Navan, Ontario, Canada
Our small but vigorous club has been serving the community of Navan, near Ottawa, since 1952.
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Our Bonspiel is a family-friendly event geared towards the MEDIUM skill level, but ALL skill levels are welcome.
We have a 24 team limit, so sign up today, as this event sells out fast.
You get two (2) curling draws, a light snack after your matches and a sit-down dinner.
Curlers and visitors are encouraged to participate in our extensive silent auction downstairs in the Lions Den
So get your team together, dust off your slider and get ready to HURRY HARD!
We invite local businesses and individuals to sponsor this popular bonspiel. A portion of the money raised will be directed to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Society of Canada with the remainder going to other worthy causes via the Lions’ Welfare Fund.
If you are interested in helping with one of our biggest fundaisers by sponsoring a team, please contact Luc Picknell by clicking the button.
The student bursary program renamed as the Herb Deavy Bursary Award had been administered by the Navan Lions Club since 1964. Since the program was launched, the Navan Lions Club had awarded sixty (60) students with a bursary totalling roughly $60,000. Therefore, many were surprised when we made the decision to suspend the program in 2025 after awarding our final bursary of $1,250 to a local Navanite.
For the past few years, the Navan Lions Club had questioned whether the bursary was truly effective and was fulfilling its objectives. It also became challenging trying to administer the program objectively; ensuring that the information students provided was relevant and complete as well as credible.
Consequently, in an effort to continue assisting worthy students and encouraging their scholastic endeavours, the Navan Lions Club recently entered into a partnership agreement with the John Howard Society of Ottawa (JHSO), who agreed to find and select the candidates and to administer the funds.
The candidates will be mostly moving from the JHSO High School Diploma programs to higher education or career training. They will be selected by a selection panel, based on several criteria including limited financial resources, their active involvement in JHSO programs, and their submission statement of how the funds will support the achievement of their academic or vocational goals.
The Navan Lions gave the first annual bursary cheque to JHSO in June, and they decided to split the $1500 between two candidates, who have both expressed their thanks in a video sent to the Lions. Zachary told us how he is now well clear of his substance abuse and was starting at Algonquin College Social Services Worker program. He intends to use his life experience to give back to the community and, with his partner, was expecting to become a father any day. The second recipient, Denzel, was an immigrant from Rwanda in the summer of 2025, having not completed his high school. His teachers told us how hard he worked, particularly on English and Math skills, and he has now started at Algonquin in the Computer Networking Technician program. Clearly, both have worked hard to overcome their difficulties and are managing the big changes in their lives.
Jan Goatcher, Administrator of the Breezeway Academic Upgrading Program at JHSO, receives the 2026 bursary cheque from Lion Alan White
Named after an 18th century prison reformer, the John Howard Society has existed for over 70 years. It started out as nonprofit to assist the integration of released prisoners into the community
The JHSO branch is a charitable organization committed to providing a much broader range of community services throughout the Ottawa area. The organization has a strong history of helping individuals, and families, who are at risk of (or have previously come into conflict with) the law. The society’s scope of activities spans over 80 programs including Prevention and intervention, Youth housing, Services in Court and Detention, Community reintegration, Housing Supports, Adult residential programs, Community integration and Employment services
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Photo Credits; Tom Devecseri, John Ladds & Alan White.
