The Fort William Curling Club is a curling club located in the Downtown Fort William neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The club hosted the Canadian men's curling championship in 1960 and the Canadian women's curling championship in 1969. It is also the home club of World Men's curling champions Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy, Ian Tetley, and Pat Perroud. History The Fort William Curling Club was established in Fort William (now Thunder Bay) on September 18, 1891, on property leased by Peter and John McKellar. It was originally part of the Manitoba Curling Association. The rink was destroyed by fire twice, in 1892 and 1908. The current facility, with artificial ice, opened on March 10, 1951, as the Fort William Curling and Athletic Club. The club is adjacent to the Fort William Gardens. Notable members Only events representing the Fort William Curling Club are listed. John McKellar – Mayor of Fort William (1892–1898) Robert Pow – 1932 Olympic champion; mayor of Fort William (1933–1936) Tom Tod – 1958 Canadian Schoolboys champion; 1970 Macdonald Brier participant Neil McLeod – 1958 Canadian Schoolboys champion Patrick Moran – 1958 Canadian Schoolboys champion David Allin – 1958 Canadian Schoolboys champion Darwin Wark – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant Dennis Stephen – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant Leslie Sutton – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant John Jones – 1959 Macdonald Brier participant James Carson – 1970 Macdonald Brier participant J. Carl Whitfield – 1970 Macdonald Brier participant Bill Hallinan – 1970 Macdonald Brier participant Bill Tetley – 1975 Macdonald Brier champion; 1975 World Men's bronze medallist Rick Lang – 1975 Macdonald Brier, 1982, and 1985 Labatt Brier champion; 1975 World Men's bronze medallist; 1976 Macdonald Brier, 1988, 1991, and 1995 Labatt Brier participant; 1980 and 1981 Labatt Brier runner-up; 1981 Canadian Mixed champion; 1982 and 1985 World Men's champion; 1993 Labatt Brier bronze medallist; 2006 Canadian Senior champion; 2007 World Senior silver medallist Bill Hodgson, Jr. – 1975 Macdonald Brier champion; 1975 World Men's bronze medallist Peter Hnatiw – 1975 Macdonald Brier champion; 1975 World Men's bronze medallist Bob Nicol – 1976 Macdonald Brier participant; 1980 and 1981 Labatt Brier runner-up; 1982 Labatt Brier champion; 1982 World Men's champion Al Fiskar, Jr. – 1976 Macdonald Brier participant Warren Butters – 1976 Macdonald Brier participant Al Hackner – 1980 and 1981 Labatt Brier runner-up; 1982 and 1985 Labatt Brier champion; 1982 and 1985 World Men's champion;