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Club History from the Winnipeg Free Press

31 Sunday Jan 2021

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Now that we are experiencing the joys of midwinter, I will post some more club history to get our thoughts back to summer on the river. The Winnipeg Free Press is searchable online for free if you have a library card and today I will share what I found from the first year of the club in 1956.

All the meetings were advertised the week before and welcomed all boating enthusiasts.

The club was active with the issues in the city pertaining to the river.

The club’s group activities made the newspaper.

The club sponsored a long distance swimmer and accompanied her from Grand Beach to Winnipeg Beach.

The club announced the annual general meeting and Al Brophy was kept on as Commodore. The ‘better facilities for bathing’ comment seems strange.

The Club Gets a Clubhouse 1963

09 Thursday Apr 2020

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Late in 1963 a building appropriate for use as a club house was found and a plan to acquire it was put in place.

A temporary office for the Toronto Dominion bank was available and the club raised the funds in part by selling shares to members. In the previous 3 years the membership had more than doubled to almost 200.

The share paid off by paying part of the membership fees over the next 7 years.

1960 Club Description

16 Sunday Feb 2020

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An extensive report on the state of the Red River and what should be done for its redevelopment within the city of Winnipeg was written in 1960 by T. Atkinson from the U of M school of architecture. A copy of the full report is still kept by our club. In the report there are descriptions of all the existing features along the river including this paragraph about the Redboine Boat Club.

Greater Winnipeg Boating Association Poster

11 Saturday Jan 2020

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The precursor to our boating club that was mentioned in the last blog was the Greater Winnipeg Boating Association that was formed in the early fifties. A poster advertising for memberships at 3$ per year has been saved and is shown below. The large lettered RIVER FILTH attracts your attention, how was it not more successful?