Posted - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The Friendly Fort was very pleased to welcome the Swiss women's Team Hurlimann to our club for some practice time this past week. The team was in town preparing for a Morris event.
Lead- Marina Loertscher, 2nd- Sarah Muller, Kyle Surma (FGCC Executive), 4th - Corrie Hurlimann, 3rd- Celine Schwizgebel
Click here for information and electronic registration form for Junior curling at the Friendly Fort Garry.
The following FGCC leagues have openings for the 2023-24 season.
WINNIPEG HYDRO MIXED CURLING LEAGUE (“WHMCL”)
WHMCL is looking for curlers for its 2023-2024 curling season. WHMCL, a mixed fun league for all ages, currently has 8 teams who curl on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am and would like to expand to 12 teams next year. Full teams are welcome although individuals can also join as we would be able to fit you into existing teams. This is also a great league for beginners and stick curlers. Don't want to play every week? Individuals may be able to share positions on a team. Our league has a long history, having celebrated its 100th year anniversary in 2019. Please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
FG Open League
(Tue/Thur 1pm) - Darlene Maywood - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 204-792-4410
T- Liners curling looking for teams, ALL are welcome, juniors, seniors and mixed contact Gil at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or text 204 470 6282.
Fort Garry is 100% volunteer run and is a non-for profit facility which benefits the community greatly.
Do you have a few hours per month where you can help out your club?
You can volunteer your time and talent on our Executive board to help shape a strategic plan for the direction of our club.
Or, you can assist with running one of our many leagues. Perhaps you can apply your skills and knowledge towards a repair or upgrade around
the curling club. There are also many other ways that we can use your time and talent from time to time.
Ask us how you can make a difference. Any time that you can afford will make a huge difference in YOUR CLUB.
Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will gladly find a rewarding area for your much appreciated time and skills.
Casual ice rentals for non-members can be booked with Steve Gilmore (Ice Rental Chair) via text or phone at 204-227-0219.
Members, please book practice ice in advance with Steve as well.
Thank you,
FGCC Executive
Try Curling – Olympians started as beginners!
1. For anyone
Curling is one of the most inclusive sports out there. You can play in a wheelchair, you can play if you’re visually or hearing impaired, you can play if you’re 90, and you can play if you’re five. There’s such a big age range in curling that little kids can use special lighter rocks until they get big enough to push the granite monsters. You also don’t have to be able to run 10 miles without breaking a sweat in order to play—although being physically fit is definitely a benefit. Both throwing and sweeping can get pretty intense. Curling teams can be all men, all women, or mixed.
2. Curling is inexpensive
No crazy pads, no skates, no helmets—just some basic gear and a membership to a curling league or club, and you’ve got yourself a super-fun sport. Chances are, you can play for a lot less than an annual gym membership. Just be warned: you can blow your budget pretty easily buying rounds for the other team after a match.
3. It’s great for your mind
Curling is all about strategy and precision—in fact, its nickname is “chess on ice.” Although you can learn to play in a couple of hours, curlers spend years learning to read the ice, evaluate the other team’s play, and make decisions accordingly. Plus, you’ll get some good practice in focusing and being mindful. As one curler puts it, “Whether it’s on sweeping, or watching a line, or letting your legs remember what the weight feels like as you slide out—you think about one thing. And for a bit, everything else melts away.”
4. Curling is a ridiculously social sport
Good sportsmanship is key in curling—sweepers are expected to call their own infraction when they burn, or touch, a stone, for example. So while there’s definitely rivalry and competition, it’s also expected that curlers will be friendly and courteous, even if they’re losing badly. Also, getting a beer or coffee with the opposing team after the game is pretty much required, so you’re guaranteed to make friends whether you want to or not.
5. How?
Email the club and we will get you started. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
6. Curling 101 Video
The FGCC is now accepting e-Transfers for Member rental league as well as Men's membership payments. Email the club at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
League Draws can be found under the Curling main menu at top of page.
Box 48138, RPO Lakewood
Winnipeg, MB; R2J 4A3
Phone: 204-233-4477
Fax: 204-233-5551
email: [email protected]
Fort Garry Curling Club
696 Archibald St.
Winnipeg, MB
The Fort Garry Curling Club has six sheets of ice ready for curlers of all skill levels.