Manitoba Organization: Charleswood Curling Club

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In 1946, the club was formed with three sheets of ice on land purchased at Fairmont Road and Grant Avenue in Charleswood. Land was purchased for $500 and the building was built with volunteer labour at a cost of $3,500. In 1955, construction began and the present building located at 4000 Grant Avenue was erected with five sheets of ice with curling starting later that year. The club was opened officially in 1956. Artificial ice was installed in 1959. The Greatest Little Car Bonspiel in the World started and ran for a record 16 years.

The club was home to Jeff Stoughton who won three Canadian Men's Curling Championships in 1996, 1999, and 2011. In 1996 and 2011 the team went on to capture the World Men's Championship for Canada. In 1991, Jim Ursel skipped a team to the Canadian Senior Men's Championship.

Presidents

Period	President
1946-1948	Charles Clifford “Cliff” Allbutt (1894-1976)
1948-1949	Arnold Weseley Neville (1912-1999)
1949-1950	William MacIlwraith McQuaker (1904-1983)
1950-1951	Herbert “Morice” Bannatyne (1902-1983)
1951-1952	Harold Robert “Sandy” Sanderson (1903-1961)
1952-1953	Alan Edgar McCallum (1904-1997)
1953-1954	William Steven “Steve” Vance (1910-2008)
1954-1955	Frank Richard Whitebread (1907-1999)
1955-1956	Edward James “Ted” Bloomer (1924-2012)
1956-1957	William Stanley Edey (1913 - 1993)
1957-1958	E. W. “Bud” Bancroft (1912-1997)
1958-1959	Alwyn Ray “Al” Fahrner (1907-2001)
1959-1960	George Hadden Weir (1907-1981)
1960-1961	John McCrindle (1914-2006)
1961-1962	Adolfe “Al” Coopman (1923-1995)
1962-1963	Allen Edgar Buchanan (1915-1985)
1963-1964	Harold Fowler Williamson (1920-1976)
1964-1965	Sydney “Syd” Butler (1929-2017)
1965-1966	Alexander Glenn “Alex” Lawrence (1909-1989)
1966-1967	H. A. “Ward” Putnam (1923-2010)
1966-1968	Louis Thomas “Lou” Henry (1919-1995)
1968-1969	Robert Cove “Bob” Lloyd (1916-1989)
1969-1970	Art Poole
1970-1971	Harry Graveley Robertson (1913-1995)
1971-1972	Calvin Andrew Russell (1916-2012)
1972-1973	Don MacLachlan
1973-1974	Ross Bannatyne
1974-1975	A. Ray Machan
1975-1976	William “Bill” Ferguson (1920-1999)
1976-1977	Douglas Sutherland “Doug” Steele (1926-2009)
1977-1978	Albert Brindley Stubbs “Brin” Brown (1922-1992)
1978-1979	Ronald George Hedge (1927-2000)
1979-1980	Roy Johnson
1980-1981	Lorne Edward Blue (1927-1993)
1981-1982	Brian Hall
1982-1983	Leslie George “Les” Higgins (1925-2017)
1983-1984	Charles R. “Charlie” McIntyre (1925-2020)
1984-1985	William Ralph “Bill” Clement (1945-2010)
1985-1986	William John “Jack” Burns (1933-2020)
1986-1987	Ross Adamson (1944 - 2022)
1987-1988	Charlie Crocker
1988-1989	William Arthur “Bill” Whiston (1931-2013)
1989-1990	Neill Nedohin
1990-1991	Tim Coy
1991-1992	Gordon Cherepak
1992-1993	Tony Galbecka
1993-1994	Gary Dunn
1994-1995	Bill MacKenzie
1995-1996	Brad Penelton
1996-1997	John Blashko
1997-1998	Pat Dwyer
1998-2000	Nick Griffiths
2000-2002	Art Shorey
2002-2004	Ron Margolis
2004-2006	Brian Nichol
2006-2008	Jim McRae
2008-2010	Missy Dunn
2010-2011	?
2011-2012	?
2012-2013	?
2013-2014	?
2014-2015	?
2015-2016	?
2016-2017	?
2017-2018	?
2018-2019	?
2019-2020	?
2020-2021	?
2021-2022	Ryan Wizbicki
2022-2023	Ken Buchanan

Sources:

“Premiere to open new curling rink,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 February 1956, page 14.

“Missing the broom - Scotty Harper,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 1959, page 46.

“Club expands,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 December 1988, page 96.

This page was prepared by Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 November 2022