The Richmond Hill Curling Club (or RHCC) is a

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centre located in the town of Richmond Hill,

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. The modern RHCC has been in operation since 1959; however, the original RHCC was established in 1889. The club has a 12-person

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which is elected by the membership at large. The Board is responsible for all club operations. The RHCC is a stable 6-sheet club that has curling leagues operating Sunday through Friday, with many

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and rentals on Saturdays. The RHCC is a member of the Toronto Curling Association (TCA),

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(formerly known as the Ontario Curling Association) and

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Provincial champions

* Senior Mixed (1991): Art Lobel, Shirley Lobel, Wes Draper, Carole Draper * Men's Silver Tankard (2000): Rob Shepherd, Ted Anderson, Bill Bruce, Dave Maxwell; Jim Dyas, John Rumney, Don Campbell, John Headley * Men's Bantam (2009): Pedro Malvar, Adam Tambosso, Rory James, Ben Bernier * Men's Curling Club Championship (

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Greg Balsdon Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Curling career Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...

, Jordan Keon, Curtis Samoy, Kevin Roberts ( Canadian Silver) * Men's Curling Club Championship (

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): Jordan Keon, Curtis Samoy, Trevor Talbott, Michael Keon * Men's Curling Club Championship (

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): Jon St. Denis, Steven Anderson, Peter Laidlaw, Jordan Keon * Men's Intermediates Championship (2018):

, Jordan Keon, Mike Maddin, Peter Laidlaw * Men's Curling Club Championship (

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, Jordan Keon, Curtis Samoy, Trevor Talbott ( Canadian Champions)

Canadian champions

* Men's Curling Club Championship (

, Jordan Keon, Curtis Samoy, Trevor Talbott

References

External links

Richmond Hill Curling Club
Curling clubs established in the 19th century Sports clubs and teams established in 1889 1889 establishments in Ontario Curling clubs in Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario {{Curling-stub