JOIN OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST TO RECEIVE THE NEWS LETTER IN YOUR EMAIL SUBSCRIBE | Message from Ken Simpson OLBA President to Ontario lawn bowlers To the OLBA member clubs and the bowlers of Ontario We have accepted Wayne Harding’s resignation from the Board of Directors due to health and family commitments. Wayne has served as the Communications Committee Chair and as such, has overseen the publishing of the Annual and the website. He personally published the monthly digital newsletter, Ontario Lawn Bowling OnLine. Wayne carried out his duties professionally and diligently and did a wonderful job of representing the views of all bowlers, particularly those of Eastern Ontario at Board meetings.On behalf of the Board of Directors, member clubs and the bowlers of Ontario I wish to take this opportunity to thank Wayne Harding for his hard work and dedication to furthering the goals of lawn bowling in Ontario.We all look forward to Wayne’s full recovery and to seeing him on the bowling green. | Canadian Majors Championships 2018 Congratulations to all Ontario representatives at the Canadian Championships and a special congratulations to Men's Four Gold Medal Winners Jurgen Fessler, Gary Pickering, Michael Spadafora, Mike Wagner and Womens Fours Silver Medalists Mary Lou Richards, Cathy Larking, Lori Brendel, Lan Tran Full Results can be found here for the Fours and Pairs http://bowlscanada.com/en/news/news_release/2018-08-26.html Singles Championships Congratultions to Cathy Larking winning Bronze at the Canadian Singles Full results can be found here http://bowlscanada.com/en/news/news_release/2018-08-30.html | Men’s Pairs — August 26, 2018 (1:00 PM) | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Alberta A | Gold/Silver | 19 | Gold | | 1 | Saskatchewan A | Gold/Silver | 8 | Silver | | 3 | Manitoba | Bronze/Fourth | 20 | Bronze | | 4 | Nova Scotia A | Bronze/Fourth | 7 | Fourth | Men’s Fours — August 26, 2018 (1:00 PM) | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Ontario A | Gold/Silver | 23 | Gold | | 1 | Saskatchewan A | Gold/Silver | 12 | Silver | | 3 | Manitoba | Bronze/Fourth | 22 | Bronze | | 4 | British Columbia B | Bronze/Fourth | 8 | Fourth | | Women’s Pairs — August 26, 2018 (1:00 PM) | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Alberta B | Gold/Silver | 17 | Gold | | 1 | Alberta A | Gold/Silver | 14 | Silver | | 3 | Manitoba | Bronze/Fourth | 20 | Bronze | | 4 | Nova Scotia A | Bronze/Fourth | 15 | Fourth | Women’s Fours — August 26, 2018 (1:00 PM) | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | British Columbia B | Gold/Silver | 12 | Gold | | 2 | Ontario B | Gold/Silver | 9 | Silver | | 3 | Saskatchewan A | Bronze/Fourth | 18 | Bronze | | 4 | Alberta A | Bronze/Fourth | 13 | Fourth | | Women’s Singles — August 29, 2018 (6:00 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong (MB) | Gold/Silver | 21 | Gold | | 2 | Betty Van Walleghem (MB) | Gold/Silver | 16 | Silver | | 3 | Cathy Larking (ON) | Bronze/Fourth | 21 | Bronze | | 4 | Claire Day (AB) | Bronze/Fourth | 17 | Fourth | Men’s Singles — August 29, 2018 (6:00 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | Earl Luk (BC) | Gold/Silver | 21 | Gold | | 2 | Jim Duholke (BC) | Gold/Silver | 10 | Silver | | 3 | Patrick Desranleau (QC) | Bronze/Fourth | 21 | Bronze | | 4 | Everett Zwiers (ON) | Bronze/Fourth | 16 | Fourth | | Junior Girls — August 18, 2018 (3:30 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | Emma Boyd (BC) | Gold/Silver | 18 | Gold | | 2 | Baylee Van Steijn (ON) | Gold/Silver | 12 | Silver | | 4 | Cori Millard (ON) | Bronze/Fourth | 18 | Bronze | | 3 | Amy Spence (PEI) | Bronze/Fourth | 8 | Fourth | Junior Boys — August 18, 2018 (3:30 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | Erik Galipeau (ON) | Gold/Silver | 18 | Gold | | 2 | Auzzie Chambers (BC) | Gold/Silver | 5 | Silver | | 4 | Jake Masterson (ON) | Bronze/Fourth | 18 | Bronze | | 3 | Liam Campbell (NS) | Bronze/Fourth | 10 | Fourth | U25 Women — August 18, 2018 (3:30 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Carah Webster (BC) | Gold/Silver | 21 | Gold | | 1 | Jordan Kos (SK) | Gold/Silver | 20 | Silver | | 3 | Sydney Boyd (SK) | Bronze/Fourth | 21 | Bronze | | 4 | Jamie Scott (AB) | Bronze/Fourth | 16 | Fourth | U25 Men — August 18, 2018 (3:30 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Owen Kirby (ON) | Gold/Silver | 21 | Gold | | 1 | Rob Law (MB) | Gold/Silver | 18 | Silver | | 3 | Braeden Campbell (NS) | Bronze/Fourth | 21 | Bronze | | 4 | Brandon Watson (SK) | Bronze/Fourth | 13 | Fourth | Forster-Lang Pairs — August 17, 2018 (6:00 PM) | Final Rank | Player | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | L. Caldwell / A. Spence | Gold/Silver | 7 | Gold | | 2 | J. Gailey / G. Stanyer | Gold/Silver | 6 | Silver | | 3 | R. Law / O. Twamley | Bronze/Fourth | 0 | Fourth | | 4 | A. Gallacher / A. Chambers | Bronze/Fourth | 0 | Bronze | | Canadian Senior Triples Results On the Men’s side you have BC A defeating Ontario B in the Gold Medal game And BC B winning over team Saskatchewan in the bronze medal match! On the women’s side the home province Alberta B team defeats BC A in a very close game And Alberta A defeats Manitoba in the Bronze Medal match! Players braved frigid conditions during the week to work their way through to the medal matches. | Women’s Triples — September 15, 2018 | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 2 | Alberta B | Gold/Silver | 11 | Gold | | 1 | British Columbia A | Gold/Silver | 10 | Silver | | 3 | Alberta A | Bronze/Fourth | 21 | Bronze | | 4 | Manitoba | Bronze/Fourth | 11 | Fourth | Men’s Triples — September 15, 2018 | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | British Columbia A | Gold/Silver | 19 | Gold | | 2 | Ontario B | Gold/Silver | 7 | Silver | | 4 | British Columbia B | Bronze/Fourth | 15 | Bronze | | 3 | Saskatchewan | Bronze/Fourth | 11 | Fourth | | Congratulations to Albert Wu, Arnie Markowitz, Raymond Cheung - Silver Medalists at the Canadian Senior Triples | Canadian Mixed Pairs Results Mixed Pairs — September 15, 2018 | Final Rank | Team | Medal Match | Score | Medal/Place | | 1 | British Columbia B | Gold/Silver | 16 | Gold | | 2 | Alberta | Gold/Silver | 13 | Silver | | 4 | Manitoba | Bronze/Fourth | 22 | Bronze | | 3 | New Brunswick | Bronze/Fourth | 16 | Fourth | | Thank you to our Ontario Representatives - Jo Anne Bugler and Larry McLellan - Erin Chambers and Joe Green | OLBA 2018 Novice Singles Championships: Congratulations to the 2018 men medalists Gold: Derek McKie Silver: Steve Miller Bronze: Pierre Vanderhout Congratulations to the 2018 women medalists Gold: Paula Tarvers Silver: Lynn Crancg Bronze: Louisa Kee | 2019 Championships Calendar for Ontario | Ontario is looking for host clubs for the 2019 Provincial Championships - Single Green Clubs Welcome - Contact Tom Roth roth@olba.ca | Ontario Lawn Bowling Association 2019 Host Club Guidelines General Guidelines for Host Club Championship Committee: - Umpires will be assigned by OLBA.
