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” (* = deceased)

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.