History

The Club
   In about 1972 the Pointe-Claire Curling Club purchased a property, to the West of their club, at the corner of Lanthier and Lourdes. By 1977 the then mayor of Pointe-Claire, Dave Beck was interested in introducing Lawn Bolwing to his City and with that objective in mind, the city purchased that property from the Curling Club. The Curling Club were interesting in selling the property as it improved their financial position and they also agreed to rent part of their club building to such a lawn bowling club during the summer season and thus obtain additional revenue.
    In April 1978, Councillor Malcolm KNox, later to be mayor, called a meeting of interested people with the objective of establishing a new club whose prime interest would be lawn bowling. This resulted in Allan Berry, an administrator, Marcel Legault, businessman and Shirley Silverson, house wife, applying to the Government of Quebec, Ministere des Consommateurs, Cooperatives et institutions Financieres, Service des Companies for letters patent or a charter.
   Under the date of August 16, 1978, letters patent, in the french language were issued to those, who of course became the first directors. The name of the club was: CLUB DE BOULINGRIN DE POINTE-CLAIRE and the translation POINTE-CLAIRE BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
    The stated objected of this new club as to promote and amintain the interests of sprts in general and particuarly the sport of lawn bowling.
Official Club Opening
   The exact date of the club opening is elusive but the ceremony was performed by Mayor Beck, probably in late July or early August of 1978 and reported under the name Pointe-Claire Lawn Bowling Club which name is in common usage until the present day.
Our Clubhouse
The club started its operations from the basement of the curling club and it was soon apparent that it required a larger premises of its own with a kitchen, washrooms, etc. The city was most cooperative and a club house was built and officially opened in June, 1981. The membership and activities continued to increase so that by the summer of 1983 the original building was enlarged to what we have today. Financing for that extension was arranged with the city and the facilities and equipment that we have today are in large part due to grants recieved from the Federal New Horizons Program.
Social Activities
  Our club has always encouraged social activity. It's first annual dinner was held at the Point-Claire Curling Club, went to the St. Lawrence Yacth CLub for the next four years and the cost of the dinner for 1984 is recorded at $14 per person. It then returned to the Curling Club and in 1993 it was back at the Yacht Club. Since that time it has been held at the "Biftheque," Pointe-Claire Holiday Inn and back to the Curling CLub.
  Early reports record monthly luncheons and the introduction of social functions for Jean Baptiste and Canada Day, a party in mid August followed by one for Labour Day and then the Annual Dinner in October. Between January and May there were one or two nights devoted to a Military Whist.
  The year 1983 reports bus trips to Burlington and Stowe, Vermont and it was probably done the following year that there was a bus trip to the tulip festival in Ottawa.
The mixed bridge club was started in 1983 and used the Cedar Park United as its winter quarters. A few years ago it outgrew those facilities and now the winters are at the "Venture Club."
The Juniors
  A junior program was initiated in 1995 and is being nurtured with the expectation of very positive results in the coming years!!!!

Address & Contact Information

Corner of Lanthier and De Lourdes
P.O. Box 1066, Pointe Claire, Que. H9S 4H9
l- 697-8741 or e mail : pclawnbowls@hotmail.com