Canada Men

Folkins Team

Steve Bezanson, Team Manager
Home-Halifax NS; Club-Wanderers LBC
Folkins: Triples/vice; Fours/vice
(Taking the place of Hiren Bhartu)
Player profile –
2010 SW Open – Bowler of the Tournament
2010 SW Open Pairs – Champion
2010 SW Open Singles – 1st in 2nd flight
2010 & 2009 Canadian Championships Pairs – Gold
2008 US Open Singles – Champion
Other information -
Profession: sports journalist
Michel Larue
Home: Longueuil, Québec; Club-Boulingrin Saint-Lambert LBC
Folkins: Pairs/skip; Singles
Player profile –
2003: Gold Pairs, Asia Pacific championship (Brisbane – Australia)
2003: Bronze Fours, Asia Pacific championship (Brisbane – Australia)
2005: 7th Fours, Tiger Bowls (Hong Kong)
2005: 4th Pairs, Asia Pacific championship (Melbourne – Australia)
2006: 5th Pairs, Commonwealth Games (Melbourne – Australia)
2007: 7th Triples, Atlantic Rim (Scotland)
2007: 11th Fours, Atlantic Rim (Scotland)
2008: 1st Pairs, North American Challenge
2009: 5th Fours, Asia Pacific team (Malaysia)
2009: 5th Triples, Asia Pacific team (Malaysia)
2009: 1st Pairs, US Open (USA – Arizona)
2009: 3rd Pairs, Michael Ashton Phillips (USA – Los Angeles)
2010: Gold Singles, Canadian Championships
Other information –
City planner for the city of Blainville – www.blainville.qc.ca
Favorite events – singles and pairs
Best bowls moments – Gold medal 2003 (Australia)
5th at Commonwealth Games 2006
NAC 2004 (making the last shot at the last game to make Canada win)
Hobbies- Architecture, design, arts and technologies
Began bowling – August 1989
Steve McKerihen
Home-Toronto, Ontario; Club-James Gardens LBC
Folkins: Triples/skip; Fours/skip
Player profile –
2010 Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold 
2009 WOBA Fours Championship – First
2008 Canadian Championships – Fours – Bronze
2007 Asia Pacific Championships – Silver and Bronze
2007 Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
2006 Canadian Championships – Fours – Bronze
2005 Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
2003 Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
Other information –
Occupation – Teacher
Over forty years of bowling experience
Greatest influence on his game was his father
Keith Roney
Home-Regina SK; Club-Regina LBC
Folkins: Pairs/lead; Fours-second
Player profile –
36 Provincial Championships
7 Gold, 10 Silver and 6 Bronze Canadian Championship medals
Member of the Canadian National Team for 24 years (1985, 1988-2010)
Represented Canada at 28 International events:
1993: Bronze in Fours (vice), Pacific Rim Games (Victoria, BC, Canada)
1995: Bronze in Triples (vice), Pacific Rim Games (Dunedin, New Zealand)
1997: Bronze in Fours (second), Asia Pacific Games (Warilla, Australia)
2003: Gold in Pairs (lead), Asia Pacific Games (Brisbane, Australia)
2004: Gold in Pairs (lead), World Bowls (Ayr, Scotland)
2004: Bronze in Singles, Hong Kong Classic (Hong Kong, China)
2004: Bronze in Pairs (lead), Hong Kong Classic (Hong Kong, China)
2005: member of men’s Gold overall trophy, Asia Pacific Games (Melbourne, Australia)
2007: Bronze, World Team Cup (Tweed Heads, Australia)
2008: Bronze in Triples (lead), World Bowls (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Won 8 Gold and 8 Silver medals at the U.S. National Open; Twice named “Bowler of the Tournament”
Other information –
Started bowling in 1979
Played for the Raymond Terrace Jets in the Australian Premier League in 2007
Best result was the Gold medal won in Pairs at the World Bowls in Ayr, Scotland in 2004. Partner was Ryan Bester. This was Canada’s first gold medal won at the World Bowls. This was also the most memorable game due to a 7-ender scored against Ireland that put us in the lead after trailing at that point in the game
Hobbies – Fishing, Hunting, Cooking, Stamp Collecting, Bowls Pin Collecting
Occupation: retired; former Curator of Life Sciences at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Fred Wallbank
Home-Weston Ontario; Club-James Garden LBC
Folkins: Triples/lead; Fours/lead
Player profile –
2010 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold 
2009 – WOBA Fours Championship – Champion
2009 – Asia Pacific Championships
2008 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Bronze
2007 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
2006 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Bronze
2005 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
2003 – Canadian Championships – Fours – Gold
1996 – Ontario Championships – Mixed Pairs – Gold
1991 – Ontario Championships – Mixed Pairs – Gold
1986 – Canadian Championships – Singles – Silver
1979 – Canadian Championships – Pairs – Silver
Other information –
Served on the Board of Directors of Bowls Canada
Served on the Board of Directors of Ontario Lawn Bowls – Championship Chairman
At various times held all positions at my Club.
General Manager at a manufacturing company. Interests include reading, movies, fishing. Have bowled for over forty years.
My uncle introduced me to the game and put emphasis on the draw game.

