Congratulations to John DiLabio!

Join us in celebrating John DiLabio from our Cornwall Office!

John has been inducted into The Governor General’s Curling Club.

John DiLabio joined the Cornwall Curling Club board in 1988, and the adventure lasted 26 years. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, John was one of the driving actors behind the project to develop the Cornwall Curling Center, a new, expanded six-sheet curling facility. He is also Co-Chair of the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. John also served on the boards of the Ottawa Valley Curling Association, (president 2011-2012), and of the Ontario Curling Association (2019-2022).

Current (and past) members from the Cornwall Curling Club in the Governor General’s Curling Club are Mr. Bill Dickie and Mr. George Dolejsi.  Mr. Mac Cameron was a previous member of this group.

The Governor General’s Curling Club was founded by Lord Dufferin in 1874. He built a covered curling rink so that he and his staff could play the “roarin’ game” and established the Governor General’s Trophy competition that is still played today. In 1910 the Vice-Regal Curling Club was renamed the Governor General’s Curling Club, and a number of prominent curlers in the Ottawa area were invited to become members. Since that time, the focus of the Club has been to recognize Canadians who have made a significant contribution to curling locally, provincially or nationally, not only as competitive curlers, but also as builders and administrators. The men and women of today’s Club come from all walks of life and are proud to be honoured by membership in this historic organization.

In 1967 with the consent and encouragement of Governor-General Roland Michener, the membership of the Governor-General’s Curling Club was increased to a maximum of 100 with representation from across Canada. In 1972 a constitution was written and approved by Governor-General Michener which added a new category of 25 emeritus members.