Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club

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In 1909, the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club was established by a group of the city’s business and professional men as a private venue for sports, business, and social networking. Located initially at 79 Donald Street, the club moved to its present building at 275 Stradbrook Avenue in 1958. The facility features a doubles and four singles North American style courts, fitness facility, 150-seat banquet room, 50-seat cocktail lounge, and 30-seat dining room for members and their guests. A lounge on the lower level, adjacent to the locker room, is named for former President Jack Hopwood.

Presidents

Period	President
1909-1910	John Galt (1856-1933)
1910-1911	G. M. Mack
1911-1912	Kenneth Bowring Stoddart (1877-1961)
1912-1913	Herbert George Wilson (1863-1925)
1913-1914	John Geddes
1914-1919	George Montegu Black (1875-1959)
1919-1920	William Kellman Chandler (1883-1948)
1920-1922	Percival Victor Torrance (1887-1972)
1922-1923	Louis H. Northrop
1923-1924	R. W. Baird
1924-1925	A. F. Culver (?-1968)
1925-1926	Harold James Riley (1887-1975)
1926-1927	Edwin Godfrey Phipps Baker (1885-1963)
1927-1928	Percival Victor Torrance (1887-1972)
1928-1929	C. I. Hall
1929-1930	Henry Wynne Huxley (1891-1962)
1930-1932	C. W. Jackson
1932-1933	G. Dejardin
1933-1934	D. Logan
1934-1935	W. G. McLennan
1935-1937	K. C. Weiss
1937-1938	K. H. Dunandale
1938-1939	James Nathaniel Connacher (1905-1989)
1939-1940	C. L. Daly
1940-1941	C. S. McDonald
1941-1942	Augustus Searle Leach (1909-1993)
1942-1943	Arthur W. Johnston
1943-1944	W. J. Sinnott
1944-1945	R. Nesbitt
1945-1946	R. A. Kipp
1946-1947	T. J. Tibbs
1947-1948	Warren Jackson “Jack” Hopwood (1914-1974)
1948-1949	G. H. Roberts
1949-1950	William Hamilton “Bill” Gray (1917-2015)
1950-1951	W. G. Neill
1951-1952	John Derek Riley (1922-2018)
1952-1953	A. W. Scarth
1953-1954	A. Sweatman
1954-1955	D. A. McCarthy
1955-1956	John L. Carpenter
1956-1957	Gordon Russell MacKenzie (1928-2013)
1957-1958	D. G. Lowery
1958-1962	Warren Jackson “Jack” Hopwood (1914-1974)
1962-1964	A. M. Moore
1964-1966	D. A. McCarthy
1966-1967	Earl Simpson
1967-1969	Warren Jackson “Jack” Hopwood (1914-1974)
1969-1971	M. F. B. Nesbitt
1971-1972	Gordon E. Konantz
1972-1976	Frederick Roy “Fred” Dunsmore (1929-2014)
1976-1977	B. G. Sanders
1977-1979	Ian Whyte
1979-1980	Rod Stephenson
1980-1981	Les Allen
1981-1982	Ray Cadieux
1982-1983	Henry Thiessen
1983-1984	Jim Baker
1984-1985	Cyril G. Labman
1985-1986	Raymond Flett
1986-1987	Kenneth Munroe
1987-1988	Bruce Parker
1988-1989	George Bones
1989-1990	Lindsey Hall
1990-1991	James Jones
1991-1992	Joel Dudeck
1992-1993	Bill Podolsky
1993-1994	Greg Esselmont
1994-1995	Michael Grimes
1995-1996	Howie Blatt
1996-1997	Greg Wiebe
1997-1998	Bill McLennan
1998-1999	Philip Sheps
1999-2000	Michael Averbach
2000-2001	John Heimbecker
2001-2002	Kevin Klippenstein
2002-2003	Terry Angus (1945-2022)
2003-2004	Gerry Irving
2004-2005	Gerald Lambert
2005-2006	Jason Stefanson
2006-2007	Tim Borbridge
2007-2008	Jim Dixon
2008-2009	Matt Vincent
2009-2010	Jared Niessen
2010-2011	Jason Alsip
2011-2012	Ranbir Dhillon
2012-2013	Declan McDonald
2013-2014	Graham Robson
2014-2015	Cole Akerstream
2015-2016	David Lewis
2016-2017	Victor Bargen

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This page was prepared by John Perrin and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 October 2022