- Rinks must be played on their natural and best centers.
- Supply Championship Chair with local accommodation information, directions to club, times for competitors to practice on the greens and social times if any.
- Devise a method to identify host club members so out of town visitors can ask for assistance.
- Contact local newspapers, radio and television, etc. with a press release.
- Use the Championships as an opportunity to promote your club and the great games of bowls in your community.
Fours, Pairs and Singles: - Will be a 2day event requiring 2 greens for day 1, 2 greens for day 2 – game 1.
- Sixteen Women’s and sixteen Men’s teams will begin play on day 1 (pairs and singles). Day 2 will have 8 teams of Women and 8 teams of Men competing (pairs and singles).
- The OLBA Convenor assigned to the event will conduct registration of teams Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at 8:00 AM.
- Announcements will start at 8:45 AM on Saturday and games start immediately after.
- Day 2 games start with trial bowls at 9:15 AM.
- Fours may require 3 days to complete (depending on number of entries) in which case, Friday will be added.
Mixed Pairs, Senior Triples: - Will be a 2day event requiring 2 greens for day 1 and 1 green for day 2 - game 1.
- Sixteen Women’s and sixteen Men’s teams will begin play on day 1.
- Mixed Pairs will begin play with 16 teams, requiring 1 green for both day 1 and day 2.
- The OLBA Convenor assigned to the event will conduct registration of teams the afternoon before day 1 and the morning of day 1 at 8:00 AM.
- Announcements will start at 8:45 AM on day 1 and games will start immediately after.
- Day 2 games start with trial bowls at 9:15 AM.
Novice Triples and Singles: - Will be a 2day event requiring 2 greens for day 1 and 1 green for day 2 - game 1.
- Sixteen Women’s and sixteen Men’s teams will begin play on day 1.
- The OLBA Convenor assigned to the event will conduct registration of teams the afternoon before day 1 and the morning of day 1 at 7:30 AM.
- Parade of Champions will start at 8:00 AM on day 1, announcements, then the games will start immediately after.
- Day 2 games start with trial bowls at 8:45 AM.
Specific Guidelines for Host Club Championship Committees: - Appoint a contact person from the club.
- Supply a publicaddress system for announcements.
- Provide sufficient number of scoreboards for all days. Scorekeepers would be welcomed.
- Greens must be cut prior to the start of play each day. The host club is encouraged to contact the OLBA Director for greens, for advice on preparing your greens for competition.
- Provide morning coffee, tea, donuts, muffins, fruit, etc. at the start of each day.
- Lunch will be made available at host club’s choice, players will also have the choice to buy lunch from the host club if they choose to. Players must contact the club to order lunch on day 1 before the championship starts if required by the Host club.
- Providing a program is recommended naming players, sponsors for the event, lunch menu, club information, etc.
- Arranging to have a first aid person in attendance every day.
- Provide a workspace for the OLBA convenor and an area to post results.
- Someone to assist the OLBA convenor in getting the display items out such as banners.
- There will be a parade of Champions in Youth and Novice events only.
- Provide a person to update the scores after each round on the OLBA website.
Financial Information for Host Club Championship Committee: - OLBA will pay $700 for the use of a double green and $350 for the use of a single green for each Championship.
- OLBA will pay $50 per day for one first aid person.
- OLBA will pay $1.00 per person for morning snacks and coffee for players, convenors and umpires.
- A cheque for the greens rental will be issued before the Championship and after the Host Club financial report has been submitted to the treasurer, a cheque will be issued for the balance.
- OLBA will pay $100.00 for a piper for the Youth and Novice events only.
- Any other expenses must be approved by the Championship Chair beforehand, no exceptions.
Opening Announcement Guide: - Parade of Champions for Youth and Novice Championships only.
- Welcome by the Host Club Spokesperson.
- O Canada should be included.
- Introduce any local politicians.
- Introduce the OLBA Convenor assigned to the event for his/her announcements.
- Introduce the Head Umpire for his/her comments on the rules for the competition.
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