Archive 1997-2016
By Kris Ohashi
Centretown’s Central Lawn Bowling Club is struggling to find new members, despite a rising interest in the sport in Canada.
“Currently, we’re down to nine, hopefully 10 members,” says Clifford Smith, acting president and secretary of the club. “Two of our members passed away in the last year and all of our current members are seniors.”
IThe potential spread of an infectious, debilitating disease amongst the players is one obstacle that the Ottawa Senators had not planned on facing in their effort to win the Stanley Cup.
As the snow melts and temperatures climb, local sporting good stores are waiting for a boom in their sales. But this year store shelves won’t be stocked with the usual sporting equipment. Instead, golf clubs, hybrid bikes and clothing are the expected top sellers.
These 15 men and three women are like any other league, in any other city. Blind curlers from all parts of Ottawa are welcome to join. They come together weekly, for the company and love of the game. Still, they are also very different.