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Open Event! – Important Read Please

Open Event! – Important Read Please

National Range Day & Grand Reopening Celebration June 4! After having to continually postpone the public celebration of our amazing facility safety upgrades we can now confidently set June 4, 2022, for our open house, a community-wide celebration at our facility and a national event. These safety enhancements were made possible through the Community Initiatives Program Grant from the City combined with support from our Community Partners, all the volunteer efforts, our funds and future commitments to the community. We…

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LFGA Range 2 Centre Fire – PARTIAL Opening

LFGA Range 2 Centre Fire – PARTIAL Opening

Hello Folks, I have determined that we can PARTIALLY open Range 2.  Please understand that you must respect the wishes of the people working on the range and follow their instructions. We have brought three benches over from Range 3 and 4 for temporary benches on Range 2.  These will be returned once the permanent benches are installed.  We will from time to time make requests for volunteers to assist with the bench installation etc.  Currently a group of construction volunteers are…

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LFGA Range Update

LFGA Range Update

Hello Folks, I hope our meat hunters had a good harvest.  Range 2 Construction… Madeline Balla, our volunteer Treasurer is acting on our behalf as our project manager for this construction. She reports that Range 2 will be closed as of this Wednesday December 1 so our contractor, Southwest Design & Construction Ltd. can complete the construction of the new building. It will be wider, longer and taller.     All the earth work is finished thanks to all the volunteers who looked after the…

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Range 2 Update

Range 2 Update

Hello folks,  Range 2, our center fire range is going to be open this weekend.  and we will still work towards keeping it open after 4:00 PM during the week and weekends except while we have equipment working to make it so you can sight in your hunting rifles.  The work 2 filling the huge pit between the 100 yard and 200 yard target lines on Range 2 is almost finished and if the weather cooperates we will have the…

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An Important Message From our President

An Important Message From our President

Hello FolksWe have been asked by the City to limit people entering our range facility to the Ward Bros Construction people and myself. I am limited to presence at the range office only. The rationale was OHS. Please respect this requirement.  This means that Scott will no longer be able to provide the types of multimedia reports of progress and we will not be able to complete our tasks preparing the range for the eventual opening. I am challenging their…

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Easter Update (Shooting Sport Facility)

Easter Update (Shooting Sport Facility)

Hi Folks,THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! I appreciate all of your emails and comments. They show that you really are passionate members of our shooting community. CONSTRUCTION UPDATEConstruction seems to be taking two steps forward and then three steps backward but today I had some GREAT NEWS…. The people erecting the air baffles will be working overtime and weekends to hurry the job.  We may be taking four steps forward soon. . WHAT A WONDERFUL NEW LFGA COMMUNITY PARTNER — Mc NALLY CONTRACTORS LTD.— PROVIDING AND HAULING SOIL FOR…

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Important Notice Regarding Facility Use.

Important Notice Regarding Facility Use.

From our Volunteer Range Operator and President, Rick Blakeley Dear Members, We have been attempting to gain access to ranges 1, 6 and 7 however due to occupational health and safety concerns this will not happen. Many of you were diligent and sent in the revised access agreement and that shows me how important access to the range is to you however in the interest of getting the construction completed without complications the City has required us to completely curtail…

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Legal Actions Against the Federal Gun Ban by OIC.

Legal Actions Against the Federal Gun Ban by OIC.

5 Current Court Cases, Association Links to Information Documents and Donation portals – as of Nov 10, 2020  Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Legal Fund Legal Challenge Sport Shooters Association – 3 Separate Legal Action Choices to Support Public Interest Litigants Judicial ReviewCassandra Parker / K.K.S. Tactical Supplies Ltd. Judicial ReviewJohn Hipwell’s Judicial Review CSSA Supports Three Legal Challenges of SOR/2020-96 National Firearms Association Donate Page (please note unused funds will be used for other legal cases etc. see link…

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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…

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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…

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