Blind Sports Nova Scotia is excited to host the 8th edition of the CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball tournament, the only competition of its kind in Atlantic Canada.

Thank you to this year’s title sponsor, CNIB, for making the event possible.

Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27,  2024

LeMarchant – St. Thomas Elementary School

6141 Watt St. in Halifax 

Admission for spectators is free!

Experience the intensity of the growing Paralympic sport of goalball.

Schedule and live audio broadcast details coming soon! Stay up to date on the tournament webpage  and by RSVP-ing to the Facebook event.

The Blind Sports NS Tandem Bike Club connects blind and visually impaired Nova Scotians to the joys of cycling.

Whether it’s been years since you’re ridden bike or your first time, we are here to put #ButtsOnBikes!

Upcoming Group Ride:
Thanksgiving Group Ride to the 5K Cafe
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10 a.m. to about 12 p.m.

We’ll start in front of Shoppers Drug Mart, Joseph Howe Dr. Halifax, bike along the paved Chain of Lakes trail to the 5K Cafe, enjoy tasty refreshments and good company at the cafe. Then, we ride back to the starting point.

You can request a tandem bike from our fleet and/or one of our trained volunteer pilots. Bring your own tandem or other bike and pilot. Everyone is welcome!

Please RSVP to join us for the ride, request a bike and/or pilot:
Email: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Call or text Jennie: 902 449 0320
RSVP on the Facebook event

Rain date & time: Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10 AM to about 12 PM
The ride is not for absolute beginners.

September, 2024 Tandem Bike Program Updates
Easier Access to Bikes
Thanks to Sport Nova Scotia EDIA funding, a brand new storage shed dedicated to our tandem biking program is in place, still just a kilometre from the Chain of Lakes Trail head.

The unit is equipped with an accessible padlock, which means bikes can be borrowed and returned with more ease than ever. We give you the temporary code and you’re on your way.

A camera and lighting help keep everything safe.

Orientation Sessions
We’re accepting requests for one-on-one orientation sessions for both riders who are blind and visually impaired (stokers) and pilots.

No experience necessary for stokers, we’ll get you acquainted with how to ride safely and confidently.

Pilots (the person who rides in front, steers, and brakes) are confident cyclists with experience. Pilots can be a trusted friend or family member.

Volunteer pilots may be available upon request. Our volunteers are confident, experienced, cyclists, who’ve completed orientation with Blind Sports NS.

Major Tune-Ups
Our fleet of tandem bikes needed some extra love and a few repairs this season. All bikes are now tuned up and available for short and long-term loans.

Get in Touch
To borrow a bike, receive orientation, and/or request a pilot, email BlindSportsNS@gmail.com, call or text Jennie at 902-449-0320.

Find even more info about tandem biking on our tandem biking page.

The 2024-25 Goalball Season starts soon!

Competitive programs for men and women begin Sunday, September 1.

Recreational mixed goalball starts, Saturday, September 7.

Get all the details on our Goalball page.

The Paralympic Games start just one week from today!

Get even more pumped for the action with us by listening to this preview of Goalball at the Games, as presented by Peter Parsons, Blind sports NS Chair, NS and national goalball team athlete.

Listen HERE – Previewing Goalball at the Paralympic Games with Peter Parsons on AMI’s Now With Dave Brown. 

Peter covers what to expect from the Canadian Women’s Goalball team and other competitors, and their respective journeys to the Games.

The 2024 Senior National Goalball Championships proved to be an outstanding weekend of goalball, with impressive displays of athleticism, sportsmanship, and community.

We owe a massive thank you to every volunteer, referee, coach, athlete, sponsor, and supporter – You helped make this weekend a memorable success! Thank you to Canadian Blind Sports/Sports Aveugles Canada for selecting us to co-host.

Congratulations to all who competed!

Women’s division:
1st Ontario
2nd Quebec
3rd Alberta
4th Nova Scotia
Most Valuable Player: Maryam Salehizadeh, of team Quebec.

Men’s Division:
1st Nova Scotia A
2nd British Columbia A
3rd Ontario
4th Alberta
5th Nova Scotia B
6th Quebec
7th British Columbia B
Most Valuable Player: Mason Smith, Nova Scotia A

Sportsmanship award: Josué Coudé of team Quebec.

Thank you to the sponsors!
CNIB
Nova Scotia Government
Government of Canada
ACCEL Physiotherapy and Sport Performance Centre

The 2024 Senior National Goalball Championships get underway this weekend in Halifax!

We are proud and excited to be hosting with Canadian Blind Sports/Sports Aveugles Canada.2024 Sr Nationals Championships Poster Description PDF

Join us Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, at the Citadel Community Centre. Entrance for spectators is free, and you don’t want to miss the action! Find the full schedule below, programme, and press release below:

Schedule

Excel – Schedule / Horaire – Senior National Goalball Championships 2024 Championnat National Senior de Goalball

PDF – Schedule / Horaire – Senior National Goalball Championships 2024 Championnat National Senior de Goalball

Printer-friendly Excel – Schedule : Horaire – Senior National Goalball Championships 2024 Championnat National Senior de Goalball print friendly

Printer-friendly PDF – Schedule : Horaire – Senior National Goalball Championships 2024 Championnat National Senior de Goalball print friendly

Programme

PDF 2024 Senior Nationals Program FINAL

Docx (Word)  2024 Senior Nationals Program FINAL

Press Release

2024 Senior National Goalball Championships release PDF