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 […]

OLBA trying to recruit new umpires

The OLBA Officiating Committee is trying to recruit new umpires to bolster our numbers across Ontario.   We are proposing 2 courses this year.  May 3 in Brampton and May 10 in Nepean.  These will only run if enough interest can be found.  If there is enough interest from other areas, courses may be scheduled later […]

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.

Dean Chamberlin at the Ottawa Sports Awards

The Ottawa Sports Awards ceremony saw Dean Chamberlin recognized for his lawn bowling achievements in 2024. Pictured here with his daughters Tracy and Kelly! Be sure to read the terrific article written by Martin Cleary that can be found here: https://ottawasportspages.ca/2025/02/05/high-achievers-lawn-bowls-dean-chamberlin-follows-fathers-footsteps-at-ottawa-sports-awards-dinner/

District 16 Volunteer of the Year – 2024

Ron is a perfect example of a fully engaged member. He is the president of the club, and as such, he is in constant contact with the municipality to advocate for our club. This year again, Ron’s started his volunteer work for the Iroquois Lawn Bowling Club earlier then anyone else, as he pursued the […]

Ottawa sports award for individual bowlers, male and female.

The second nomination was for Bill and Sheila Rogers. The rogers have played a variety of individual and team competitive sports together for over 50 years. 2023 has been an outstanding year for them playing together out of the Nepean Lawn Bowls Club. In 2023 Bill won 11 District 16 tournaments while Sheila won 9. […]

​Ottawa Sports Nomination – Lawn Bowling Team of the Year

The District 16 Lawn Bowling Executive Committee (Eastern Ontario) nominated 2 entries for the Lawn Bowling Team who reached the highest level of competition this past season.   The Men’s Triples Team won Gold at the Provincial Finals in Midland following their win at the District 16 level.   Members in the picture are from left to […]