Jackie arrived yesterday with a children's painting easel in a wagon and set up on the green to do our usual Sunday morning tip for those in attendance. It was fantastic and was a major hit with the group. While we do offer a Sunday morning tip each week, we have never had a presentation quite … [Read more...]
BSI New Bowler Tournament for Women: August 2025
August 16, 2025 by
This is a BSI new bowler tournament for women. Oak Bay had eight participants: Deb Austin, Susan Buss, Lori Anderson, Louise de Montigny, Lisa Simonok, Jean Morrison, Carolyn Rogers and Angela Stevenson. Submitted by Donna … [Read more...]
Greenslade BSI Tournament: August 12/13, 2025
August 14, 2025 by
The BSI Tournament Greenslade on August 12th-13th, 2025, was a highly anticipated event for the men's Bowls South Island Tournament. A total of 20 teams participated in the two-day event held at Oak Bay, playing two games each day, resulting in four 16-end games. The first day, Tuesday, was … [Read more...]
Central Saanich Visit: August 6, 2025
August 13, 2025 by
On Wednesday, August 6, 19 members of our Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club made their way out to the Central Saanich club for a day of play and socializing. The weather forecast called for rain, but fortunately the rain was felt early in the morning and the skies opened up as the day proceeded. It ended up … [Read more...]
Legacy Tournament: August 2025
August 10, 2025 by
On August 9th and 10th the Legacy Tournament was played under very warm and clear conditions. Two 10 end games were played each day, with 24 bowlers organized into 12 teams. Ray Troyer and Raoul Wiart claimed the championship with a 3-1 result. David Smyth and Angela Adamek won 2nd spot, Doug … [Read more...]
Dishwasher Succumbs / Emergency Measures Needed: August 2025
August 10, 2025 by
Most members will have been aware that our 42 year-old dishwasher 'flatlined' on Friday August 1st for the second time this year. Initial assessment of the state of the system was undertaken by John Dolman and Doug Francis soon after. Their assessment was that a specialist would need to be called in … [Read more...]
A conversation with our very own Betty Walker
August 3, 2025 by
Reporting by Donna Blackstock I’M BACK! A year ago I was lucky enough to connect with long time Canadian Team member Leanne Chinery and share her remarkable story with the lawn bowling community here in Victoria where it all began. I felt at the time that there were … [Read more...]
Burgers and Bowls Tournament: July 26, 2025
July 27, 2025 by
This tournament was framed by perfect weather and 55 enthusiastic participants playing Croquet or Lawn Bowling, with a delightful burger luncheon in the middle. This was all made possible by the excellent management of Brent Merchant with his assistant Garry Anderson and the leadership of … [Read more...]
Club Changes: July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025 by
A few of you sharp-eyed members may have noticed a couple of changes at the Club this week. The first, is on the north facing side of Carnarvon House. The building sign was a bit faded and missing some pizzazz. It has been given a fresh new look! The second is on our new sun shelters. The … [Read more...]
McEwan Pairs: July 15th, 2025
July 18, 2025 by
The McEwan Pairs, a club men’s pairs tournament for 2025, was played on Tuesday, 15th July. As with a lot of these tournaments, the draw changes as a number of players were unable to make it that morning. Fortunately, we did have several players who filled in the gaps admirably. Many thanks to John … [Read more...]