About Us

The Dante Italo Canadian Club was formed by a group of new Italian immigrants on April 10, 1958, in the City of Sarnia.

The goal of the club is to:
- Provide a meeting place for all Italians from different regions of Italy who have made a new home and life in the Sarnia-Lambton area.
- Exchange ideas on cultural and recreational matters.
- Develop a plan to ensure that the Club would grow into a social, cultural and recreational facility for all its members and future generations.
- Set examples for their children to follow and help maintain the culture of their forefathers in order to pass it on to future generations.
On April 10, 1961 the Dante Club was incorporated.
In 1961 the Dante Club purchased a parcel of land on London Road. This land became the new home of the club.
In 1962 an adjacent piece of land was purchased to provide more space so that construction on a new building could begin.
In March of 1967 construction of the new building began.
On January 13 and 14, 1968, the Dante Club hosted an open house to the general public.
January 20th, 1968, a gala was held to celebrate the grand opening.

We frequently hold pasta fundraiser dinners at our facility for many charitable organizations and help raise funds for various relief efforts.