The City’s new Lawn Bowling Greens and Clubhouse, adjacent to the Mickey McDougall Community Recreation Centre, is now fully open. The new facilities incorporate several upgrades such as a new clubhouse, two new artificial turf greens, sidewalk and pedestrian lighting upgrades, new street trees, on-site parking, and a new public green space. This project is part of the redevelopment process for the Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre Redevelopment.
As part of the redevelopment process for the Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre Redevelopment, public information sessions were held in 2017 and 2018. Input was sought on the concept design for the new Lawn Bowling site at Mickey McDougall.
Feedback received on the concept design for the Mickey McDougall site was incorporated into the final lawn bowling design. This included aspects such a site grading, preferred location for the lawn bowling greens and clubhouse, as well as inclusion of a new public green space at the corner of St. Andrews and 23rd Street. Following the conceptual design, a more detailed design of the facility was undertaken in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, construction began with laying the greens and completing site upgrades.
The final lawn bowling surface, also known as the greens, was installed in July 2021, allowing the club to be operational since late summer 2021. The new clubhouse was completed in July 2023.
As one of the oldest sports clubs on the North Shore, the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club (NVLBC) has operated since 1923. The Club is a non-profit society that operates from a City-owned facility. As part of the Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre Redevelopment project, the club moved from 2160 Lonsdale Avenue to the corner of St. Andrews and 24th Street in North Vancouver. The new Club greens have been operational as of late summer 2021.
For upcoming NVLBC activities or for information on joining, please visit North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club website.