Black Knight Sales (Canada) Ltd. (www.blackknight.ca) - Official badminton supplier to the Toronto & District Badminton Association

Latest News:

Roger & Margaret Wallis - retiring from operating the Etobicke Jr. BC after 27 years - see http://www.insidetoronto.com/sports/article/815338--couple-bids-adieu-to-badminton-club

NCCP Level 1 Technical Clinic .on Monday Jul 26 & Tuesday Jul 27/2010, at George Brown College conducted by Kim Ng - Registration is closed as clinic is FULL.

SUMMER CAMPS

Agincourt Badminton Club - see http://agincourtopen.com/pb/wp_2f773e88/wp_2f773e88.html

B&R - Jun 21 to Sep 2 - see News item for detailed brochure

Brantford - Aug 16 to 20 - see News item for detailed brochure

CCSF Badminton Club - see freewebs.com/ccsfbadmintonclub/

Durham College - July 19 to 30 - see News item for detailed brochure

Flying Dragon - see http://flyingdragonbadmintonclub.com/pdf/summercamp.pdf

Lee's - Elite Camps - Jul 26 to 30, Aug 23 to 27 - see News item for detailed brochure

Mandarin - Jun 21 to Aug 27- see News item for detailed brochure

Oakville Club - Jun 28 to Aug 20 - see News item for detailed brochure

University of Toronto - July 26 to Aug 20 - see News item for detailed brochure

President Announcement

I am pleased to announce that Pry Gnana is the new President of the Toronto & District Badminton Association. Pry has been very active in promoting badminton, most recently as the High Performance Director of the Ontario Badminton Association. He brings boundless enthusiasm for growing the profile of badminton and in developing programs to assist with improving the training tools available to our coaches and athletes. Pry was honoured at the 2009 Ontario Sport Awards held in April 2010 as the recepient of the Syl Apps Special Achievement Award in Badminton (http://www.sportalliance.com/Content/Ontario%20Sport%20Awards.asp). I look forwad to working with Pry - Fred Carruthers, Vice-President & Treasurer.

Asian Community Games 2010 - June 25 to 27 at York University - see News item for overview or visit www.acgames.ca

Bursaries or Scholarships

OFSAA Scholarships - Please see http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/site/index.cfm?DSP=Chapter&ID=8

Quebec recruitment bursary program designed to help the best student-athletes in badminton enroll in a Quebec university - Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence - French version website http://www.faeq.com/go/faeq/3382/fr/DesktopDefault.aspx. The English version will be ready September of 2010.