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How It All Began

The first mention of curling in the Vernon area dates back to 1893 when

curling was played on the frozen river in Enderby -

The grand old Scottish game was played with as near perfection as could

be with blocks of wood instead of stones.

In 1893, S.E. Elliott of Vernon was busy building a private rink at the

Vernon Hotel.  This facility was successful under the chairmanship of James

Martin.  The following winter the rink was divided between skating and curling

and three nights a week were set aside for lovers of the

"roaring game".

In 1909, Vernon held its first bonspiel with teams from Enderby,

Armstrong, Vernon, Peachland, Kelowna and Summerland.  The

bonspiel had several trophies donated by the Bank of Montreal,

D & J McCallum of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a semi-weekly Okanagan

newspaper.

In 1912 the facility moved to a modern six sheet building at Polson Park. 

This was a natural ice rink and unfortunately was dependent on the whims

of Mother Nature.

The club was successful until 1926 when it burned and for several years

there was no curling in Vernon.  In 1933 the club was reorganized and a

three sheet structure was opened in 1934.

In 1947, Dolphe Brown and Pinky Berry arranged and organized financing

for a new facility.  Charlie Morrow helped establish the municipal

tax allowing tax concessions to athletic clubs and the name of the

club was changed to the Vernon Curling and Athletic Club.

In 1970, the club felt that it had outgrown its five sheets and a

feasibility study for a new rink was conducted by Al Dunn, Sigi Ogasawara

and Doug French.  Jack Boutilier and Bruno Sammartino were

appointed to produce a location.  In April of 1972, building of the new

facility commenced and by November of that year rocks were

being thrown.

Now we have all the amenities to provide members with a total curling experience.
These include eight (8) sheets of ice, two (2) large viewing areas, two large locker rooms,
a 250 seat comfortable lounge / banquet hall, full-service kitchen,
rental curling equipment for all levels, pro shop and knowledgeable staff.