We have now been back open for a full month. The ranges have not as yet been overly busy, with the exception of range 5. Members haven’t had a problem finding a spot that suits them. For the most part everyone is following the new protocols. We realize as this virus continues on it become [...]
There was a work bee on June 14 with a total of 17 members attending. While the weather was not great, members cleared tripping hazards from the back of range 2. They pulled weed and helped move some fencing material. They also picked brass on range 3. We anticipate holding another work bee on August [...]
Welcome Back! Benches have been removed and caution tape put up to facilitate social distancing. Spray bottles with a bleach mix are on all ranges. Please remember to use them. Hand sanitizer has been placed inside all the ranges. The gates have been serviced. The fence along the side of archery has been installed. [...]
There was no work bee in May The next work bee is scheduled for June 14. It is full with 17 members. We will start at 10 am, please arrive a little early. Please dress for the weather and bring gloves. We will be working outside. We look forward to seeing you. Please watch for [...]
AFGC will be holding a general duties workbee on June 14th for members. We will only be excepting 15 people max to adhere to social distancing rules. You must pre-register with Audrey to add your name to the list at caretakers@afgc.ca. You can only show up if you receive a confirmation email in return. For [...]
There is not much to report this month. Dan is still in an ongoing fight with the robins that are determined to use the ranges for nesting. I am pretty sure the robins are now stalking him. We have been supplying Jack with the information of members who have been mailing in their membership [...]
There was no work bee in April The next work bee is scheduled for June 14, at present it has being suspended. Please watch for announcements on the web site Thank you, stay safe, Dan Ashton and Audrey Oxner
First we would like to say we miss you all and hope that everyone is staying healthy and practicing their social distancing. The range is eerily quiet. We lost power and the big green storage tent during the big wind storm on March 13 & 14. The range closed on March 18 due to [...]
There was a work bee on March 8th. We had 21 adults and 6 children attend. Participants resized the legs of the remaining backers. Raked and picked brass on range 2B & 3. Thank you to Jessica and her mom for their help with setting up the tables and food for lunch. We had [...]
While the beginning of February was very busy, the later part of the month eased off. The first three days of February all the ranges were flooded leading to closures. The next few days were spent cleaning out the muck and putting everything in order. We spent the next week trying to clear water from the [...]
There was no work bee in February. We have a work bee scheduled for March 8 with 6 members registered. You are welcome to bring your whole family. If your children are small we will do our best to find something age appropriate. Thank you and well look forward to meeting you at the [...]
We kept busy in January with removing water at the start of the month, moving directly to snow with a couple fairly cold days. The ranges were closed for 2 days due to the storm and so we could deal with removing the snow drifts. Archery was underwater at the start and the end [...]