OLBA District 16 Male Lawn Bowler of the Year

Congratulations to Nepean’s LBC, Bill Rogers (left) and Dean Chamberlin (right) on becoming male Lawn Bowlers of the Year 2025, and being recognized for their achievements at the District 16 level and continuing on to the Provincial Championships. In addition, Dean has assisted the District with Coaching and honourably represented District 16 at the Provincial […]

OLBA District 16 Female Lawn Bowler of the Year

Congratulations to Iroquois LBC, Jewel Roberts (pictured with Awards Chair, Bill Rogers), on becoming female Lawn Bowler of the Year 2025, and being recognized for her achievements at the District 16 level and continuing on to the Provincial Championships.

OLBA District 16 Volunteer of 2025

Congratulations to Nepean’s LBC, Alistair Lawrence aka “Mister Everything” (pictured with Awards Chair, Bill Rogers), on becoming recognized by his peers as Volunteer of the year 2025. Alistair’s focus has been on providing solutions for lawn bowlers with mobility challenges. He was instrumental in facilitating the BCB Parabowls Championships (visually and physically impaired bowlers), this […]

Provincial Women’s Singles – July 12th at West Toronto LBC

Hi! I wanted to write to you all about the Provincial Women’s singles that are occurring this July 12th at West Toronto LBC and ask you a small favour. West Toronto is my club here in Toronto (though always my 2nd club, Highland Park remains my true club) and it would mean alot to me […]

MS/WS District Championship in SAM

Iroquois LBC is hosting the MS/WS District 16 Playdown on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The cost for this event is $20 per person, start time 9:30am. Lunch is brown bag, with beverages and snacks provided. There will be a maximum of 8 Men and 8 Women bowlers. Round-robin format. This Championship can be entered through […]

95th Governor General’s Information

The Governor General’s is one of the most prestigious lawn bowling events in Canada providing the opportunity for players from Ontario to compete against players from Quebec in Men’s and Women’s Fours and Men’s and Women’s Novice Singles. The Governor General’s Finals are hosted in alternate years by each province. The 2025 finals are on August […]

OLBA Annual General Meeting (AGM)

You should have received the formal announcement of the 2025 OLBA AGM. It will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday 26 April 2025, and will be on-line only. Voting Representatives and Observers need to register in advance here.   There are several vacancies on the OLBA Board of Directors. If you are interested, you should email Ralph Ellis at ellis@olba.ca.

Novice Training Day – District 16 Event – Almonte

Date: Saturday June 7th Time: 09:00 to 3:00-3:30 p.m. Location: Almonte Lawn Bowling Club – 157 Robert St. Almonte, ON *A free event: bowls provided, as well as refreshments (water, tea, coffee, treats). A brown bag event– the fridge in the bowls’ room is available for use. * Newly trained coaches will provide the up-to-date […]

Ottawa Set to Host The 2025 Canadian Para Bowls Championships!

It’s official! Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Canadian Para Bowls Championships will be held August 5–10, 2025, at the beautiful Nepean Lawn Bowls Club in Ottawa, Ontario! We know you’ve been waiting for this announcement — and we thank you for your patience. Great things take time, and we are excited to […]

Coaching Part 2 Event

Latest news is District 16 has 10 new coaches trained by Steve Mckerihen (O.L.B.A. Learning  Facilitator and standing) and supervised by Bill McCollam (O.L.B.A. Head of Coaching to our left and seated). Many new District 16 Coaches have signed up to join in the fun at Almonte’s Novice Day, June 7. This event (Coaching Part […]