The 2024 membership renewal is ongoing. Cost of renewal is $25 and this can be brought to any game and given to the Director or forwarded electronically to treasurer@bridgeontheedge.ca using the password Swilers.
New members should complete the application form. The link is above in membership forms.

A link has been established that will allow
members to send ONE (1) email message
that will be viewed by ALL Board Members:   
allboardmembers@bridgeontheedge.ca

Library:The "Information" tab
above provides a list of bridge books.

                                    
Thanks to our generous donors, the Club, over the years, has been able to build a comprehensive collection of over a hundred bridge books on a variety of topics, past and present. The reorganization of the Library is complete and it  is now located on the Book Cart in the back room. Please remember to sign out any book you're taking.

I don't know if it is possible to love bridge and not love anecdotes about the game. I particularly enjoy the amusing, but I also enjoy the interesting, intriguing and inspiring.

The story of bridge is as fascinating as the game itself and the story is told incredibly well by Alan Truscott and Dorothy Hayden Truscott in the New York Times Bridge Book, subtitled no less than An Anecdotal History of the Development, Personalities and Strategies of the World's Most Popular Card Game.

I recently borrowed this new addition to our library and find it captivating. It gives us the magnificent history of bridge, filled with stories of brilliant minds, fascinating strategies, and sensational scandals.

 

This book can be enjoyed by anyone who knows what a pack of cards looks like, but is indeed a special treat for those who play bridge. You can borrow it from the library – when I am finished with it.

Rick Callahan

During the Covid crisis, our Club, like many, had a serious revenue shortage that threatened its very existence. We were able to withstand those extensive losses due to two main factors, first, previous Boards had wisely reserved a ‘rainy day’ contingency fund that allowed us to continue to pay our bills and second, we made serious financial cuts to our operating budget, including Director fees and the Manager’s salary, in order to survive the lean months.

Previously, when we had a strong, steady revenue stream, the Club carried extensive insurance to protect all its volunteers, Directors, teachers and the Club Manager from any personal liability, that might arise in the course of carrying out their duties. The insurance cost over $2,000 a year, significant for a small club. At the fall ‘22 AGM it was proposed and accepted by the Membership that this insurance be cancelled as a financial saving. It was agreed that the actual risks of sustaining personal injury from playing bridge were minimal and that we all could, as responsible adults, accept those risks collectively and individually.It was also decided to include a waiver of responsibility, to protect our staff and volunteers, in the conditions of Membership to reflect the lack of insurance coverage.All present members will be asked to sign the waiver and any new members will be asked to sign on joining. Should any member be unwilling to agree to such a waiver and wish to rescind their membership please notify us of this choice and we will refund their membership fees. 

Our new Waiver of Liability form is attached. Please take the time  to read it carefully.

Please remember that Bridge on the Edge is a scent-free bridge club. We have several members who are severely allergic to scent.