A Brief History of the Formation of LBAA

Prior to 1988 lawn bowling in Alberta was divided into two separate associations. The ladies’ association was referred to as the Ladies Lawn Bowling Association (ALLBA) and the mens’ association was called Alberta Lawn Bowling Association (ALBA). Each association held their own general meetings and were governed by their own set of by-laws.

During 1988, meetings were held to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of forming a joint association. On October 21, 1988 the first meeting of this new association was held and an executive was elected. This executive consisted of the following members:

President	John Barnes, Edmonton
Vice President-Program	G.A. (Sandy) Morrice, Medicine Hat
Vice President-Program	Margaret Fettes, Edmonton
Secretary	Debbie Neilson, Calgary
Treasurer	Jan Wojcik, Calgary
Provincial Director	George Ashford, Edmonton
Past President	Eleanor Hornland, Calgary
Program Coordinator	Nicholas Watkins, Edmonton

To comply with a directive from Alberta Sports Council, the province was divided into three divisions.

North Division	Edmonton, Lloydminster, Wainwright
Central Division	Calgary, Didsbury, Red Deer
South Division	Medicine Hat, Lethbridge

This new association was called “Lawn Bowls Association of Alberta” (LBAA) and the certificate of incorporation was signed January 20, 1989. The following clubs were members of the association.

Bow Valley (Calgary)	Lethbridge
Calgary Lawn	Lloydminster
Commonwealth (Edmonton)	Medicine Hat
Didsbury & District	Red Deer
Highlands (Edmonton)	Royal Canadian Legion (Calgary)
Inglewood (Calgary)	Wainwright