The Fort Rouge Curling Club is a curling club located in the Fort Rouge district of Winnipeg , Manitoba .
9-684: The Fort Rouge Curling Club joined the Manitoba Curling Association in 1915, while the Fort Rouge Ladies Curling Club was one of the founding members of the Manitoba Ladies Curling Association in 1924. In 1919, the first Fort Rouge Curling Club rink was built at the corner of Kylemore Avenue and Osborne Street . This building would later be demolished, and a new facility was built in 1959, a few blocks away on Daly Street where it stands today. The Rouge
18-571: A bronze medal at the 1992 Canada Safeway World Women's Curling Championship with teammates Laurie Allen , Cathy Gauthier and Arnott and a silver medal at the 1995 Ford World Women's Curling Championship with Cathy Overton , Gauthier and Arnott. Teams from the Fort Rouge won numerous provincial women's championships , including: Provincial junior championship rinks include: Provincial senior championship rinks include: Provincial masters championship rinks include: The Fort Rouge Curling Club won
27-683: Is "to promote, develop and grow the sport of curling in Manitoba, Canada and the world by providing leadership, services and programs for the curling community from grassroots to elite." The origins of the current-day Curl Manitoba dates back to November 1888, when the Manitoba Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club was established. In 1908, the organization was renamed the Manitoba Curling Association (MCA), which
36-475: The 2016 Travelers Curling Club Championship , women's division. Members of the winning team were Tracy Andries, Crystal Kennedy, Dianne Christensen and April Klassen. Manitoba Curling Association 1908 ( 1908 ) (MCA, men's only) Curl Manitoba or CurlManitoba (registered as the Manitoba Curling Association ) is the provincial sport governing body for curling in Manitoba . Its stated mission
45-412: The 1956 championship team included Langlois, Cy White and McWilliams. The club is also home to the 2016 men's provincial champion rink, consisting of Mike McEwen , B. J. Neufeld , Matt Wozniak and Denni Neufeld . The Rouge was also the home club of the 1984 World Women's Curling Championship winning team of Connie Laliberte , Chris More , Corinne Peters and Janet Arnott . Laliberte also won
54-505: The rich history of curling in Manitoba and to honour the outstanding accomplishments of curlers, builders, curler/builders and teams." The Manitoba Curling Museum collection includes an estimated 40,000 artifacts, documents, and historical images, and is "considered one of the most extensive curling collections in the world." Since the first induction ceremony in 1987, the Hall of Fame has honoured over 50 teams, 60 individual curlers, 40 builders of
63-451: The unisex Manitoba Curling Association. In September 2009, the association adopted the new operating name Curl Manitoba along with a new logo. The brandmark of the new logo was created from the circle of a curling house , with the traditional outer ring being broken down into four parts, meant to represent the four members of a team. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum was created in 1987 to "procure, preserve and promote
72-513: Was open to only men. In 1924, the women's-only Manitoba Ladies Curling Association (MCLA) was formed. The MCA established the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum in 1987 to "procure, preserve and promote the rich history of curling in Manitoba and to honour the outstanding accomplishments of curlers, builders, curler/builders and teams." In 2000, the MCA and MCLA amalgamated to create
81-504: Was the home club of the 1972 World Championship winning team of Orest Meleschuk , Dave Romano , John Hanesiak and Pat Hailley , a team most notable for the " Curse of LaBonte " incident. The club has produced two other Canadian championship rinks, in 1952 and 1956 (pre-dating the World Championships), both skipped by Billy Walsh . The 1952 Brier championship team included Al Langlois , Andy McWilliams and John Watson while
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