The Royal Montreal Curling Club (French: Club de Curling Royal Montréal) is the oldest

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club in

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, established on January 27, 1807 by a group of

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immigrants in

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. The group met at the Gillis Tavern to lay down the rules of the organization. Thirty years later, the group would again make Canadian sports history, by building Canada's first indoor

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. In addition to its status as the oldest curling club on the continent, the Royal Montreal Curling Club is also the oldest active sports club in North America.

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