photograph © McCord Museum
c1893

photograph © McCord Museum
Interior

photograph © McCord Museum
1926 C4

photograph © McCord Museum
1926 C2

photograph © CCA Archives
1925 C15

Valois Trophy 1909

The Valois Boating Club was founded in 1882 near Pointe Claire and may have been known as the Valois Bay Boat Club c1888 when they hosted regattas on behalf of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club. The original Lakeside structure was supposed to have been relocated next to the "Syndicate" building and christened the Valois Yacht Club according to a 1900 news article. Said club did indeed continue hosting regattas in 1900 which focused mainly on sailing, dinghies and swimming. Valois eventually reorganised and joined the CCA about 1909. They resumed canoeing events on their annual regatta program and competed for approximately three years before going on hiatus. They reappeared at the Eastern Division Championships in 1921, hosting their annual regatta again regularly until 1933 when the club was torn down as a result of the depression. Noted member R. Edgar Gilbert’s name graces the awards given to builders, officials and coaches. Although the jersey would appear to be a blue V in a white diamond on a red field to match the club penant, several regatta programs throughout the 1920s specifically describe the opposite.