The original club began operation in November, 1888 as the Rideau Skating and Curling Club. The first facility of the club was the
Rideau Skating Rink located on Waller Street, which opened in February 1889. It was a
quonset hut style building, with three sheets of ice. The club's original president was
Sir Sandford Fleming, and Governor General
Lord Stanley as patron. Fleming, who had been a member of the Ottawa Curling Club started the club because the Ottawa would not serve alcoholic beverages after matches. The club was moved from their Waller St. home in 1916, when their land was requisitioned for
war purposes. Their second home (1916–1930) was approximately the present site of the
Supreme Court of Canada on Vittoria Street, after the
Ottawa Curling Club vacated the facility. It has been held regularly on an annual basis ever since, and is usually held between Christmas and New Years. ==Provincial champions==