Vehicle access to the range is not possible at this time after Mother Nature dumped an over abundance of the white stuff.
Snow removal contractors are extremely busy this week and we are on the list to have the snow removed from the range.
So your patience is appreciated as we wait for our turn to have the snow cleared from the range property.
Reminder of the 2020 Annual General Meeting Thursday September 24, 2020 with COVID 19 protocols in place.
Meeting commences at 6:00 PM in the Indoor Range.
Don’t forget to bring your own camp stool.
Click here for Agenda https://wrpc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Agenda-AGM-.pdf
Meeting date: Thursday September 24, 2020
Location: Indoor Range in the Clubhouse on Grey Mountain Road.
Time: 6 PM
Six months ago the 2020 AGM was postponed due the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukon is now in phase 3 of recovery where some of the COVID -19 restrictions are being lifted and thus allowing the gathering of 50 people at an organized, seated event.
The AGM will look a little different this year. The meeting will take place in the Indoor Range. The Safe Six Protocols will be followed ensuring the required physical distancing, hand hygiene, and not coming if you have returned from travelling outside Yukon, BC, NWT or Nunavut in the 14 days prior to the meeting. And if you or someone in your household is ill, please stay home. Members will enter and exit the building through marked doors to prevent crowding at entryways. Members in good standing who are able to attend will need to bring their own lawn chair or camp stool as the club has only a small number of seats. Face masks are encouraged when you are unable to maintain the 6 foot distance.
The AGM is a business meeting that will require two key activities to be accepted by the membership. The first is accepting the 2019 Financial Review by the professional accountant and the second is approval by the membership to commit the funds to proceed with the replacement of the backstop in the indoor range.
Other business items include various reports and updates and election of officers and directors. Agenda will follow closer to the meeting date.
The AGM for 2021 will be scheduled for a date within the first 90 days of the new fiscal year which begins January 1st, 2021.
The range status flag will be GREEN on Saturday morning July 18th at 10:00 am indicating that no shooting is permitted on the entire range.
Members will be working on the range areas to do some brush cutting and picking up of debris and waste plywood.
If you come to help, maintain the distance guidelines. Bring your work gloves and mosquito repellent.
Regular access for members should resume by 3:00 PM.
The following is an email received by WRPC, as a holder of a firearms business license. It was sent from the Canadian Firearms Program.
From CFP-PCAF May 1, 2020
Email to all business licence holders:
Announcement of Firearms Prohibition
As you may know, on May 1, 2020, the Government of Canada amended the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted (commonly referred to as the Classification Regulations). These amendments have the effect of reclassifying the following as prohibited firearms and devices:
· nine (9) types of firearms, by make and model, and their variants;
o M16, AR-10, AR-15 rifles and M4 carbine;
o Ruger Mini-14 rifle;
o M14 rifle;
o Vz58 rifle;
o Robinson Armament XCR rifle;
o CZ Scorpion EVO 3 carbine and pistol;
o Beretta CX4 Storm carbine;
o SIG Sauer SIG MCX and SIG Sauer SIG MPX carbine and pistol; and,
o Swiss Arms Classic Green and Four Seasons series (as specified in former Bill C-71: An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms).
· firearms with a bore of 20 mm or greater and those firearms capable of discharging a projectile with a muzzle energy greater than 10,000 Joules; and
· the upper receivers of M16, AR-10, AR-15 and M4 pattern firearms.
An Amnesty Order, expiring April 30, 2022, has also been issued by the Government of Canada. This Order protects business owners from criminal liability for unlawful possession of a newly prohibited firearm if those business owners were previously in lawful possession of one or more of the newly prohibited firearms or prohibited devices on the day the amendments to the Classification Regulations came into force. This will allow business owners the time to come into compliance with the law.
This announcement may impact your business as you may have these newly prohibited firearms/devices in your inventory. While awaiting further details on the buy-back program, every effort should be made to return the inventory back to the manufacturer. Please note:
· They may no longer be sold to individuals.
· They can be transferred to another business with the appropriate licence privileges.
· If firearms are taken on consignment, they must be returned to the owner.
· If the appropriate activity and conditions are attached to the business licence for prohibited firearms, the business can act as an agent for export or deactivation for an individual or other business.
Businesses that are licensed to possess prohibited firearms will maintain this privilege but should familiarize themselves with the list of newly prohibited firearms and devices found at http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-05-01-x3/pdf/g2-154×3.pdf.
Should you require further information on the announcement, please refer to the Public Safety Canada website at https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/frrms/index-en.aspx, or the Canadian Firearms Program website at https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/need-know-the-government-canadas-new-prohibition-certain-firearms-and-devices.
Canadian Firearms Program
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms
Tel: 1-800-731-4000 (toll free)