Curling Clubs Rinks & Lessons near Durham ON (8 Result(s))

The Meaford Curling Club was formed in 1876 and joined the Ontario Curling Association in 1877. The original club was situated on the present site at Collingwood and Thompson; the club relocated to a building by the Big Head River and used natural ice until 1951 when an ice plant was installed.The Club constructed a new building in 1987 on the present site on land owned by the Meaford and St. Vincent Township Agricultural Society. This construction was made possible by great fund raising and a Wintario grant. The club is a modern facility with 4 sheets of ice, lounge, kitchen and meeting room.

The initial curling stones in 1962 were hand me downs left by curlers at the coliseum and/or the horse and cattle pavilion. A second set of used curling stones were purchased from the Stratford Curling Club for $2000.00 in the summer of 1963. These rocks remained in use at our club until we purchased a complete new set of curling stones and handles in October 1985. President Wayne Connolly ordered 64 matched Ailsa Craig trefor granite curling stones with blue honed inserts from Fred Veale at the Canada Curling Stone Company located in Komoka, Ontario. As well, a new plastic header was installed at this point in time.