Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg)

Granite Curling Club
Exterior of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Interior ice-level of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Location	One Granite Way Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0Y9 Canada 49°52′57″N97°09′02″W / 49.8825°N 97.1505°W / 49.8825; -97.1505
Information
Established	1880 (first building) 1913 (current building)
Club type	Dedicated ice
Curling Canada region	Curl Manitoba
Sheets of ice	Nine
Website	https://www.granitecurlingclub.ca/
Municipally Designated Site
Designation	Winnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure
Recognized	September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
CRHP listing	November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
Recognition authority	City of Winnipeg
ID	8215

The Granite Curling Club, also known as The Granite, is a curling club located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Established in 1880, it is the oldest curling club in western Canada. Affectionately known to curling fans as the "Mother Club", it has produced many Canadian and world champions. It is often considered to be the "St. Andrews" of curling because of its contribution to the sport in curling's most dominant region.

History

The original Granite Curling Club dates back to 1880. Its current downtown location and Tudor-framed clubhouse was built in 1913, and the building has since been designated as a Winnipeg Heritage Building. ^{[1] [2]}

One of the early presidents was John B. Mather, who assumed that position in 1887.

Since 2005, the club has hosted the Keystone Curling League, an LGBT league and member of the Canadian Pride Curling Association. ^[3] Keystone and the Granite have twice hosted the Canadian Gay Curling Championships, most recently in 2016, when Manitoba champions and Olympic gold medalists Kaitlyn Lawes and Jill Officer threw the ceremonial first rock. ^{[4] [5]}

Provincial champions

Year	Name	Brier Championships	World Championships
1925	Howard Wood, Sr.
1927	Gordon Hudson
1930	Howard Wood, Sr.	Champions
1932	Jim Congalton	Champions
1940	Howard Wood, Sr.	Champions
1945	Howard Wood, Sr.
1948	George Sangster
1957	Howard Wood, Jr.
1958	Terry Braunstein
1965	Terry Braunstein	Champions	Silver
1970	Don Duguid	Champions	Gold
1971	Don Duguid	Champions	Gold
1973	Danny Fink
1975	Rod Hunter
1992	Vic Peters	Champions	Bronze
1993	Vic Peters
1997	Vic Peters	Runner-Up
1998	Dale Duguid
2003	John Bubbs
2024	Brad Jacobs
2025	Reid Carruthers

Notable members

• Kate Cameron
• Jason Gunnlaugson
• Leslie Wilson-Westcott
• Raunora Westcott

References

1. "Manitoba Organization: Granite Curling Club". Manitoba Historical Society . Retrieved 2017-01-22.
2. "135 Years of Curling". granitecurlingclub.ca. Granite Curling Club. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
3. Zerucha, Tony (2023-11-08). "Taking Pride in curling". Free Press Community Review. Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
4. "Canadian Gay Curling Championships begin in Winnipeg". CBC News . 2016-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
5. Cheung, Adrian (2016-02-13). "LGBT curlers vie for Canadian Gay Curling Championships in Winnipeg". Global News . Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

External links

• Manitoba Historical Society
• Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg - Club website