Construction of the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, began in August 1965, and was completed in January 1966. The club's first president was Malvin J. Hughes, and its first ice maker was Don Bowman. Since its completion, renovations have been done on it twice, once in 1987 and again in 1994. The club is now the home of the Westcoast Curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 Classic.

National Representatives From Royal City CC

1972 - BC & Canadian Mixed Champion - Trev Fisher
1987 - BC Junior Men's Champion - Brent Pierce

Brent Pierce

Brent Pierce is a Canadian curler.Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team...

1992 - BC Men's Champion - Jim Armstrong
1995 - BC Ladies Champion - Marla Geiger
1995 - BC Senior Men's Champion - Wayne Matthewson
1996 - Men's & Ladies' Deaf Curling Champions
1997 - BC Senior Men's Champion - Wayne Matthewson
1998 - BC Men's Champion - Greg McAulay

Greg McAulay

Greg McAulay is a Canadian World champion curler from Richmond, British Columbia.McAulay has been to only two Briers in his career. At the 1998 Labatt Brier, he skipped his British Columbia team to a 7-4 finish before losing to Saskatchewan in a tie-breaker.Two years later, McAulay was back at...

2000 - BC, Canadian & World Men's Champion - Greg McAulay
2001 - BC Junior Men's Champion - Andrew Bilesky
2001 - Canadian Olympic Trials Champion - Kelley Law

Kelley Law

Kelley Law formerly known as Kelley Atkins and Kelley Owen is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia...

2002 - BC Senior Men's Champion - Jamie McTavish
2002 - Olympic Bronze Medalists - Kelley Law Team
2004 - BC Senior Ladies / Canadian Runner-up - Kathy Smiley
2004 - BC Ladies Champions - Georgina Wheatcroft

Georgina Wheatcroft

Georgina Wheatcroft is a Canadian curler.Wheatcroft made her Scott Tournament of Hearts debut in 1987 as a third for Pat Sanders. Wheatcroft's prior experience had been as a skip at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1985 for British Columbia...

2004 - BC Men's Champions / Brier Semifinalist - Jay Peachey
2005 - BC Senior Ladies/Canadian Runner-up - Kathy Smiley
2005 - BC Senior Men's Champions - Jamie McTavish
2007 - BC Ladies Champions - Kelley Law

Major Events Hosted at Royal City CC

1997 - Canadian Police National Championship
2000 - B.C. Safeway Select
2001 - JVC Women's Skins Game