Mike O’Reilly first came across lawn bowling when the Calgary Lawn Bowling Club moved into his neighbourhood six years ago. He and many of his friends were in search of a new activity. “We thought, ...

Lawn bowling in Toronto is not an adrenaline rush. It's a different kind of fun, a lazy one. It's a casual game that can be played with a beer buzz, and it's been in Toronto longer than one might ...

It probably wouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that some of the oldest athetes Canada is sending to the Commonwealth Games would be competing in lawn bowls. After all, most people think of ...

It didn't take long for Jennifer Cutting to figure out how to lawn bowl. She tried the sport out for the first time this week with her father at the Guelph Lawn Bowling Club, which is marking its ...

Lawn bowling usually conjures up images of elderly people dressed in white gently rolling balls along pristine grass. But those behind the sport are trying to shake off that impression and reverse ...

When Harriette Pituley’s husband first discovered lawn bowling as a university student, he said it was a sport he wanted to play when he became a senior. “I said, ‘Well we don’t have to wait till ...

Edgar Hooper’s enthusiasm for lawn bowling is infectious. His zeal is so strong it’s moved others not just to take up the genteel game but also to volunteer at the Thistle Lawn Bowling Club. That’s ...

In 1923, several hardy souls spent their spring and summer levelling a piece of land and seeding grass at 23rd and Lonsdale in North Vancouver. The club celebrates its centennial this year and it’s ...