‘Heroic’ firefighters battle southern Manitoba golf club fire days after grand reopening
A clubhouse at a southern Manitoba golf course was ravaged by a fire on Saturday, less than a week after its grand reopening from a fire that destroyed the building three years ago.
The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the impact of its loss has devastated community members in Morden, Man., said the city’s Mayor Nancy Penner on Sunday morning.
“It feels especially heartbreaking given that we had just celebrated the ribbon cutting on New Year’s Eve,” she said of the Minnewasta Golf and Country Club.
“We were extremely proud of the dedication and hard work demonstrated by not only the executive of the club, but the management team who brought the vision of our new clubhouse to life.”
Santa Lucia Pizza opened at the club — which houses the dining area, hall and kitchen — during fall for larger events and social gatherings, and welcomed the public in December, Penner said.
The restaurant area could seat approximately 50 people whereas the banquet area could seat up to 150 people.
The New Year’s Eve celebration showcased the newly-renovated building and made community members feel excited to spend time at the clubhouse in anticipation of the upcoming golf season, she said.
“It’s really in moments like these that the strength of our community shines brightest and I have no doubt that together, we will rebuild, we’ll recover and we’ll come back stronger than ever,” Penner said.
‘Nothing short of heroic’
The Morden fire department received reports of the fire shortly after 1:40 a.m., said fire chief Andy Thiessen. Fire crews from the City of Winkler and the small community of Plum Coulee were also called to help put out the flames using water tankers and pumper trucks.
“It was a cold night too so that didn’t help us much, so we had to rotate … through personnel and a couple of trucks went down because of the cold,” Thiessen said.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the building’s roof.
Crews attacked the fire until 1 p.m. on Sunday and were able to save two-thirds of the clubhouse.
Thiessen said the investigation continues, but that they believe the fire started in the kitchen area. He said there is a fire suppression system in the kitchen, but there is no sprinkler system in the building.
The firefighters’ teamwork, dedication and selflessness battling such a massive blaze was “nothing short of heroic,” Penner said.
She said she’s unsure how extensive the damage is at this time, but regardless, the loss is a significant setback for the clubhouse that was built based on community donations amounting to more than $1 million.
While the golf course will open in the spring, it’s unknown how long it will take to rebuild the Minnewasta Golf and Country Club, but Penner is confident it will happen.
The last fire devastated the club in November 2021.
Approximately 40 firefighters from Morden and the neighbouring city of Winkler battled the flames to get the fire under control.
“There might be a few more tears this time than the first time, and there was a lot then, so this will be a hard pill to swallow for a while I’m sure, but it definitely is going to affect the community again for a bit,” Thiessen said.
It’s the deja vu people don’t want to have, he said.
The fire chief reminds people in the community to stay clear of the building, so crews can continue to clean up the wreckage.
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