Blind Sports NS congratulates Simon Richard on his upcoming Paralympic debut in Rio! He has played with the Nova Scotia men’s goalball team, contributing to their many successes. Simon is an exceptional and beyond driven athlete. The countdown to Rio 2016 is on! Go Canada Go!!
Link to news story – Simon Richard of Dieppe headed to Paralympics for goalball
VOTE FOR BLIND SPORTS NOVA SCOTIA
We entered a video into the Support4Sport Grow Your Sport Contest. We have been selected as one of the 10 finalists and have a chance to win the grand prize of $10,000 CAD. You can help our chances of winning by voting and asking everyone you know to vote for us through the website at www.growyourgame.ca.
Voting starts TODAY at 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time and ends on September 12, 2016 at 11:59pm A.T. There is a strict limit of ONE vote per person, per day. Please vote, share, and spread the word about this chance to help us grow goalball, along with recreational and competitive sport for Nova Scotians with vision loss. Thank you for your support!
Watch our submission video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSO6HlQm6w&authuser=0 You cannot vote on YouTube, visit www.growyourgame.ca to vote, please!
Thanks to CBC Nova Scotia for helping us get the word out about the Tandem Bike Club.
The response has been phenomenal and will help us grow the tandem bike club as well as recreational opportunities in the community! We received 22 messages within 24 hours of the article being published from people wanting to volunteer. Amazing.
A volunteer pilot orientation date is coming soon and we are beyond grateful for all of the support.
Link to news story – Volunteers needed to tandem cycle with people with vision loss
Nova Scotia’s own Terry Kelly teams up with the Halifax School for the Blind Janus Band for a once in a lifetime reunion show!
Featuring: John Greer, Terry Main, Paul English, Mike Day, Alfred Larter, Bill Livingston, Huey Rhyno, Barry Abbott, and special guest Tarah Sawler
Funds raised support Blind Sports Nova Scotia and the APSEA Auxilliary, providing students with special toys and adaptive materials to enhance development of their sensory, motor and communication skills.
Saturday, October 15th
Celebration from 7pm to Midnight
APSEA Cafeteria 5940 South Street, 2nd building
Tickets are only $10 with a cash bar
Silent Auction Included
For advanced ticket sales call Patsy
902 429 3785 / auxiliary@apsea.ca
or Peter 902-404-5263 /
Check out the Facebook Event Page
JANUS BAND CONCERT POSTER 2016 P D F
On behalf of Blind Golf Canada, we would like to introduce you to the Western Canadian Blind Golf Association (WCBGA), the Nova Scotia Blind Golf Association (NSBGA), and the Ontario Visually-Impaired Golfers (OVIG)!
The WCBGA, NSBGA, and OVIG are to Blind Golf Canada what the Webb.com tour is to the PGA tour! At this level, our goal is to develop new blind golfers and promote competitive golf along with true sportsmanship amongst Canada’s blind and partially sighted community! For those who are eligible based on their visual acuities and wishing to play at a national and/or international level, Blind Golf Canada is a member country of the IBGA tour and is also an option for you!
For those of you who don’t know, blind golf is played by golfers who are totally blind or partially sighted (with an acuity of 20/200 or less or a visual field of less than 20 degrees). Simply put, if you are eligible for and possess a CNIB ID card, you can play. The rules are the same; the only difference being that blind golfers may ground their club in a hazard. We use the aid of a sighted guide and it is game on!
The WCBGA, NSBGA, and OVIG consist of the four western provinces, Nova Scotia, and Ontario and while our members are hosting and partaking in tournaments held in these six provinces, we are always looking for new golfers and provinces to join us!
We would like to welcome you at Blind Golf Canada! Our motto is You Can Still Play! It is our hope that as someone who is blind or partially-sighted, you will come out and join us. It doesn’t matter if you are a sighted individual, get involved as a volunteer, guide or a score keeper at a tournament in your local area, or just come out and watch us, you will be amazed! Please check our website for a calendar of events at www.blindgolf.ca
For further info in your local area, please contact the following:
Gerry Nelson,
President, Blind Golf Canada
gerry.nelson@shaw.ca
Darren Douma
President, WCBGA
thedoumas71@gmail.com
Glen Babcock
President, OVIG
glenn.babcock@rogers.com
Boyd Stewart,
President, NSBGA
boyde.jackie@bellaliant.netwww.blindgolf.ca