In response to COVID-19, all Blind Sports Nova Scotia programs have been cancelled until further notice. 

This includes Goalball, Blind Hockey, tandem cycling, and running, and all demonstrations & volunteer engagements. 

To our members/participants, volunteers, and the community, we hope you stay safe and active responsibly during these challenging times. 

Our Blind Sports NS Annual Charity Auction fund raiser, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed until further notice.

The Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon has been postponed until the weekend of November 6th to 8th. We look forward to givin’ ‘er then!

We know staying physically and mentally healthy by getting active has been more challenging during these unprecedented events, which have us spending more time inside, so we’d like to share a few resources that may help:

www.blindalive.com The home of a complete set of the Eyes-Free Fitness® audio exercise programs. All programs are completely free for your downloading pleasure  — no strings attached. These programs allow you to stretch, strengthen, condition, and tone your body, all without the benefit of eyesight. All of these programs are thoroughly described with extra supplementary audio and text materials, should they be needed.

Reflect and Renew with Kevin Naidoo Prepare yourself for mind and body rejuvenation. Those with all levels of mobility can join host Kevin Naidoo on a self-transformation journey through thoughtful meditation and yoga.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page and Links & Resources page for more ideas on how to stay active & healthy. We’d love to hear your ideas, too!

Canadian Blind Sports/Sports Aveugles Canada has postponed, until further notice, the 2020 Senior National Goalball Championships

2020 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament – Postponed

2020 Ontario Provincial Goalball Championships until further notice

– CCB Blind Sports NS family 

We’d like to extend a long overdue enormous THANK YOU to the Bonvie MacDonald Rinks to Links Golf Classic Grant for helping us grow opportunities in sport & recreation for youth in Antigonish through goalball! 

Pictured are Linda MacRae Triff & Peter Parsons (coaches) with Tariq, goalball player, and Craig MacDonald presenting the grant cheque.

Learn more about Dennis Bonvie & Craig MacDonald, former NHLers who make the grant possible. 

This Friday at Bubba Ray’s Too!! Find great deals just in time for the holidays and all in support of local blind hockey athletes. Auction begins at 6. $5 gets you an auction paddle and beer or pop. See you there! 🏒 Check out the Facebook Event for all the details.

We’re excited to be hosting 2 group bike rides in October. Check out the Tandem Biking page or our Facebook events page for details and we hope you can make it! #ButtsOnBikes

Get all the details and schedules on our Goalball and Blind Hockey pages or connect on Facebook.

Congratulations to all of the exceptional athletes selected to represent Canada in the upcoming Lima 2019 – Parapan American Games in Peru!!

We’re especially pleased for Blind Sports Nova Scotia‘s own Peter Parsons, “making his major Games debut.”.

We are gearing up for another tandem bike ride and you should join us!

For riders with some experience, this will be a 2 hour bike ride along the Chain of Lakes and BLT Trails.

Please find details below and RSVP as soon as possible. Tandem bikes & volunteer pilots are reserved on a first come first serve basis.

Sunday, August 4, 2019

9:30 a.m. to approx. 12 p.m.  

RSVP by replying to this email 

call or text 902-449-0320 

Connect on Facebook 

At 9:30 a.m., we’ll Meet on Barnstead Lane at Halifax Alta Gymnastics (off of Bayers Rd & public transit accessible) and walk bikes a few blocks to the Chain of Lakes Trail Head.

Please let us know if this meet up location is not accessible for you or if there are any additional questions or requests (someone can meet you at a nearby bus stop).

We have a fleet of tandem bikes available for this ride. We provide helmets. 

We can offer a trained volunteer pilot for this ride, just let us know if you’ll need one! Volunteer pilots are available for those bringing their own tandem bike, too.

If you would like a friend or family member, who is a confident cyclist, to pilot a Blind Sports NS tandem bike, please let us know to ensure they receive orientation prior to the ride.

Friends & family with all types of bikes are welcome!!

If you’ll be joining us on your own bike and would prefer, feel free to meet us at the Chain of Lakes Trail head, right in front of Shoppers Drug Mart at Joseph Howe Dr. and Bayers Rd around 9:45-9:50.

We look forward to hearing from you! Learn more about tandem biking and how it works on our Tandem Biking page. 

We are excited to finally be hosting our first group ride of 2019. We’ll warm up with a short 45 minute bike ride along the Chain of Lakes Trail in Halifax. 

Please find details below and RSVP as soon as possible, as tandem bikes & volunteer pilots are reserved on a first come first serve basis. 

Sunday, July 14, 2019

9:30 a.m. to approx. 11 a.m.  

At 9:30 a.m., we’ll Meet on Barnstead Lane at Halifax Alta Gymnastics (off of Bayers Rd and bus accessible) and walk bikes a few blocks to the Chain of Lakes Trail Head. 

This is an easy-going and well-maintained trail. 

Please let us know if this meet up location is not accessible for you or if there are any additional questions or requests (someone can meet you at a nearby bus stop).

We have a fleet of tandem bikes available for this ride. We provide helmets.  

We can offer a trained volunteer pilot for this ride, just let us know if you’ll need one! Volunteer pilots are available for those brining their own tandem bike, too. 

If you would like a friend or family member, who is a confident cyclist, to pilot a Blind Sports NS tandem bike, please let us know to ensure they receive orientation prior to the ride. 

Friends & family with all types of bikes are welcome!! 

If you’ll be joining us on your own bike and would prefer, feel free to meet us at the Chain of Lakes Trail head, right in front of Shoppers Drug Mart at Joseph Howe Dr. and Bayers Rd around 9:45-9:50.

We look forward to hearing from you! Email: blindsportsns@gmail.com  Call or text: 902-449-0320  Connect on Facebook

Enjoy the beautiful weather!

NS Blind Hockey & Blind Sports NS are excited to share a new summer program for blind and visually impaired kids, teens, and adults of all experience & skill levels.

Blind Ball Hockey is a fun way to get active while learning blind hockey skills in the floor hockey format. It’s also a great way for blind ice hockey athletes to maintain their skills over the summer months. 

The ball is adapted to be audible to players, sticks always stay below the waist, and nets are half as tall as conventional.

Get all of the details here!