The Fort Rouge Curling Club began affiliation with the Manitoba Curling Association in 1915. In 1919 the original five sheet building was built on Winnipeg Electric Railway land at the corner of Kylemore and Osborne at a cost of $14,000. This structure was torn down to make way for a Loblaws Grocery store that has now been converted to the Fort Rouge Leisure Centre and Sam Southern Arena.

In 1924, the Fort Rouge Ladies Curling Club was one of the eight clubs to form the Manitoba Ladies Association.

The present six sheet building located at 750 Daly Street between Morley and Kylemore is two blocks northwest of the original building and was in operation for the fall of 1959. It was built at a cost of $110,000 with lots of volunteer labour. An addition to this structure was completed in 1986 at a cost of $186,000.

In the 1990’s, a series of refurbishment projects took place,  the main one being the replacement of the Ice Barn roof at a cost of $110,000. In 2004 our ageing Ice Plant Compressor was replaced to the tune of $30,000. The 35 year old Ice Plant Condenser was replaced in the summer of 2005 at a cost of $35,000. Numerous other projects are being contemplated going forward.

The "ROUGE" as it is affectionately known to its' members enjoys an excellent reputation throughout the curling community and is particularly famous for it’s' pizzas, known among curlers to be "The Best in Town".

The Fort Rouge Curling Club is now one of the busiest clubs in the city, operating from 9 AM in the morning till late in the evening. The Men's club consists of 72 teams curling in one night a week leagues. The Ladies club has 9 teams playing twice a week during the daytime. The Business Women's League has 24 teams, playing Tuesday nights. The Senior Mens' Recreational League also have 15 teams playing three times a week in the afternoons, along with Bridge and Cribbage Leagues. The Masters Curling league occupy 12 sheets on Monday mornings. As well, there are 24 teams in the Friday Mixed League, 36 teams in the Saturday Night Mixed League with 12 teams in the Alternate Mixed. The Junior program currently has 10 teams. 

Other rental groups use approximately 100 sheets of ice a week. Many leagues have been with us for over 40 years, namely the Manitoba Telephone System (now Manitoba Telecom Services) and the Winnipeg Firefighters Curling Club. Others with 25 years include: Fort Rouge Legion, Parks and Wrecks (recreation) CC and Fort Rouge Seniors. Newer leagues operating out of the Rouge include: Attorney General CC, Manitoba Hydro, Schoolmasters, On the Rocks CC, Rockwood, MLCC, Sunday Supper Club and the Learn to Curl League.

The Fort Rouge also has other renters/associations that have used the club. A few leagues such as the Rosedale Curling League, Misericordia Hospital, Great West Life, Simon Day, Crocus Curling League, the IB Curling League, Shriners Hospital League, Manitoba Implement Dealers Association League, the Churchill, Grant Park, Kelvin High School Leagues, Sunday Sweepers, Sunrise, Elks CC and Earl Grey Leagues have either folded or gone to other curling clubs, but all have provided a positive contribution.

We thank all of our rental leagues for their support over the years because they are a big part of the reason for the strength and longevity of the Fort Rouge Curling Club.