​It was a exciting weekend of bowls at the St. Mary’s Lawn Bowls Club as the road to Quebec and the 2026 Atlantic Bowls began with our Atlantic Pairs Trials.
In the Women’s event, it was the Dartmouth duo of Debbie Tower and Debbie Mitchell who won the A spot- defeating their clubmates Mayumi Endo and Heather Salmon 14-5 in the A Final. Debbie and Debbie will have lots to look forward to over the next month with also representing Nova Scotia at the 2026 Canadians in North Vancouver. In the B Final, Endo and Salmon rebounded from their A Finals loss to defeat their clubmates Ann Marie Siteman and Vicki Balcom 18-12 to book their spot to Montreal.
In the Men’s event, it was the Wanderers duo of Ian MacDonald and Jim Granville who swept the round robin event to book their ticket as Nova Scotia A in Montreal with wins 15-8 and 13-12. In the B Qualifying Playoff, it was the St. Mary’s duo of Milton Graves and Peter Boudreau who defeated Greg Heatherington and Kevin Stewart to book their spot headed to Atlantic Bowls. It will be a debut as a Nova Scotia rep for Milton as well as a return to the Atlantic Bowls for Peter (having previously represented at the 2023 Atlantic Bowls in PEI).
Thanks to everyone who helped make the Pairs Trials a success- especially our host club, the St. Mary’s Lawn Bowls Club, LBNS Chief Umpire Joan MacDonald and all the volunteers who helped put it on. The road to Quebec continues next weekend with the Atlantic Triples Trials at Wanderers- so make sure you get your entries in ASAP as the deadline is today!

​What a phenomenal weekend of bowls at the Wanderers Lawn Bowling Club as they hosted the 3rd Annual Wanderers Open Pairs! The event brought together 12 teams from all over Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to battle it out for the largest prize purse in Nova Scotia lawn bowls!
Congrats to Steve Ogden and Vicki Balcom on winning this year’s championship in a 14-7 Flight final win over Lindsay LeFresne and Luke Guthro. In the A Flight Final, it was Mark Robar and Matt Sebastian who won top honours defeating John Siteman and Carissa Lynch 13-3. In the B Flight final, it was a hard fought victory for Don Murchy and Patti Granville over their clubmates Greg Heatherington and Kevin Stewart.
Thanks to Cameron Lefresne and Mark Singer for organizing the event, John Siteman for doubling as official scorer, the many volunteers who assisted with the meals and helping the players out and to HRM Parks and Recreation for having the green in the best condition of the year- which led to top class bowls all weekend long!

​Congratulations to Ann Marie Siteman, Debby Purdy and Carolyn Reeves who won the 2026 Nova Scotia Women’s Senior Triples Championship today at the Cobequid Lawn Bowls Club. Siteman, Purdy and Reeves won the title in a 2-0 series win over Cobequid’s Kathie Sutherland, Marlene Sears and Beth Amyot. Team Siteman advance on to represent Nova Scotia at the 2026 Canadian Senior Triples Championship to be held August 25-29 at the Windsor Lawn Bowling Club in Ontario.

​It was an exciting day at the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club as we kicked off the 2026 season of competitive lawn bowls action with this year’s edition of the Dartmouth LBC Early Bird Mixed Triples! This year’s edition featured 16 top notch teams from across Nova Scotia eager to battle it out for this year’s title and a share of the prize purse. The competition was top notch across the 6 rounds of play with lots of games coming down to the last bowl.
Congratulations to Steve Ogden, Vicki Balcom and Lorraine Bezanson- who went 6-0 (+26) to capture this year’s championship title! Runner-Up for this year was John Siteman, Ann Marie Siteman and Raymond MacDonald- who went 5-1 (+21) across the 6 sessions to take out the silver medal position. 3rd Place went to Grahame Usher, Joy Moreside and Rick Fry (5-1, +16) while 4th Place went to Keith Finck, Nancy Latimer and Rick Latimer (4-1-1, +18).
Thanks to Dartmouth for hosting a great event once again (led by DLBC Match Chair Debby Purdy), our umpires Joan MacDonald and Paul Knox, all the kitchen volunteers, the markers who helped out in the Singles games and all the fans who came to cheer on the players as they hit the greens. Up next on the 2026 Season schedule, we take some time to celebrate the sport we all love with the 10th Annual National Bowls Day (with events across the province to introduce our communities to the sport).

​Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia is proud to announce Cameron Lefresne of the Wanderers Lawn Bowls Club as the 2025-26 LBNS Senior Male Athlete of the Year!
Cameron continues to establish himself among Canada’s elite. In September 2025, he represented Canada at the Atlantic International Challenge, posting an 11-4 record to help secure the men’s team title while earning Men’s Player of the Tournament honours.
In March 2026, he skipped Team Canada’s Men’s Fours to a 3-1 record at the World Bowls America’s Qualifier, securing qualification for the 2027 World Championships. Outside of his National Team duties, Cameron also captured the prestigious 2026 Bill Boettger Memorial Men’s Pairs title in July in Kitchener alongside former clubmate Brian White.
Congratulations Cameron, on an outstanding season representing Nova Scotia on the international stage! Cameron will be honoured alongside other Provincial Sport Organization’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year recipients from around the province at the 2026 Support4Sport Awards on May 23rd at the Halifax Convention Centre.

​Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia is proud to announce Vicki Balcom of the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club as the 2025–26 LBNS Senior Female Athlete of the Year!
Vicki topped the 2025 Women’s Provincial Rankings (her second season topping the rankings) and recorded Top 4 finishes in 11 sanctioned events. Her standout season this past year included titles as Provincial Women’s Singles Champion, Provincial 5-A-Side Champion, Atlantic Bowls Pairs Trials Champion, and wins at the Janet Merry Mixed Pairs and Joe Tidd Memorial Open Triples.
She represented Nova Scotia at the Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships in Edmonton and Atlantic Bowls Championship in Saint John, earning an Atlantic Bowls Women’s Pairs bronze medal alongside clubmate Ann Marie Siteman.
Congratulations Vicki, on another outstanding season! Vicki will be honoured alongside other Provincial Sport Organization’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year recipients from around the province at the 2026 Support4Sport Awards on May 23rd at the Halifax Convention Centre.

​Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia is proud to announce John Siteman (Dartmouth/Wanderers LBC) and Raymond MacDonald (Dartmouth LBC) as the 2025–26 LBNS Team of the Year!
John and Raymond captured the Silver Medal at the 2025 Canadian Men’s Pairs Championship in Edmonton, finishing 5-2 in the round robin with wins over top teams from Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.
In the playoffs, they earned an impressive 11-7 win over Alberta (represented by two current National Team members and former Commonwealth Games representatives) on the live streamed rink in the semifinal before falling to Quebec 13-6 in the final. Their run showcased outstanding skill and determination against Canada’s top competition and showed why they are one of the top teams in the country.
Congratulations John and Raymond on an incredible 2025 season! The duo will be honoured alongside other Provincial Sport Organization’s Team of the Year recipients from around the province at the 2026 Support4Sport Awards on May 23rd at the Halifax Convention Centre.

​Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia are excited to announce that the winner of the 2025-26 LBNS Community Sport Organization of the Year is HRM Pride Bowls.
Founded in 2024 to introduce lawn bowls to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups in sport, HRM Pride Bowls continued their incredible growth in 2025- expanding to roughly 50 members across our member clubs. They hosted jitneys, training sessions, 2 tournaments and took part in the Halifax Pride Parade, followed by Try Lawn Bowls event at the Wanderers Lawn Bowls Club to welcome new participants.
Their efforts led to increased participation by their members in club and provincial competitions across Nova Scotia and beyond. With a vision to grow locally and inspire Pride Bowls groups across Canada, their impact continues to rise.
Congratulations to HRM Pride Bowls on all your organization’s successes during the past year. HRM Pride Bowls will be honoured alongside other Provincial Sport Organization’s Community Sport Organization of the Year recipients from across the province at the 2026 Support4Sport Awards- to be held May 23rd at the Halifax Convention Centre.

​Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia is proud to announce Daniel Sirois of the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club as the 2025-26 LBNS Official of the Year!
An official for 5 seasons, Daniel has become a highly respected member of the officiating community- serving as an umpire at both local and provincial competitions. He approaches every event with professionalism and preparation, ensuring play runs smoothly and communicates well with the players and organizers to ensure this.
Daniel is also great for sharing his knowledge and helping others across the sport better understand the rules of the game.
Congratulations and thank you, Daniel, for your dedication to the sport! Daniel will be honoured alongside other Provincial Sport Organization’s Official of the Year recipients from around the province at the 2026 Support4Sport Awards on May 23rd at the Halifax Convention Centre.