Dear Members,

On behalf of your Fort Garry Curling Club Executive, we know these past few seasons have been challenging and we truly appreciate your patience, support and well wishes.

Your Executive wishes all members the very best of the season!

Jamie Rudnicki (President)

Kathryn Larsen (Vice-President, Special Events)

Andrew Kimery (Treasurer)

Jason Shymanski (Secretary)

Ed Shachtay (House)

Kyle Surma (Juniors/Special Events/House)

Steve Gilmore (Ice Rental)

Darren Needham (Men's Membership/Draw)

Fort Garry Curling Santa wishes all club members and their families the very best of the season!

To all the Fort Garry Junior curlers, Santa wants you to know that he is thinking about each and every one of you. Santa is so glad to be back curling and hopes that you are all being nice to one another.

The Manitoba Open Full and Half spiel is back after a 2 year pandemic absence!

More details at www.curlmanitoba.org web site.

• No age restrictions
• All curlers encouraged and welcomed
• Curlers who have not previously played in the bonspiel encouraged and welcomed.
• Teams can be comprised of 4 men, 4 women, 4 mixed players (any combination of gender and age)
• Spend a weekend in Winnipeg and curl in numerous Clubs across the City of Winnipeg

The Fort Garry Curling Club is currently seeking a club kitchen operator/caterer for member and guest food services.

Interested parties may email the club at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call/text Ed at 204-955-1364.

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.

Curling sessions will be on Saturday’s (Mid-October to Mid-March) at the Fort Garry Curling Club, 696 Archibald Street

Little Rocks – age 5 to 8 years, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, $100. No curling experience required. The program is designed to introduce the fundamentals of curling, with the emphasis on FUN!

Beginners – age 9 to 12 years, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, $120. Experienced and non-experienced. The program is presented as a non-competitive activity where everyone learns about the sport and has fun. Sessions will be a mix of on-ice lessons, demonstration and game play.

Juniors – age 13 to 19 years, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, $120, Curling experience is preferred as participants are placed on teams and a league is created (teams of 4 players may apply).

For more info call or text Jamie Rudnicki at 204-898-0440 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.