This two-storey wood frame and stucco building on Enniskillen Avenue in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg), originally measuring 44 feet wide by 178 feet long and 32 feet high, was built in 1938 of British Columbia fir by contractor John Cameron at a cost of about $5,000. It served as a three-sheet curling rink for the West Kildonan Curling Club founded in 1919. It officially opened in December 1938.
Expanded to five sheets of ice in 1952, the rink was closed in 2017 due to a lack of club members. The building was converted into a roller skating rink.
West Kildonan Curling Rink (1938)
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 1938, page 26.
West Kildonan Curling Rink (September 2017)
Source: George Penner
The former West Kildonan Curling Rink (June 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93268, W97.12245
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Organization: West Kildonan Curling Club
“New curling rink planned,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 April 1938, page 13.
“New curling rink to be built in West Kildonan,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 April 1938, page 14.
“Kildonan Club procures site,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 April 1938, page 13.
“Strengthening of Foundations is principal building work,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1938, page 25.
“Construction starts on curling rinks,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 September 1938, page 5.
“Home to be proud of,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 1938, page 26.
“Past, present, and future of Winnipeg curling clubs,” by Dylon Martin, The Uniter 72 (November 2017): No page number.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Anne Brazeau.
Page revised: 4 July 2025
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