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The Lethbridge Curling Club is an historic curling club located in
Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to ...
.
The club is one of the oldest in Alberta, being founded in 1887. Back then, the club played on ponds and sloughs. A two-sheet club was set up in 1895 in the area of 4th St. and 1st Ave S. Until 1904, the club was affiliated with the Manitoba branch of the
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
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. Alberta was not yet a province at the time. In 1910, the club was expanded to four sheets and moved to the corner of 13th St. and 4th Ave. S. The Club moved to The Civic Ice Centre, which is home to the Lethbridge Figure Skating Club in 1950 where it operated until moving to its new home in 2016.
The club currently resides at the ATB Centre at 74 Mauretania Road West and has 10 sheets, among the largest in Canada.
The club is home to three provincial women's teams, one of which won the Canadian championship.
Myrna McQuarrie
Myrna McQuarrie (c. 1941 – 2018) was a Canadian curler. McQuarrie and her Lethbridge Curling Club rink of Rita Tarnava, Barbara Davis
Barbara Davis ( Levine) is an American philanthropist, billionaire, and widow of Marvin Davis.
Biogr ...
's rink won the
provincial
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Barbara Davis
Barbara Davis ( Levine) is an American philanthropist, billionaire, and widow of Marvin Davis.
Biography Early life
Born Barbara Levine in New York City, she graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1951.
Philanthropy
In 19 ...
2019 Canadian Curling Club Championships
The 2019 Canadian Curling Club Championships was held from November 25 to 30 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alberta.
In the Men's final, Paul Moffatt's rink from the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club in Ontario defeated the Jasmin Gibeau r ...
. The club is also home to the
2008 World Senior Curling Championships
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winning team.
The club hosted the
2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Canada. The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships.
Teams
Round-robin standin ...
and
2017 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2017 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Alberta
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.
Notable members
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Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger (born January 31, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Lethbridge, Alberta. She is a former provincial junior champion and is currently a skip on the World Curling Tour.
Career Juniors
Scheidegger won the 2009 Alberta Junior Curlin ...
Grand Slam Champion
*
Jessie Haughian
Jessie Haughian (born Scheidegger; November 10, 1990) is a Canadian curling, curler from Turin, Alberta. She currently plays Second (curling), second for her sister Casey Scheidegger.
Career Juniors
Haughian won two Alberta provincial junior tit ...
Grand Slam Champion
*Nanette Dupont Dominion Club Champion