Range is open – Mon Dec 19 2022
The range is open today. Watch out for varying conditions on the road up.
Large recall of various ammunition and firearms
Attention members, please be advised that there has been a large recall of various ammunition and firearms. Details can be found at the following link: Notice
Our deepest respects to the friends and family of Chung Ming Leung
It is with deepest regrets we wish to inform the membership that Chung Ming Leung recently passed away. For those that knew him, his passion for firearms along with IPSC and PPC was easily noticeable whenever he participated in a match or while teaching a Black Badge class. Moreover, his ability to share this passion…
An important message from your board about the proposed handgun ban
This week, Prime Minister Trudeau published a mandate letter to newly appointed Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair in which he ordered Minister Blair to “lead an examination of a full ban on handguns and assault weapons in Canada”. Tonight, the Board wrote an email to all of you regarding the…
Grist Goeson Memorial Hatchery
Our story begins on the riverbank early in November when our volunteers and DFO personnel commence the first of 6 or 7 weekly gatherings for netting the season’s Coho broodstock.
The story advances in the actual time sequences that occur at our hatchery as the Chinook and Coho stocks progress through their development and growth phases from eggs to the release of smolts which are ready to begin their journey to the ocean.
Petition Addressing Bill C-71
An official online petition is open currently asking that the government not adopt Bill-C71, the bill that is summarized below. The board strongly urges our members to educate themselves on the bill itself and to decide whether the changes proposed will unfairly impact on their activities and rights. The various Canadian firearms associations have discussed…
The Burke Mtn Archers Medal in BC Indoor Championships
The Burke Mtn Archers had 7 archers attend the B.C. indoor championships this Easter weekend in Victoria and were able to take 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in their age and equipment categories. One particular archer (Andrew Keaton) stood out in his outstanding performance and good sportsmanship who is shown in the pictures…
Dry Ball – A Burke’s Eye View
“Powder, Patch, Ball. Powder, Patch, Ball.” You keep repeating the muzzle loader mantra as you start to dribble some FFFg powder from your horn into the powder measure hanging from it’s strap over your left shoulder. After pouring the correct amount of powder from the measure into the barrel of your rifle, you thrust your…