Badminton in Canada

If you are travelling to or through Canada looking for places
to play badminton, it's best to contact someone first. 
You won't find many clubs listed in the Yellow Pages.

A common figure used in Canada for the number of players active 
and registered is 2,000,000.  Many of these players play in school gyms after
hours and many have no direct links to "organized" badminton associations. 
There are also approximately 35 clubs across the country with single
purpose badminton courts; some are in multi-sport family clubs while
others are strictly badminton clubs.

The most active cities for badminton are (from west to east):
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa,
Montreal, Quebec City
That's not to say that there isn't a club or clubs in the other cities
and towns, because there certainly would be.  The people listed below can 
help you find a club anywhere in Canada.

For more information on where to play, coaching courses, 
here are some valuable contact names and phone numbers.  
Currently, no association in Canada has Internet hook-up.

Vancouver (and all of British Columbia)	604-737-3030	Al Mawani
Calgary (and all of Alberta)		403-297-2722	Jeff Bell
Regina (and all of Saskatchewan)	306-780-9200	Brent Kwon
Winnipeg (and all of Manitoba)		204-925-5679	Connie Blamey
                                                        or David Humble
Toronto (and all of Ontario)		416-426-7195	Kathleen Stewart
Montreal (and all of Quebec)		514-252-3066	Gaetan Jean
Atlantic Canada		(NB)		506-857-3173    Bob LeBlanc
				(PEI)	902-436-7384	Margaret Parslow
				(NS)	902-425-5450	Kathy McFarlane
				(NF)	709-576-7606	Mike Alexander

Any problems, don't hesitate to email me:

Gord Smith
gsmith@magi.com