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Champions of the Rouge |
| Over the years, there have many highlights that the Fort Rouge Curling Club is very proud of. In historical order they are: |
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1952 and 1956 The Leap Year Canadian Champions (MacDonald Briers) |
  | Skip - Bill Walsh; third - Al Langlois; second - Andy McWilliams; leads - John Watson (1952) Cy White (1956) |
| The 1956 Brier is commemorated by a unique trophy called "The Moncton Trophy" recalling the final shot in the 13th end of a playoff game. |
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1958 Manitoba Ladies Provincial Champions |
 | Skip - Ester Poulton; third - May Graham; second - Mary Chalmers; lead - Dorothy Starr |
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1972 Canadian Champions (MacDonald Brier) and Air Canada Silver Broom World Champions |
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| Skip - Orest Meleschuk; third - Dave Romano; second - John Hanesiak; lead - Pat Hailley |
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1984 Canadian Ladies Champions and World Ladies Champions |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Chris More; second - Corinne Laliberte; lead - Janet Arnott |
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1989 Manitoba Ladies Provincial Champions and Canadian Finalists |
| Skip - Chris More; third - Karen Purdy; second - Lorie Zeller; lead - Kristen Kurulak; fifth - Laurie Allen |
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1987 Junior Boys Manitoba Provincial Representatives and Gold Medal Winners at the Canada Winter Games |
| Skip - John Boswick; third - Jamie Moore; second - Rob Finlay; lead - Dave Babiuk |
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1987 Manitoba Masters Provincial Champions |
| Skip - Colin Milne; third - Mike Primak; second - Hack Stoneman; lead - Claude Reid |
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1988 Manitoba Masters Provincial Champions |
| Skip - Ken Hilton; third - Colin Milne; second - Budd Snarr; lead - George Lowe |
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1989 Canadian Firefighters Champions |
| Skip - Ernie Kovaks; third - Ken Sim; second - Bob Porter; lead - Brian McGuire |
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1990 Manitoba Junior Girls Provincial Champions |
| Skip - Nancy Malanchuk; third - Rali Walker; second - Jill Ursel; lead - Natalie Claude |
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1991 Junior Girls Provincial Representatives at the Canada Winter Games |
| Skip - Nancy Malanchuk; third - Rali Walker; second - Jill Ursel; lead - Natalie Claude |
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1992 Canadian Ladies Champions |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Laurie Allen; second - Cathy Gauthier; lead - Janet Arnott |
| The girls won the Bronze medal at the World Championships. This team represented Team Canada in the 1993 Canadian Ladies Championships. |
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1993 Team Canada at the Canadian Ladies Championship |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Laurie Allen; second - Cathy Gauthier; lead - Janet Arnott |
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1993 Manitoba Junior Boys Provincial Champions |
| Skip - Mike Mansell; third - Doug Pottinger; second - Jason Fuchs; lead - Keith Marshall |
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1993 Manitoba Masters Provincial Champions |
| Skip - Lyle Henry; third - Colin Milne; second - Fraser Muldrew; lead - Jim Penston |
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1994 Manitoba Ladies Provincial Champions and Canadian Finalists |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Karen Purdy; second - Cathy Gauthier; lead - Janet Arnott |
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1995 Manitoba Ladies Provincial Champions and Canadian Champions |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Cathy Overton; second - Cathy Gauthier; lead - Janet Arnott |
| The girls lost in the final of the World Championships. |
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1995 Canadian Junior Mens Champions and Bronze Medalists at the World Junior Championship |
| Skip - Chris Galbraith; third - Scott Cripps; second - Brent Barrett; lead - Bryan Galbraith |
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1996 Manitoba Golden Girls Champions |
| Skip - Nettie Stadnyk; third - |
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1996 Team Canada at the Canadian Ladies Championships |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Cathy Overton; second - Cathy Gauthier; lead - Janet Arnott |
| The girls lost in the semi-final of the Canadian Championships. |
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1999 Manitoba Senior Men's Champions |
| Skip - Ron Westcott; third - Neil Andrews; second - Bob Boughey; lead - Ron Toews |
| Lost the semi-final play-off game. |
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1999 Manitoba Ladies Champions |
| Skip - Connie Laliberte; third - Cathy Overton-Clapham; second - Debbie Jones-Walker; lead - Janet Arnott |
| The girls lost in the semi-finals of the Canadian Championship. |
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2000 Manitoba Ladies Champions |
| Skip - Cathy Overton-Clapham; third - Jill Staub; second - Debbie Jones-Walker; lead - Janet Arnott |
| The girls lost in the semi-finals of the Canadian Championship. |
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2003 Manitoba Ladies Champions |
| Skip - Barb Spencer; third - Darcy Robertson; second - Barb Enright; lead - Faye Unrau |
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| The Fort Rouge is proud to have several of its members inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. They include: |
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| 1989 - Bill Walsh |
| 1991 - Al Langlois and Andy McWilliams |
| 1991 - The 1972 World Champions (Orest Meleschuk, Dave Romano, John Hanesiak and Pat Hailley) |
| 1993 - The 1984 World Ladies Champions (Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Laliberte and Janet Arnott) |
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| The Fort Rouge Curling Club has four of its members serve as President of the Manitoba Curling Association: |
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| 1949-50 J. Ross Woods |
| 1979-80 Spence Shiach |
| 1993-94 Paul Pelletier |
| 1996-97 Dan Hildebrand |
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| Honorary Life Members of the Manitoba Curling Association from Fort Rouge are: |
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| Claude Reid, Spence Shiach, Bill Scott, Jack Smith, Andy McWilliams and Al Langlois. |
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| The Men's Club has issued honorary life memberships to: Hal Pullin, Al Langlois, Spence Shiach, Bob Sangster, Ken Hilton, J. Dewolfe, Jack Smith, Archie Hardie, Claude Reid, T. Ritchie, Tom Gill, Bill Scott, Paul Lucko, D. (Pinky) Dewolfe, Paul Pelletier, Hugh Cook, Bruce Russel, Bob Boughey, Sid Butler, Elizabeth Stolle and Rolf Stolle. |
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| The Manitoba Ladies Curling Association has had the following Fort Rouge members act as President of their Association: |
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| 1929-30 Margarite Walsh |
| 1935-36 Elizabeth Wilson |
| 1942-43 Clara Floyd |
| 1953-54 Treg Rigby |
| 1963-64 Edith Houston |
| 1971-72 Helen McDiarmid |
| 1978-79 Beryl Harding |
| 1985-86 Nell Stoughton |
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| Honorary Life Members of the M.L.C.A. from the Fort Rouge Curling Club are: |
| Ester Poulton. |
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| The Ladies Club has issued honorary life memberships to: |
| Phyllis Angus, Mrs. H. Chisholm, Edith Houston, Agnes McDowell, Helen McDiarmid, Bessie Matthewan, Lil Mott, Ester Poulton, Nell Stoughton and Mrs. B.J. Wells. |
