The 130-year-old Granite Curling Club is getting a $444,000 facelift to repair the ravages of time. (Google Street View)

The three levels of government are picking up the tab for renovations at Manitoba's oldest curling club — one of the oldest in the country.

The City of Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba and the federal government have announced $444,197 in funding to help the 130-year-old Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg.

The money will go toward the reconstruction and insulation of walls, as well as a paint job and a new dehumidifier and hot water boiler.

"We've lost some really good curlers because our ice is not what it should be. So we hope to get those members back and we hope to get new members," said club president Frank Clark.

"Snow comes in cracks in the walls, cold air comes in cracks in the walls [and] it erodes the ice. So we have lousy ice."

The club, which has been the home of several Canadian men's curling champions, is located on Mostyn Place, on the banks of the Assiniboine River.

The renovations should be finished in time for curling season this fall, Clark said.

Community centre gets funds

The three levels of government also announced $447,000 in funding for nearby the Broadway Community Centre Inc.

The money will help the centre expand its recreational field, add game regulation lines, replace the existing hockey rink, create a splash pad for water activities and develop a playspace.

"These improvements to the Broadway Community Centre and the Granite Curling Club will ensure our community has access to the modern and essential recreational infrastructure we need today and in the future," Rod Bruinooge, MP for Winnipeg South, stated in a news release.