Hi All Bowlers & Canadian Bowlers

[Super Wick]

Morning Kiwi Bowler,

Thanks for your interest, our winters are hard but grass being grass seems so resilient, heaviness in early 'geens' I expect is somewhat similar to the U.K.

Our greens do speed up rapidly a lot of work is done by the green keepers, the Club is very proud of our greens and facilities which has at times hosted the Canadian open.

Have attached a photo from 2009 showing a bit of the green at the official opening of our new clubhouse!

[Super Wick]

Hi Kiwi Bowler,

Hope the clip below comes out alright, bit of info from our club,

Thanks again,

Leaside Lawn Bowling Club is located in the community of Leaside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Our excellent greens have drawn raves from visiting bowlers. We have hosted championships such as the Canadian Open. In addition we have a comfortable clubhouse and congenial members who will welcome you.


Lawn bowling occurs every day of the week from May to September. We bowl in the morning, afternoon and evening, sometimes with set teams and at other times, in casual "tag" games. We hold a variety of tournaments throughout the season. During the winter, we have indoor bowling and card game evenings.


We love to have new members. Please visit our Membership page for more information.


We welcome companies, associations and groups and visitors from near and far. If you would like to arrange an event please visit our Group Bowling at LLBC page.


If you have never bowled before, please visit us for a day to learn the game and we will provide instruction, bowls and coaching to get you started. If you would like to visit us please see our Membership page.


If you are an experienced bowler who will be visiting Toronto, please join us for a game or two. See our Bowling Schedule for game times.

[kiwi bowler]

Hi Super Wick

It sounds like a great club to play at and thanks for the photo's. I wish we had a club here like your's and if I ever get to Canada I will make sure to visit.

[Super Wick]

Hi Everyone,

Just had a message from site admin, they had a data base error with my last post, so will try again!!!

Was thanking Kiwi Bowler and assuring him a warm welcome as we do all visitors to our facilities, am sure any Worldbowler posters will get special treatment......

[kiwi bowler]

Hi Super Wick,

Just wondering how you have been doing in your club champs this year?

[Super Wick]

Thanks for the interest Kiwi Bowler, have been doing great until beginning of July, doing the garden at home and somehow fell & caused a small fracture in the right leg, didn't feel small at the time.
In a bit of a small plaster have been renamed 'Hop Along'!!!!
Only another couple of weeks to go & back in the swing, I hope, could have been worse.

Pic below from our Canada day celebration unfortunately not in it back in the club house with the leg up!!!

[kiwi bowler]

Hi Super Wick

Sorry to hear about your accident, but at least you are having nice hot weather over there.

My pairs partner on Sunday, said he had been taking to his son that morning who lives in Canada and he says the temp was 35 deg.

Boy we never get it that hot over here or as as cold as you do in the winter.

[Super Wick]

Thank you Kiwi Bowler, we do get the extremes of the weather, Thunderstorms at the moment with todays temp forecast around 27, expect todays bowling will be called off.
Have enjoyed the rest this summer & up to date with the paper work.

[Surfer]

Morning everyone its been a hectic couple of weeks on the Bowling front only now starting to slow down, have just noticed these post this morning what a, fantastic pictures of your Club wish we had the same sort of facilities down here in Cornwall we are not so lucky, when it comes to funding for Bowling Clubs we come in last they, must think most of us are on our last legs so its not worth bothering about,

Surfer from Cornwall

[Super Wick]

Hi Surfer,

Thank you for your kind comments, we do take great care & pride in our Club.
Unfortunately I've been out for most of the season due to a small accident started to bowl again last week. The rest seems to have done me good as my form came back after a couple of days & looking forward to the club singles next week, trouble is the wife thinks I'm overdoing it!!!