Awards

MFFCA Life Members, CFFCA Life Members,
CFFCA Hall of Fame and
Howie Smith/Bill Metzler Sportsmanship Award

LIFE MEMBERS OF THE MANITOBA FIRE FIGHTERS CURLING ASSOCIATION (* = deceased)

HOWIE SMITH*

GEORGE HOBSON*

HAROLD PURPUR*

BOB INNES*

BRIAN (B.J.) McGUIRE

BOB (S.R.) POOLE

GUY SENECAL

JOHN ALLAN*

RAY McDERMID*

TOM CHERNETZ

ANDY ODELL

LYLE WIEBE

KEN MacLEOD

DAN MICHALCHUK

BOB SWARBRICK*

BILL METZLER

REYN KLASSEN*

GORD COLE*

HENRI LECUYER*

BOB (R.H.) POOLE

MANITOBA’S LIFE MEMBERS of the CANADIAN FIRE FIGHTERS CURLING ASSOCIATION (CFFCA) (* = deceased)

HOWIE SMITH*
Inducted in 1972
BOB SWARBRICK *
Inducted in 1977
JOHN ALLAN *
Inducted in 1995
BILL METZLER
Inducted in 1998
LYLE WIEBE
Inducted in 2003

BOB (R.H.) POOLE
Inducted in 2023

MANITOBA’S MEMBERS OF THE CFFCA “HALL OF FAME”

BOB (S.R.) POOLE (CURLER) - Inducted in 2014

SPECIAL 60th ANNIVERSARY CFFCA AWARD for 40+ years of Competing in Provincials

2020: Curler, Al Sharpe (WFD ret) receives his CFFCA 40+ years participation award from MFFCA President Shayne Cormier.

2020: Curler, Gord Cole (WFD ret) receives his CFFCA 40+ years participation award from MFFCA President Shayne Cormier.

2020: Curler, S.R. (Bob) Poole (WFD ret) receives his CFFCA 40+ years participation award from MFFCA President Shayne Cormier.

HOWIE SMITH/BILL METZLER SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Presented annually to the MFFCA Provincial competitor who shows a high degree of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and curling ability.

2023 - JAKE VAN LEEUWEN (Winnipeg F.D. ret.) on left in Winnipeg presented by MFFCA President Shayne Cormier.

2024 - Tony Fehr of Plum Coulee F.D. in Steinbach

2019 - KEN KURZ (Dryden F.D. ret.) on right in Winnipeg presented by MFFCA President Dan Michalchuk.

2020 - JEFF FRENCH (Winnipeg F.D.) on left in Morden presented by MFFCA Presidentn Shayne Cormier.

2017 - DAVE AITKEN (Niverville F.D.) on right in Winnipeg presented by MFFCA President Dan Michalchuk.

2018 - ABE & RUSS KLASSEN (Steinbach F.D.) in Steinbach

2015 - SHAYNE CORMIER (Winnipeg F.D.) in Killarney

2016 - GREG ROY (Calgary F.D. ret.) (on right) in Winnipeg presented by MFFCA President Dan Michalchuk.

2013 - KRIS ROSOLOWICH (Winnipeg F.D.) (on right) in Winnipeg presented by Howie Smith.

2014 - SCOTT KISSICK (Winnipeg F.D.) (centre) in Winnipeg.

2011 - JEFF LILLIES (West St. Paul F.D.)(centre) in Winnipeg presented by Howie Smith and Bill Metzler.

2012 - ROB GUDNASON (Glenboro F.D.) (left) in Lac du Bonnet presented by Howie Smith.

2009 - CLIFF CULLEN (Glenboro F.D.) on left in Winnipeg presented by Bill Metzler.

2010 - STACEY INNES (Winnipeg F.D.) on left in Glenboro presented by Howie Smith.