Browsed by
Category: LFGA Shooting Sports Facility

Range News

Range News

Hello Folks, 98 years serving our community… Amazing and the volunteers like you make it happen. The 2021 shooting season will provide us with a host of reasons to enjoy the great outdoors.  George Roth has joined me as my assistant Volunteer Range Operator. We have been really busy with the1.7 million dollar facility construction project and it is progressing fairly well.   A number of other projects are in the plans such as Range 8 construction, picnic area construction, bat…

Read More Read More

Range Update

Range Update

LFGA Shooting Sports Facility Status Report – Monday March 1, 2021 Construction Project Background:Thank you very much for your patience as we complete this 1.7 million dollar construction project. This has been a crazy year to complete this important construction and we understand your frustrations. Please remember that Allan, Tom and I have been working on getting CIP grant funding to relocate or improve range safety since 2012. We are volunteers who have done our best to represent your best…

Read More Read More

IMPORTANT POLL on Banning Handguns

IMPORTANT POLL on Banning Handguns

IMPORTANT!! Local poll asking if Lethbridge should ban handguns! The LFGA and sister organizations represent thousands of safe legal sport-shooters in Lethbridge and area. This recent legislation by the government is not about stopping criminal activity and violence, it is aimed squarely at law abiding citizen’s property rights and private gun ownership. Banning handguns would NOT in any way decrease violence – handgun ownership is already heavily regulated and lawful owners undergo a rigorous application process, testing and DAILY checks…

Read More Read More

Exciting 1.7 Million Dollar Facility Upgrade to start Nov. 2, 2020!

Exciting 1.7 Million Dollar Facility Upgrade to start Nov. 2, 2020!

The LFGA Shooting Sports Facility is undergoing significant renovations to the ranges to provide safety advantages to both users and the surrounding community. This project will allow the Lethbridge Fish & Game Shooting Sports Facility to maintain the highest safety standards available now and moving forward for years to come. The main focus of this comprehensive upgrade is adding additional aerial baffles, ground baffles, and improved projectile backstops. These features have been designed to provide the best possible shooting experience…

Read More Read More

Huge Help Needed to Finish a Project at our facility!

Huge Help Needed to Finish a Project at our facility!

Hello Folks, This has been a very busy summer For the LFGA Shooting Sports Facility even with the COVID restrictions. We have been working on a new range for quite some time but we have reached an impasse and we require some heavy equipment to complete Range 8 which will be home to our action shooters and first responder training. This will be a great addition for our shooting community. A huge thank you goes to Scott Meeks (CCK Snow…

Read More Read More

Range Officer Course Aug. 29

Range Officer Course Aug. 29

Now is your chance to become a Range Officer! Saturday, Aug 29th, 2020 is the next range officer course. Only 14 spots available! To register email [email protected]  Where: LFGA Shooting Sports Facility (AKA the range) When: Arrive just before 1:00 pm. What to Bring: 1. Your 2020 LFGA membership card 2. $30 3. A pen. RANGE ADDRESS – 128 Riverbottom, Peenaquim Park, Part of 12-9-22. This course is usually finished in three hours. If you have any questions please contact Rick Blakeley at [email protected] 

Last Push

Last Push

RANGE CLEAN UP – The Last Push Thursday, July 2, 2020 8:00 AM to NOON We held our range clean up days this past weekend and got a lot more accomplished that we expected to.  Nadine had a very aggressive list of things to get done and our membership came out and helped to really spruce up the place and get the ranges into working order.  We just have a few more hours to really push us over the finish…

Read More Read More

Thank-you!

Thank-you!

Good day everyone! I would like to personally thank all of you that came down for the range’s Clean Up Days this past week, and anyone that volunteers regularly around the range. You were all excellent help and we stayed busy all day, both days, and your efforts helped immensely to tackle my very ambitious list of repairs and clean up! Thank you. A special thank you to Marshal Metals for the scrap metal bin, that we filled to the…

Read More Read More

It’s Time to Celebrate!

It’s Time to Celebrate!

Hunt Today – Fish Tomorrow – Conserve Forever. The Lethbridge Fish and Game Association has been servicing our community for over 95 years. It is a volunteer run organization, a community organized to Advocate for Conservation, Education, Outdoor Recreation and Shooting Sports. We are proud to announce that the LFGA Membership has surpassed 1800 members. Thank-you for being a part of our great community!