On 5 and 6 November, the Colwood PPC Club ran its second Introduction to Handguns and PPC course of the year in the Clubhouse and on the RP range at VFGPA. The course is run to introduce shooters to the safe and effective use of a handgun, as well as to the sport of Police […]
Two award-winning young women from the Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association, Bailey Drinkwalter and Megan McCool were recently featured on CTV News Vancouver Island, and subsequently the story has been picked up by provincial and national media. Read more on CTV News here. Well done Megan and Bailey!
In Accordance with the Societies Act of BC, The Victoria Fish And Game Protective Association hereby gives notice of its 2021 Annual General Meeting. To be held on Monday 18 October 2021 at 7pm at the Strawberry Vale Community Hall, address: 11 High Street, Victoria BC Covid precautions will be in effect in accordance with […]
In last week’s newsletter, we shared with you some of the significant pressures the Association is facing, in particular an overview of the threats to our continued operation, and the financial pressures that have arisen as a result of looking forward to ensure the efficiency and longevity of our facilities as we work to service […]
Project Mapleseed is a rifle marksmanship training program that focuses on teaching traditional rifle marksmanship from standing, sitting/kneeling, and prone positions in a one day shooting clinic termed a “Mapleseed”. They are a non-profit, all volunteer run organization committed to helping Canadians develop fundamental marksmanship skills and in the safe handling of firearms A Mapleseed […]
Given the investments and expenses outlined above, coupled with the future spending forecasts, your board has arrived at one simple and undeniable conclusion. We cannot continue to operate the range without increasing our funding base, and that funding base is derived almost exclusively from membership dues. The board has conducted an exhaustive analysis of what […]
While we are having great success in attracting record new membership, and in developing our Association’s facilities, our existence is also under threat as it never has been before. A number of properties adjacent to our ranges have recently come to market, and have been purchased by speculators or developers, most of whom at this […]
The past 18 months have been unlike any others in our Association’s 102-year history. Faced with the impacts of a global pandemic, the VFGPA has worked diligently to find a balance between strict adherence to the constantly evolving public health guidelines and striving to keep the facilities of the Association open and maintained for the […]
The Ray Leason Evening Summer Trap/Skeet Fun League wound down on Thursday night with a team doubles shoot that ended in a draw, bar-b-que and awards presentations. This year the overall winner of the Ray Leason League High Gun Trophy was Graham Lancaster who managed to stave off 2nd place Clayton Cosburn by one target. […]
As a registered Not for Profit Society under the BC Societies Act, your Victoria Fish and Game Protective Association is a non-partisan organization. Those same guidelines do however allow for, and in fact encourage, engagement by the various societies to enhance, develop and foster issues that fall within their subject matter area of expertise, in […]
