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PROUD HOST OF THE 2019 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, AUGUST 20-25

CANADIANS, HIGHLIGHTS:  August 20: on Tuesday, the club welcomed 140 players for practice, registration, bowls & shoes inspection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the evening, there was the Banquet at the host hotel, Holiday Inn, North Service Rd. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Throughout the week, Spectators are welcome and the Senior Centre will be open for lunches to be purchased by visitors not on the players' meal plan. Spectators are asked to park behind the club at the senior centre.
 
Wednesday, August 21: At 8 a.m. players were be piped onto the greens with opening remarks by dignitaries and the ceremonial first bowl. The 1st game of the 1st round started at 9 a.m. Second game started at 1 p.m. after lunch and the 3rd game went at 4:30 p.m. Pairs is 3-bowls, 18 ends while Fours is 16 ends. All games have a 2.5 hour time limit. This will be the same schedule and format for games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 
Note: For the Pairs/Fours, due to BLBC having 16 rinks, each of the ten teams will receive 3 byes, which results in the requirement of 12 rounds over 4 days to complete a 9-game round robin. That is why there are 3 rounds on Saturday. Players' rosters, draw, results and standings can be found here .
 
Sunday, August 25: tie breaker games at 9 a.m. if needed. Medal round will start at 1 p.m.
 

WELL DONE LADIES!  At the Ontario Open Fours Provincial Championships, June 7-9, the team of skip Joan Way (Burlington), Teresa Bucknall (Beamsville), Trisha Buchnall (Welland) and Theresa Kennedy (Burlington) won the Silver Medal in Oshawa. As a result of the second-place finish, our team will now represent the province as "Ontario B" at the Canadian Championship hosted by their home club of Burlington LBC, August 20-25.

RICK DAVIDS TOURNAMENT:  With a score of 3 Wins and 45 points, congratulations to Kathy Smith, Val McWilliams, John McKechnie (Ancaster & Glenridge) for winning the MT/WT open tournament on Sunday, August 18. Complete results and photo on our Tournaments Page . For the remaining tournaments, please email Tournament Director Julia Farrell to enter: tjfarrell121@gmail.com . Or call 1-905-563-6097 if you have no email.

 Greens Restoration 
Progress Reports:
Nov. 2016 Update
Oct. 2016 Update
Spring 2016 Update
Oct. 2015 Update
Nov. 2015 Update

The Burlington Lawn Bowling Club (BLBC) is a private charter club located in the heart of Burlington, Ontario. The club is a member of District 5 of the Ontario Lawn Bowling Association (OLBA).

The club invites you to join us for lively social interaction and mild exercise  on the "GREEN" and we invite and encourage non-members to play as our guests.  Lessons and loaner equipment are available for all who are interested in learning this sport. Guests may also use club bowls for a small fee.

BLBC has two regulation-size greens of 8 rinks each. Bowling occurs virtually every day of the week during our operating season, usually in the afternoons and evenings.  More information on the choice of times and levels of play of all bowling activities can be found in the 2018 Handbook.  In addition, for the competitive bowler, the club also hosts numerous "Open Tournaments" and District & Provincial Championships throughout the year. For your enjoyment, the club is licensed for beer and wine service.

Canada Day 2019
 

 INDOOR BOWLING:  Want to lawn bowl all year round? No problem! At BLBC you can bowl indoors from October to April for $100. We roll out 3 mats in our clubhouse. The game is similar to outdoors but the greens are mats (shorter & narrower than outside) with a block in the middle to make the game more challenging. Small bowls are supplied. All you need is indoor flat-soled shoes.

We have open bowling every afternoon (with refreshments & cookies between games). There are also leagues in the mornings & evenings. Come join us and enjoy the camaraderie. Lessons are available. There is an additional fee of $30 for non-outdoor members. Please check out the new 2018-19 Indoor Bowling Schedule for the times of all events and league action.

 Ongoing Activities 
 
Open Bowling: Pick-up games with players drawn randomly. Show up 20 minutes ahead of start time and play.
 
Jitneys: Same as Open Bowling, but played for loonies & toonies. Also special Holiday Jitneys when 2 games are played.
 
Tournaments: Some are "in house" Club Tournaments for members only.
 
Click here for Schedule for 2019 Club Championships.
 
Others are "Open" to outside clubs as well. All require pre-registration.
 
Leagues: Pick your own team for league play (such as Australian 2-4-2 Pairs and 4-3-2-1).
 

Winners of Last Year's Open Tournaments held at BLBC

Previous Winners:  2017   -  2016   -  2015   -  2014  -  2013 .

 Bowling Tips 
 
"Bruce's Bits for Better Bowling". Tips:
#1 - #2 - #3 - #4
#5 - #6 - #7 - #8
New: Tip #9 - 
 

 Open Tournaments 
 
Check our NEW  Open Tournaments schedule and plan your entries!
 
2019 Tournaments
 
2019 District 5 Schedule
 
 Tournament Results 

Results & Winners:
2013 Tournaments
2014 Tournaments
2015 Tournaments
2016 Tournaments  
2017 Tournaments
2018 Tournaments

 No Fee Increase for 2019
 

Note: Full Membership Fee includes the annual affiliation fees of $35.00 remitted to provincial and national governing bodies ($16.50 to OLBA and $18.50 to Bowls Canada per player). Members who belong to more than one Ontario club only have to pay these fees once. Therefore if BLBC is not your primary club, you only pay the club portion or $155.00 in 2019. Indoor bowling add $100.

2019 Membership Form now available for download in two formats: .doc and PDF .
To renew your membership, please print, fill out and bring the form with you to the Spring Annual Meeting, or after that, the next time you are at the club along with the Waiver.

  LINKS  
 
Bowls Canada
OLBA Home Page
Ontario Premier League
Burlington Bears
City of Burlington
Region of Halton
Burlington Weather
Tourism Burlington
WOBA 2018

 
 Resources: 
 
Club Constitution
Club Bylaws
 
2019 Membership Form  &  Waiver
 
List of Novice Bowlers
 
4-3-2-1 Rules
 
Ontario Tournaments 2018
 
O.B.A. History

Club Policies

Visitors & Practice:
Potential new members who have never bowled before are encouraged to participate, together with a reasonable number of coaching sessions for free, before making a membership decision. Visiting lawn bowlers may play occasionally for a fee (as defined annually by the club) and must make arrangements with the Drawmaster in advance of any practice or game. The decision of the Drawmaster will be final in all cases. No visitor, unless they become full members of the club, shall acquire any benefits of membership, nor be eligible to compete in club championships or league play. Players from other clubs in the district may practice for district playdowns being held at the club but must arrange for practice times in advance.

Dress Code: (as per the club handbook):

• Flat soled shoes (indentations no deeper than 1/4 inch (1 cm) are mandatory).
  
• Shirts must have collars and/or sleeves.
  
• No restrictions for teams to wear same colour shirts for club championships.
  
• For Open Tournaments and District Playdowns, the OLBA Dress Code (General Rule 6.b.) shall apply (namely players on a team must all wear the same team colours or the default white tops and bottoms).

Smoking: The City of Burlington has a new "No Smoking" by-law on city property, including parks and parking lots. We have new signs on our fence advising the same. Smokers will move to the street curb.

Dogs: The Club has decided that only Service Dogs will be permitted inside the fence of the club.