A dock and two-storey clubhouse on the Red River in Winnipeg, near the present-day site of the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club, were built around 1910 by the Winnipeg Swimming Club. In 1939, the facility was purchased by the YMCA and renamed the Y Aquatic Club. The name changed in 1945 to the Y Canoe Club. A major flood in 1950 led to the clubhouse being condemned and demolished. A fundraising campaign to rebuild the clubhouse failed and the group ceased operations.
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Cull (1870-1942)
““Y” Canoe Club” by Margaret Grant, pages 73-75 in Fort Garry Remembered II, 2004. Fort Garry Historical Society.
This page was prepared by Rick Wishart.
Page revised: 6 February 2022
