The Fort Rouge Curling Club is a

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club located in the Fort Rouge district of

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History

The Fort Rouge Curling Club joined the

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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.

Champions

Men's

The Rouge was the home club of the 1972 World Championship winning team of

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, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak and

Pat Hailley Patrick G. Hailley (born May 19, 1940) is a Canadian former curler. He played lead on the 1972 Brier Champion team (skipped by Orest Meleschuk), representing Manitoba. They later went on to win the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ...

, 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

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, Andy McWilliams and John Watson while 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.

Women's

The Rouge was also the home club of the 1984 World Women's Curling Championship winning team of

Connie Laliberte Connie Laliberte (born October 21, 1960) is a Canadian retired curler from Manitoba and world champion. In 2019, Laliberte was named the tenth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Field ...

, Chris More, Corinne Peters and

Janet Arnott Janet Elizabeth Arnott (née Laliberte; April 17, 1956 – June 24, 2019) was a Canadian world champion curler and Olympic champion coach. Curling career Arnott was the longtime lead for her sister, Connie Laliberte winning the Scott Tourna ...

. Laliberte also won a bronze medal at the 1992 Canada Safeway World Women's Curling Championship with teammates Laurie Allen,

Cathy Gauthier Cathy Gauthier ( Tardi; June 5, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler and broadcaster. Gauthier began curling in grade 9. She played juniors for one season with Connie Laliberte, losing in the Manitoba final one year. Gauthier joined ...

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: *1958: Esther Poulton, May Graham, Mary Chalmers, Dorothy Starr *1984: Laliberte, More, Peters, Arnott *1989: Chris More, Karen Purdy, Lori Zeller, Kristen Kuruluk *1992: Laliberte, Allen, Gauthier, Arnott *1994: Laliberte, Purdy, Gauthier, Arnott *1995: Laliberte, Purdy (replaced by Overton), Gauthier, Arnott *1999: Laliberte, Overton-Clapham, Debbie Jones-Walker, Arnott *2000: Overton-Clapham, Jill Staub, Jones-Walker, Arnott *2003:

Barb Spencer Barbara Spencer (born Barbara Jay Kirkness, February 14, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Sanford, Manitoba. Spencer is a former Canadian Junior champion and a three-time provincial champion. Career Spencer had a successful junior career, playi ...

Darcy Robertson Darcy Robertson (born Darcy Kirkness, March 13, 1965) is a Canadian curler. She is a three-time provincial champion and former Canadian junior champion. Career Robertson had a successful junior career which involved winning the 1984 Canadian J ...

, Barb Enright, Faye Unrau *2006: Janet Harvey,

Jill Thurston Jill Thurston (born December 2, 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler. She skipped her own team out of the Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg), Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Juniors Thurston would represent Manitoba a ...

, Cherie-Ann Loder, Carey Burges *2009: Spencer, Robertson, Brette Richards, Barb Enright *2011: Overton-Clapham, Karen Fallis, Leslie Wilson,

Raunora Westcott Raunora Westcott (born May 1, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Juniors Westcott played lead for Team Manitoba (skipped by Kristy Jenion) at the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team finished with a 5-7 ...

*2014:

Chelsea Carey Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of Manitoba. She is the and Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba p ...

Kristy McDonald Kristy McDonald (born May 20, 1979 as Kristy Jenion) is a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba. McDonald retired from 2016–2021, but returned to the playing for the 2021–22 season. Career Juniors McDonald had a strong junior career, skipping tea ...

, Kristen Foster, Lindsay Titheridge

Junior

Provincial junior championship rinks include: * 1990 women's: Nancy Malanchuk, Raili Walker, Jill Ursel, Natalie Claude * 1993 men's:

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, Doug Pottinger,

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, Keith Marshall * 1995 men's: Chris Galbraith, Scott Cripps,

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, Bryan Galbraith ( Canadian Champions, World Bronze Medallists) * 2015 women's:

Beth Peterson Beth Peterson (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently skips her own team out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. Career Peterson won the 2015 Manitoba Junior provincial championship s ...

, Robyn Njegovan,

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, Breanne Yozenko * 2016 women's: Abby Ackland, Robyn Njegovan,

Sara Oliver Sara Oliver (born July 8, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg. She is a former World Mixed Curling Champion. Career Juniors Oliver skip (curling), skipped teams at both the 2014 and 2015 Manitoba Junior Curling Championships going 4–3 in ...

Senior

Provincial senior championship rinks include: *1999 men's: Ron Westcott, Neil Andrews,

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, Ron Toews

Masters

Provincial masters championship rinks include: *1987 men's: Colin Milne, Mike Prymak, Jack Stoneman, Claude Reid *1988 men's: Ken Hilton, Colin Milne, Bud Snarr, George Lowe *1993 men's: Lyle Henry, Colin Milne, Fraser Muldrew, Jim Penston *2010 men's: Ron Westcott, Bob Jenion, Bob Boughey, Gary Smith *2012 men's: Ron Westcott, Bob Jenion, Bob Boughey, Gary Smith *2014 men's: Ron Westcott, Ken Dusablon, Bob Boughey, Ron Toews *2015 men's: Ron Westcott, Ken Dusablon, Bob Boughey, Howard Restall ( Canadian Champions)

Travelers Curling Club Championship

The Fort Rouge Curling Club won the 2016 Travelers Curling Club Championship, women's division. Members of the winning team were Tracy Andries, Crystal Kennedy, Dianne Christensen and April Klassen.

References

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External links

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