events. In the 2020s the club […]
Read MoreWilliams Lake Curling Club: curling in the Cariboo since 1947 Williams Lake Curling Club was established in 1947, with its first executive elected that March. The first rink followed in 1949 beside the Cariboo War Memorial Arena, where curlers played on two sheets of ice; a women’s club was organized the following year. A three-sheet […]
Read MoreVancouver Curling Club: more than a century of curling in the city Curling in Vancouver dates to 1912, when play began in the basement of Denman Arena. After several moves and wartime interruptions, Vancouver Curling Club opened a five-sheet home on Dinmont Avenue in 1949. The club produced one of Canada’s great championship teams when […]
Read MoreVictoria Curling Club: a Vancouver Island landmark on Quadra Street Victoria Curling Club was incorporated as a nonprofit society in 1949, secured its land lease from the City of Victoria in 1950 and opened its purpose-built facility in February 1953. The rink was built with eight sheets of ice and has remained in continuous operation […]
Read MoreTrail Curling Club: eight sheets and one of British Columbia’s great curling eras Trail Curling Club was formed in 1908 with 52 members. The club moved into the Trail Memorial Centre in 1951 with six sheets, then expanded to eight sheets in 1953 as curling boomed in the city. Trail’s competitive record was extraordinary in […]
Read MoreTunnel Town Curling Club: a South Delta club with an unusual first home Tunnel Town Curling Club opened with four sheets in 1958, originally using a converted air hangar at Boundary Bay. In 1971 the club moved to Tsawwassen, beginning the chapter that continues today at 1720 56 Street. More than six decades after its […]
Read MoreTerrace Curling Club: six-sheet curling in the Skeena Valley Terrace Curling Club operates a six-sheet facility at 3210 School Street in Terrace, British Columbia. The club describes itself as family-oriented and community-minded, with a lounge overlooking the ice, two change rooms, a commercial kitchen and a pro shop. The weekly program includes doubles, mixed, women’s, […]
Read MoreSmithers Curling Club: from natural ice in 1927 to a modern northern rink Smithers Curling Club began on October 25, 1927, when the local athletic club voted to form a curling branch and build a two-sheet rink. Early seasons depended entirely on cold weather, and the first bonspiel in 1930 was interrupted by an early […]
Read MoreSparwood Curling Club: fifty years of volunteer curling in the Elk Valley Sparwood Curling Club marked its 50th year in 2025. The four-sheet rink has long depended on volunteers for everything from board leadership and events to bartending and ice making. The club survived difficult periods tied to the local coal economy and rebuilt its […]
Read MoreSalmon Arm Curling Club: four facilities and a comeback after fire Salmon Arm’s curling society dates to 1940, while the community’s first dedicated two-sheet rink had opened in 1931. A volunteer-built four-sheet facility followed in 1954, but fire destroyed that downtown rink in 1976. Members rebuilt again. The present Salmon Arm Curling Centre was constructed […]
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