Jarvis Team

John Aveline
Home – Vancouver, B.C.;    Home Club – Kerrisdale Bowls Club
Jarvis: Triples/vice; Fours/second
Player profile –
1999 Canadian Championships Fours – Gold
1998 Canadian ChampionshipsFours –Silver
Other information
Years Bowling: 29
Certified Umpire & Coach since 1993
Chief Umpire for B.C. 1998-2000, 2004-2006
President of Kerrisdale Bowls Club 2008-present
Job: Latin language consultant (Ph.D classics 2006)
Hobbies: Genealogy, history
Mike Bester
Home-Milton,Ontario; Club-Hanover LBC
Jarvis: Triples/skip; Fours/skip
Player profile –
2006 Canadian Championships Fours Champion
2005 US Open Singles Champion
2005 US Open Bowler of the Tournament
2005 MAP International Challenge Pairs Champion
Other information –
Job: Accounting Clerk
Years Bowling: 16
Pat Bird
Home-Calgary AB; Club-Rotary Park LBC
Jarvis: Pairs/lead; Fours/second
Player profile -
Alberta provincial champion – 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Canadian Championships Fours – 2007 (3rd), 2008 (1st), 2010 (3rd)
Canadian Championships Mixed Pairs – 2009 (2nd)
U.S. Open – Singles – 2009 (4th)
Other information –
Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Started bowling in 2003
Jurgen Fessler
Home: London ON; ClubSt. Mary’s LBC
Jarvis: Triples/lead; Singles
Player profile –
2010- Ontario Championships Singles- Silver
2010- Southwest Open Triples- Silver
2010- China Open Fours- Quarter Finalist
2010- Tiger Bowls/Hong Kong Fours- 12th out of 78 teams
2009- Ontario Championships Pairs- Gold
2009- Canadian Championships Pairs- Bronze
2009- South Central Open Singles- Silver
2008- US Open Singles- 4th
2008- Southwest Open- Bowler of the tournament
2008- Southwest Open Singles- Champion
2007- Australian Open- Qualifier in Singles & Triples
2007- Bournemouth Open, England Singles -Final 32 out of 256
2004- US Open Pairs- Bronze
2003- Southwest Open Triples- Silver
2002- Southwest Open Triples- Silver
2002- Ontario Championships Fours- Bronze
1999- Ontario Novice Champion
Other information –
Hobbies: Windsurfing, Cycling
Occupation: Aircraft Maintenance
Years Bowling 13
Cary Manns
Home-North Vancouver BC; Club-North Vancouver LBC
Jarvis: Pairs/skip; Fours/lead
Player profile –
2010 Canadian Championships Fours, Silver
2010 Provincial Fours Champions
2009 Provincial Pairs Champions
Other information –
I am a Captain in the West Vancouver Fire Dept.I am married and have a 12 year old daughter. My most memorable time on the green was playing in a mixed tournament with my mother and father and my daughter who was 8 years old at the time.