The Thistle Curling Club (also known as The Thistle), located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the second oldest curling club in Manitoba.
| Thistle Curling Club | |
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 The interior of the former Thistle Curling Club building on Burnell. | |
| Location | 280 Burnell Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2A7 Canada 49°53′10″N 97°10′17″W / 49.8861°N 97.1713°W |
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| Established | 1887 (first building) 2006 (current building) |
| Sheets of ice | Five |
| Website | https://www.granitecurlingclub.ca/ |
History
editThe original Thistle Curling Club was founded in 1887 by curlers who separated from The Granite Curling Club.[1] In 2006 the Thistle's building was burned in a fire causing a loss of all the clubs irreplaceable historical regalia including photos and trophies. The club then moved into the building of the Valour Curling Club merging memberships and taking over the location on Burnell Street.[2] In 2023 the club announced that they would be selling the land and building at the Burnell Street location and merge with the location at Deer Lodge Curling Club to the west.[1] The two clubs would retain their history and identity but continue to operate out of the same facility beginning in the fall of 2023.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Tyler Searle (February 28, 2023). "Thistle Curling Club closing shop, moving in with Deer Lodge". The Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Thistle Curling Club reborn at Asham Arena". CBC Manitoba. March 21, 2007. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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