The
Wallace
Point Canoe Club was active in the
1930s just north of Rice Lake. A founding meeting was called
for July 31, 1930 at the Pavillion and they offered swimming
lesson for local farm boys and a winter hockey team. Their
first regatta was held at Gore's Landing in 1931. A boat
house was built in 1934 and Herb Cardwell, the first president,
handed over the role to William Taylor in 1935. 1941 saw
the first time Wallace Point competed against Western Ontario
clubs, at the Dominion Day Regatta in Toronto. CCA memberships
were paid at the time. The club attempted to rebuild after
WWII took many of its active members but eventually folded
and put their boats in storage. |