c1900s

 
     
Verdun, Montreal, QUEBEC
St. Lawrence River
Founded:
 1875
Fate:
 Abandoned & Demolished
Official Name:
 Grand Trunk Boating Club
 
Telephone:
 none
Website:
 none
Club Colours:
     
ACHIEVEMENTS
Champions: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1928, 1936, 1951
Runners-Up: 1904, 1911, 1912, 1926, 1931, 1952
3rd Place: 1908, 1913, 1932, 1935
   
NATIONAL COACHES
None
CCA COMMODORES
William J. Colligan - 1962
Dan Ryan Sr. - 1952
W. H. Nickle - 1943
Andrew F. Marnell - 1925
W. M. Jennings - 1913
C. N. Marshall - 1910
W. P. Kennedy - 1905-06
Jas Powell - 1901-02

Team Photo
 CANADA GAMES MEDALISTS
None
NATIONAL TEAM ALUMNI

Robert Cordner
OLYMPICS 1952
George Ward
OLYMPICS 1952
Allan McCleery
OLYMPICS 1960

 
  INFORMATION
 
The Grand Trunk Boating Club was founded in 1875 on Point St-Charles, Montreal. The club celebrated its ‘official’ diamond jubilee in 1950 (technically 75 years) just before winning their fifth national championship. Unfortunately, interest waned and the club eventually left the Canadian Canoe Association in 1970. Grand Trunk has had its share of tragedy: the club suffered a fire in 1950 in its jubilee celebration year; eleven athletes were also lost with the Minnehaha war canoe which sank in the St. Lawrence in 1900.