Lethbridge Curling Club
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The Lethbridge Curling Club is a historic curling club located in Lethbridge, Alberta.
The club is one of the oldest in Alberta, being founded in 1887. Back then, the club played on ponds and sloughs. A two-sheet club was set up in 1895 in the area of 4th St. and 1st Ave S. Until 1904, the club was affiliated with the Manitoba branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club
. Alberta was not yet a province at the time. In 1910, the club was expanded to four sheets and moved to the corner of 13th St. and 4th Ave. S. The Club moved to its current location at 911 6th Ave. S. in 1950. The club currently has 10 sheets, among the largest in Canada. The club is connected to the Civic Ice Centre, which is home to the Lethbridge Figure Skating Club.
The club is home to three provincial women's teams, one of which won the Canadian championship. Myrna McQuarrie's rink won the provincial
and Canadian national championship
in 1977. She won another provincial title in 1979. Barbara Davis won the provincial championship in 1980.
Skip Nanette Dupont won the 2010 Dominion Curling Club Championships
for the club.
The club is one of the oldest in Alberta, being founded in 1887. Back then, the club played on ponds and sloughs. A two-sheet club was set up in 1895 in the area of 4th St. and 1st Ave S. Until 1904, the club was affiliated with the Manitoba branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club is the mother club of the sport of curling, and the governing body of curling in Scotland. The RCCC was founded on 25 July 1838 in Edinburgh, and granted its royal charter by Queen Victoria in 1843, after she had witnessed a demonstration of the sport played on...
. Alberta was not yet a province at the time. In 1910, the club was expanded to four sheets and moved to the corner of 13th St. and 4th Ave. S. The Club moved to its current location at 911 6th Ave. S. in 1950. The club currently has 10 sheets, among the largest in Canada. The club is connected to the Civic Ice Centre, which is home to the Lethbridge Figure Skating Club.
The club is home to three provincial women's teams, one of which won the Canadian championship. Myrna McQuarrie's rink won the provincial
Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*...
and Canadian national championship
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as...
in 1977. She won another provincial title in 1979. Barbara Davis won the provincial championship in 1980.
Skip Nanette Dupont won the 2010 Dominion Curling Club Championships
2010 The Dominion Curling Club Championships
The 2010 Dominion Curling Club Championship was held November 23–28 at the Charlottetown and Cornwall Curling Clubs in Charlottetown and Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.It is the second incarnation of this event....
for the club.