A Brief History of The Marpole Curling Club

In 1955 the Marpole Rotary Club utilized two sheets of ice at Vancouver Curling Club. In 1956 the group organized a league using five sheets of ice but the facilities of the Vancouver Club could not accommodate the group and ice was rented from the Pacific Club. A group of nine men worked over a period of two years to formulate the Marpole Curling Club and to build a facility. The club opened in October 1959 with the mayor delivering the first rock. 1999 marked the 40th year of curling at Marpole!