Bridge North West, District 19’s newsletter, is now available on our website! Click here for more!
National Director Report, April 2021
The Communications Work Group of the ACBL BOD’s Governance Committee has produced the first edition of the National Director Report which can be downloaded here.
The Work Group comprises Cindy Shoemaker (Chair), D17D; David Johnson, D18D; and Tim White, D19D.
D19 pair wins the 0-5000 IMP Pairs at NAOBC
More Canadians win big at NAOBC!
Shelley Burns of North Vancouver BC and Kelvin Raywood of Vancouver BC win the 0–5000 IMP Pairs.
Read the full story on the NAOBC Daily Bulletin.
John Lai and Morris Chen win NAP B
John Lai of Vancouver BC and Morris Chen of Surrey BC, representing District 19, 
won the Golder North American Pairs, Flight B with an impressive score of 63.94%.
Read the full story on the NAOBC Daily Bulletin.
Face-to-face bridge: an update from ACBL D19 director Tim White
Tim White, ACBL D19 Director, has sent us a letter detailing ACBL’s plans for a reopening of face-to-face bridge. This is a must-read document for tournament organizers, Unit boards, club owners and players who want an update on the current situation.
Click here to access Tim’s letter.
For more information, you can reach Tim at [email protected]
CNIB Bridging Barriers Charity Bridge Game
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is putting on a fundraising bridge game, Bridging Barriers Charity Game. Here’s a chance to contribute to a worthy cause while enjoying your favourite game. And note that you don’t need to live in Canada* to play!
Game information
- Where: on BBO
- When: Sunday, March 7, 2021 from 10:00AM -12:30PM (PST)
- Format: 18 boards, stratified A/B/C (point ranges to be announced).
- ACBL Club Championship rating points (2X the normal club black points).
- The game will be run through Island Bridge Club, with Roy Stefaniec directing.
- Prizes will be awarded to top E/W – N/S scores for all three strats.
- Grand Prize – a 38” strand of pearls donated by Stones Jewellry, valued at $1195.
- The winner will be announced on game day, Sunday, March 7 at 9:55 am.
The cost is $50, eligible for an income tax receipt for the whole amount.
Specific instructions:
- Choose your partner (you must have a partner to play with, but register individually, to receive your tax receipt)
- Have your BBO username (handle) ready before you pre-register (required field).
- Pre-register through this link: https://www.classy.org/event/cnib-bridging-barriers/e317773
- Game day: log onto BBO between 9:00-9:30 am on Sunday, March 7.
- Select Challenge then All Tournaments. Type CNIB into the SEARCH field in the top right-hand corner.
- Click on CNIB and you will be placed at a table, one partner invites the other and you are ready to play!
- Draw for the Grand Prize takes place at 9:55 am, just before the game starts. Only players are eligible to win.
- If you have trouble logging on at game day, contact Roy Stefaniec at 250 812-1615.
* Note: Everyone is eligible for prizes but tax receipts are of use to Canadian taxpayers only.
District 19 Newsletter coming in spring
This spring we will roll out a new semi-annual newsletter. Our target date for the inaugural issue is late April 2021. It will be web-based and hosted on our website (d19.org). We will send out an email to all D19 members (at least the ones with email addresses) advising when each new issue is posted. In addition to highlighting player achievements and updates from the District, we look forward to having challenging hands to review, news from the local Units and more. Anyone have any good bridge jokes they want to share? We welcome your submissions, suggestions and ideas of all types. Please email them to: [email protected]
D19 Regionals cancelled until fall 2021
The following District 19 Regional Tournaments have been cancelled for 2021: Victoria (originally scheduled for April), Penticton (June) and Lynwood (August).
Whistler is still in the cards, so to speak, and could be held at the end of October or the beginning of November. A final decision will be made by D19’s Board no later than the end of May.
ACBL extends face-to-face tournament cancellations through April 30, 2021
Here’s ACBL Executive Director Joseph Jones’s full text:
Due to the ongoing risk posed by the surging coronavirus and the slow rollout of the vaccine, the ACBL will not staff face-to-face bridge tournaments through April 30, 2021.
This means all Sectionals and Regionals scheduled during this period have been canceled. Consistent with this decision, the ACBL is also canceling the sanctions for any remaining Non-Life Master Tournaments or other bridge tournaments through the end of April where ACBL Tournament Directors are not technically required.
We will contact you by March 1 if the moratorium will be extended past April 30.
Online events, including Regional-rated tournaments, will continue to be offered along with chances to win gold, silver, red and black masterpoints®. Click here for the 2021 schedule of online events. More details can be found at www.acbl.org/virtual.
Sincerely,
Joseph Jones
ACBL Executive Director
January 12, 2021
D19 director Julie Smith resigns
Julie Smith, has resigned as District 19 representative to the ACBL Board of Directors due to pressing family matters. Read her final Director’s Report here: December 2020 Report for D19.
Tim White, who was First Alternate District Director is now D19’s representative on the ACBL Board of Directors.