News

In memory of David Folinsbee who was a long-time promoter of badminton at the community and professional level, the Red Willow Badminton Club will be hosting a fun double’s only event on November 3-4, 2017. For more information please refer to the EDBA website.

The EDBA Fall Junior Open will be held on December 2 and 3, 2017 at W. P. Wagner Gymnasium (6310 Wagner Road, Edmonton).

The entry form and detail information can be found at :

http://edba.org/2017-edba-fall-junior-open-tournament/

For more information, please refer to https://ibcbadminton.com/club-information/joining-ibc/

A tentative WP Wagner volleyball schedule has been posted at https://ibcbadminton.com/play-schedule/.

IBC would like to extend a congratulations to our members Kim and Cecilia! They earned gold at the Calgary 55 Plus 2017 Provincial Championships.

Congratulations!

The 2017-2018 IBC season will begin on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Returning members have until the end of play on September 20, 2017 to renew their membership.

Fees

Membership fees will remain the same as last year. For more information, please see https://ibcbadminton.com/club-information/membership/.

Waiver

Please complete and submit the 2017-2018 waiver with you when registering. The waiver can be downloaded at https://ibcbadminton.com/wp-content/uploads/Waiver_IBC_2017-18.pdf. Please note that digital signatures will no longer accepted.

If you cannot make it to register

You may appoint a proxy to register for you. FULL payment must be received by end of play on September 20. A shoe tag will be given to you when you PERSONALLY hand in a completed waiver. All players MUST have a shoe tag in order to play.

Adding immediate family members to an existing membership

If you wish to add an immediate family member to your membership, let us know when registering. Your request will be added to a “waiting list” for membership. Accepted add-on members (if any) will be announced after Sept 20, subject to the maximum capacity for IBC, which is 100 members. Add-on membership fees and/or waiver amendments will be due by 8pm on Sept 25, 2017.

Volunteering

If you are interested in volunteering as an IBC executive (member-at-large) or at the EDBA, we would love to hear from you. Both IBC and the EDBA are driven 100% by volunteers.

We hope to see you all at IBC. Welcome to the new season.

IBC operates 100% on the efforts of volunteers who love badminton and care about IBC. We are always looking for new volunteers.

Are you interested in helping as an IBC Executive? The 2017-2018 IBC Executive positions will be elected on August 26, 2017. If interested please contact ibcedmonton@gmail.com.

Hi Everyone,

As discussed at the June 1, 2017 EDBA Meeting, the following constitutes EDBA’s Summer Badminton Program:

1. Edmonton Chinese Badminton at Concordia College Sunday and Wednesday
(http://www.edmontonchinesebadmintonclub.ca/) ;
2. Southgate Badminton at Saville Community Sports Centre Sunday (http://southgatebc.wixsite.com/southgatebadminton) ;
3. Southside Badminton at Saville Community Sports Centre Monday and Friday (http://www.southsidebadminton.ca/) ;
4. EDBA at Saville Community Sports Centre Sunday (http://edba.org/2017-edba-summer-badminton/) .

Please follow the respective links above if you need additional information about the various 2017 EDBA Summer Badminton Program offering.

James Lin, P.Eng.
President, Edmonton District Badminton Association
Edmonton District Badminton Association

The EDBA is pleased to offer summer badminton drop-in at the Saville Community Sports Centre for 2017 as follows:

Location: Saville Community Sports Centre (11610 65 Ave NW, Edmonton)
Dates: Sunday July 16, 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017.
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 per person per drop-in

EDBA will provide shuttles and drop-ins are open to the public. Both juniors and adults are welcomed. Please wear non-marking indoor court shoes. If you require additional information, please email info@edba.org.

James Lin, P.Eng.
President, Edmonton District Badminton Association
Edmonton District Badminton Association

Hi Everyone,

Please note that a limited number of courts have been added to the 2017 EDBA 55+ Free Play Program at W.P. Wagner High School:

Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.: May 27
Sunday Noon to 2 p.m.: May 28.

A reminder that the EDBA 55+ Free Play program is open to the public for players 55 and older and not restricted to EDBA Clubs members. If you have any questions, please let John Lee or I know. Thanks to John for continuing to run the 55+ Free Play sessions.

James Lin, P.Eng.
President,
Edmonton District Badminton Association