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Successful Bowlympics

Written by Robbie Thomas on . Posted in Need to Know, Uncategorized.

Bowlympics 2026 was another successful day.  The sun shone upon us, and everyone had fun, even though I tried to confuse people!  Thank you for such a good response. It was a very tight race!

Congratulations to all!

Winners of the 2026 Bowlympics

Gold:  Fay St. Marie, Barry Dumont, Debbie Taylor, Nick B
Silver:  Diane Cruickshank, Miriam Gunn, Howard Auld, Darlene Pentland
Bronze:  Bill Burgess, Brian Larkin, Bob Merrell, Markey Pellow

Courtenay’s Lucie and Ed Triples Results

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Competition Results, Uncategorized.

Sixteen teams came out to play at the Lucie and Ed Triples Tournament held in Courtenay on  May  16th and 17th, with the home town team taking home top honours.  It was a winner play winner format and one flight.  The team of Vern Greenhill, Leone King and Joe Randazzo came in at 4-0 and took home top prize.  Four other  teams came in all tied for second place with 3-1 scores.  In order, they were the team of Bob Allaby, Sandi Mitchell and Merry Danarti of Parksville, then Kate Wilson,  Bill Burgess and Gary Carson, also of Parksville.  Linda Meers, Michael Lynch and Beth Perrier of Courtenay also tied for second as did the Nanaimo team of Bruce McNiven, Terry Cowie and Glenda Chalmers.   Great sportsmanship, tasty  food and good playing conditions made for a really fun event.  Thanks to all who made this event so successful

Carol Bucyk

Short Mat Wrap-up

Written by Robbie Thomas on . Posted in Competition Results, Uncategorized.

We finished off the short mat season with a two day competition followed by a pizza supper. Thanks to all those who helped organize the event, provide great snacks, assist in the kitchen and help with the cleanup. A special thanks to Sandi Mitchell for her umpiring assistance during the event and to Mick Banks who provided a number of templates to assist in selecting the teams and assigning rinks.

The results are:

1st: Norman Norman, Barry Conn, Sharyn O’Reilly

2nd: Clare Atchison, Mavis Gooding, Linda Watson

3rd: Dianne Proctor, Luise Norman, Vivien Weston

4th: Clive Arthorne, Marg Wood, Alan Watson

Check out the photos here Short Mat Triples Tournament

JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER

Written by Robbie Thomas on . Posted in Need to Know, Uncategorized.

It’s Smile Card time again.

Please send your orders before Wednesday March 25th, by clicking Smile Card Order Form.

As usual, denominations of $50, $100 or $200 are available.  I will send out an email to those who have ordered on Thursday 26th, advising where and when they can be picked up.

You can pay by either cheque (marked for Smile Card), cash or e-transfer to treasurer@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com (Memo note for Smile Cards).  PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR THE TREASURER.

Contact Chris Fereday if you have any questions feredayc@gmail.com

 

2025 BCB Board of Directors – Call for Nominations

Written by Robbie Thomas on . Posted in Need to Know, Uncategorized.

BCB is looking for energetic, passionate, and enthusiastic candidates looking to help grow and support the sport of lawn bowling in Canada.  There are 3, three-year term, director positions open on the BCB Board of Directors.  For more information, read the full press release here:  Call for Nominations: Join the Bowls Canada Board of Directors – Bowls Canada Boulingrin 

Visit https://bowlscanada.com/en/volunteering/ to access the Nomination Package and details on the application process.  The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm (EDT) September 7, 2025, via email at office@bowlscanada.com or via mail to the BCB Office.

2025-BCB-BOD-Call-for-Nominations

2025-BCB-Board-Nomination-Package

 

Port Alberni Strawberry Bowl Winners

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Competition Results, Uncategorized.

It was another busy lawn bowling weekend, this time in Port Alberni.  June 28th and 29th saw the men and women playing in some very warm temperatures, and the bowling was pretty hot, too.

In first place for the women, it was our club’s Merry Danarti and Sandi Mitchell  earning the honours and repeating from last year.  Second place went to Nanaimo’s Frances Tester and Kathleen Hewitt.

On the men’s side, Vern Greenhill and Dean Penny took home first place, while our own Bob Allaby and Bob Merrell (The Bobs), earned second place.

A very big thank you goes out to everyone from the Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club who made this  such a fun and successful event.

 

 

Winners on the men’s side: Vern Greenhill and Dean Penny from Courtenay.
Second place: From our club, Bob Merrell and Bob Allaby

 

 

 

 

Winners on the women’s side: Merry Danarti and Sandi Mitchell from our club.

 

Second place on the women’s side: Frances Tester and Kathleen Hewitt of  Nanaimo.

Parksville Women Shine in QB Tournament

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Competition Results, Uncategorized.

The Quality Foods Open Men’s and Women’s Triples was full of exciting finishes this past weekend.  A slight mix-up in the finishes prevented me from getting information accurately, but today, we have the final results (with proper names and spellings).

First place went to the Nanaimo team of Kathleen Sherry, Lezlie Howe and Karen Hungar.  Second was earned by our own Roberta Stets, Jeanette Ferguson and Janet Harding.  Courtenay’s team of Shelly McCallum,  Beth Perrier and Leone King earned third place, while the host club team of Helen Roberts, Denis Hooper and Nancy Blue took fourth.

Carol Bucyk