NELSON CURLING CLUB 1898-2007
The Nelson Curling Club has been in existence for a very long time. Perhaps the best expression of how long that time is appears at left. Citizens of this city had begun gathering together to form the first Nelson Curling Club five years before the advent of the age of powered flight in 1903.

In the 109 years which have passed since then, curling and the Nelson club have continously played a major part in the sporting life of our community. Thousands of people have launched close to 2,000,000 rocks down the ice of a number of facilities that have hosted the club.
December, 1903 - Wright Brothers take flight
The Nelson Curling Club is already five years old
MILESTONES IN CLUB HISTORY
  • 1898- First curling club built at Stanley and Robson Street.
  • 1915- Rink burns down. Curling goes on sporadically during war at four sheet facility in the "Fair" building on the site of the present Civic arena.
  • 1922 - Curlers build new rink in Rosemount at Hamilton and McQuarrie.
  • 1934 - Artificial ice comes to City with Rosemount rink torn down and new facility constructed adjacent to present curling rink.
  • 1945 - World famous Nelson Midsummer Bonspiel is inaugurated by a number of local curlers
  • 1973 - Existing club is built and curling commences there

By 1923, British Columbia Curling Association Bonspiels were being held in Nelson. This photo is of the winners of the Rossland and Penticton Cups and second place finishers in the Grand Challenge, the end of bonspiel competition between the various event winners. From left to right are: C.F. McHardy, skip; W.A. Harrison, lead; NMacDonald, Second and C.J. McGuigan, third.