Westmount Historical Association Lecture Series

WESTMOUNT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

Fall Lecture Series 2011

SPORTS OVER THE YEARS IN WESTMOUNT

Thursday, 15 September 2011
WESTMOUNT SPORTS CLUBS SINCE THE 1880s

As president of the Mount Royal Tennis Club during its centennial season on N.D.G.’s Grey Ave in 2006-2007, Patrick Martin began to research the Club, which had its origins as the Côte St Antoine Tennis Club on Kensington Avenue in Westmount as far back as 1889. As well as recounting the MRTC’S early history, he will also refer to the wide variety of other sports clubs, some of them long forgotten, that proliferated in the early years of Côte Saint-Antoine. These include, among others, St. George’s Snowshoe Club, the Westmount Golf Club, St. George’s Cricket Club, several curling clubs, and the Montreal Ski Club.

Speaker: Patrick Martin, past President of the Mount Royal Tennis Club, current Westmount city councillor.

Thursday, 20 October 2011
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT SELWYN HOUSE IN WESTMOUNT IN 1960

As Director of Athletics at Selwyn House when the school moved into Westmount from Redpath St. in Montreal in 1960, Fred Tees will talk about its sports program and its welcome by the City of Westmount. He will also talk about his experience as a student playing Soccer on the MAAA grounds on Ste. Catherine St in the thirties. If there is time, he will recount stories about his father, Dr. Frederick Tees, a surgeon who treated sports injuries.

Speaker :Fred Tees , Director of Athletics at Selwyn House for 16 years

Thursday, 17 November 2011
DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS AT SELWYN HOUSE

Michael Maurovich, who has just been appointed Director of Athletics at Selwin House, has taught and coached there for the past 28 years. Both he and Steve Mitchell, who has been at Selwin House for 27 years and has just retired as Director of Athletics, will join together to present an overview of the sports enjoyed by the student body.

Speakers: Michael Maurovich, Director of Athletics, Selwyn House and Steve Mitchell , retired Director of Athletics, Selwyn House.

Thursday, 15 December 2011
THE VARIETY of SPORTS in WESTMOUNT

We have 15 Stanley Cup banners hanging in our Westmount Arena. Michael Deegan will explain why and how we have them and talk about the beginnings of hockey and especially Westmount’s involvement over the years. Anitra Bostock will talk about the evolution and increase of girl’s participation in sports over the past 20 years. Andrew Maislin will explain the intricacies of Soccer.

Speakers: Mike Deegan, Director of Sports, Recreation and Community Events City of Westmount, Andrew Maislin and Anitra Bostock, Sports Coordinators

The four lectures will take place in the Westmount Public Library, 4574 Sherbrooke Street West, from 7 to 9 pm. Admission is free for members. Non-Members $5.00 at the door.

Lecture series prepared by Caroline Breslaw and Doreen Lindsay

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