Blind Sports Nova Scotia is incredibly grateful to welcome back PNL as the returning title sponsor of the 10th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament!
Your continued support makes this milestone tournament possible and helps bring our goalball community together to celebrate sport and inclusion.
Thank you for believing in our athletes, investing in our community, and helping make this tournament special. We couldn’t do it without you!
Begins September 5
Saturdays, 2 to 4 pm
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
Recreational goalball is for people of all ages and experience levels!
Want to check it out or need more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Sundays, 2 to 4 PM
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
This weekly goalball practice is for those interested in competing with the provincial men’s team.
Want to check it out or want more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Sundays, 1 to 3 pm
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
This weekly goalball practice is for those interested in competing with the provincial women’s team.
Want to check it out or want more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Thursdays in Halifax
Please email us at BlindSportsNS@gmail.com for more details.
Please email or call before attending a goalball program for the first time: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com or 902 449 0320
Hosted by Para PowerPlay Association Contact: parapowerplay@gmail.com Para PowerPlay on Facebook https://parapowerplay.ca
We’d like to tell you about a unique way you can make a lasting impact to your community through competitive parasport.
Saturday & Sunday, November 21 & 22, 2026, athletes from across North America gather in Halifax, at University of Kings College, to compete in the only Paralympic sport created specifically for athletes who are blind and have low vision.
Blind Sports Nova Scotia is a 100% volunteer-powered organization, and we’re looking for standout community sponsors to make a meaningful contribution!
E-transfer BlindSportsNS@gmail.com – no security question required
Please email or call us for cheque mailing address – 902 449 0320.
Connect with Peter Parsons, Blind Sports NS Chair
BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
902 229 8246
It’s everyone’s favourite fundraiser, with good reason. Support athletes who are blind and programs that build community, and find amazing deals from local businesses.
Saturday, June 20
6 to 9 PM
Freeman’s Dutch Village Rd, Halifax
$5 at the door to bid
Cash, E-transfer, and cheques accepted
Live auctioneer!
This year’s list of donated items includes useful products for the home, adventurous activities for the whole family, luxury self care and apparel, items handmade with love, grocery and everyday purchases gift cards. Check it out, tell your friends, and we hope to see you Saturday!
Below is the list in a variety of formats. Hard copy lists, including large print and braille will be available at the event.
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS hi contrast PDF
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS hi contrast XLSX
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS LP hi contraast XLSX
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS LP hi contrast PDF
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS LP PDF
2026 Auction List Blind Sports NS LP XLSX
Harry Nickerson, 17, Nick Gentleman, 23, Mason Smith, 26, and Peter Parsons, 50, have all been named to the team making up two-thirds of the six player roster.
Parsons is the oldest player to ever make the men’s goalball national team and Nickerson is the youngest player ever to make the men’s national goalball team.
Their connection in sport is unique. “I have been coaching Harry since he was ten years old,” Parsons proudly says.
Nickerson is coached by Parsons on the junior men’s national team who won bronze at the Youth Parapan Ams in Santiago, Chile in November.
Nickerson is also Parsons’s teammate on the Nova Scotia men’s team, who in May won gold at the 2026 Senior National Goalball Championships goalball in Richmond, BC. Harry was awarded tournament MVP.
Mason Smith, the 2024 Senior Goalball Nationals MVP last competed internationally at the 2023 Para Panam games where he helped secure bronze for Canada.
Nick Gentleman is making his international debut for Canada.
“It is really special for me to be named to the team with Harry, Nick and Mason, having recruited and coached them from young ages”, says Parsons, President of Blind Sports Nova Scotia.
The top two teams at the world championships will automatically qualify for the LA28 Paralympics.
Goalball is a Paralympic sport, played by athletes who are blind and visually impaired.
For interviews with the athletes, contact Peter Parsons at 902 229 8246 or parsons.pete@gmail.com
You’ll meet Yves Wermelinger, who has been the lead volunteer pilot and technician for Blind Sports Nova Scotia’s tandem bike program since 2013. He puts countless butts of all abilities on tandem bikes with great care and expertise.
Yvon Clement, an enthusiastic stoker, and Kevin Sullivan, another reliable volunteer pilot, are also featured.
The episode is a heartfelt and entertaining look at Halifax and the meaning of freedom.
