Riverside District BIA members met for their first social event ever, on March 19th! Our event was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club at 131 Broadview Ave. The day wizzed by in a blur of fun, ice, exercise, laughter and more fun! We all benefitted by learning a great new sport, while making some new friends. The coaches were fantastic and their enthusiasm in teaching the game made it all the more enjoyable!
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| Ready to Play |
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| Team Quince Flowers |
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| A painting of Curling on the Don River |
Curling started in Toronto in the late 1800s, along the Don River. The accessibility of the ice made curling a natural choice. In 1926 the sport moved indoors, when the local business community along Queen St. E., provided the financial support. Their donations helped to build the ice house, that currently stretches behind a row of homes along Broadview Ave.
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| The Ice Sheet |
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| They are in it to win! |
The inception of our "Riverside Bonspiel Event" began when one of the RCCC members found an old picture of AE Waldon, a drugstore owner in the late 1800's in Riverside. He was also a driving member of what was once, the Royal Canadian Bicycle Club. The Bicycle Club evolved into a Curling Club in 1926. The current RCCC historical committee, realized the impact that Riverside's business community had on inspiring a passion for curling in this neighbourhood.
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| Some drinks after all that hard work! |
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| That was a good game! |
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| The most enthusiastic teams of the day |
In hopes of rekindling a love for this time honored sport, the First Annual Riverside Bonspiel was organized. In keeping with the RCC Club's motto - "Where friendship meets tradition" we hope this is the beginning of our new tradition!
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