The President of the Abbotsford Fish and Game Club’s Quarterly Reports on the status of the club.
A slow time of the year, mostly thanks to COVID-19, we are seeing more restrictions coming down the pipe, but currently we are still able to stay open. We ask that everyone please abide by the Public Health Order, even if you disagree with it, you are expected to follow it when attending the [...]
Not a lot to report on this month other than WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES. It is truly frustrating to constantly have to harp on about this, our rules are very specific, you must be wearing your safety glasses on the ranges at all times when the line is hot. It does not matter if [...]
Our sediment pond has been cleaned out and the new parking area created by the archery range and the main clubhouse. This work required short notice closure of range 2 due to the lengthy approval process and weather conditions. Many thanks to our caretakers for arranging to get all of it done. On another [...]
Things are picking up at the club, most especially as we now welcome in a couple hundred new members to the facility. During this time please be patient with our new members and help them along if you see them making some mistakes on the range, jumping down someone’s throat is seldom the right [...]
Not a lot to report for the month of July, the ranges haven’t been as busy as I thought they would be once we reopened. My sincere thanks to our members for adapting so well to our Covid Procedures, it’s great to see everyone doing so. We are seeing our renters return finally, and [...]
The club has been running great and we deeply appreciate club members support during this bizarre time. We are looking at allowing guests with members again and will be making a decision at our meeting July 2nd. If you haven’t been to the club since we reopened you need to come down and see [...]
The club has now been open for a couple weeks and it great to see people back out on the range. A huge thank you to our membership for the cooperation during this transition back to operations. For those worried about the club being too busy to come out during the 2hr blocks that [...]
Dear Members, With the OIC passed last Friday, members must be aware that any firearms included in the list are now considered prohibited and MAY NOT be used. That means you cant use them at the range, buy them or sell them. If you take these firearms to the range you risk severe personal [...]
This is the hardest report I’ve ever written in my time at AFGC. For the first time in the club history a virus, not water, not snow, not wind, has shut us down. Going to the club to check the mail or see how some of the scheduled work is going, is heartbreaking. No [...]
Abbotsford Fish and Game Club (AFGC) has received many communications from its membership regarding renewals for 2020/2021. Some of these communications are asking if we are going to prorate our membership, provide refunds, or other monetary reimbursements for the range being closed due to the Public Health Order (PHO) issued by the Provincial government. We [...]
This is a letter I never thought I would have to write, but uncertain times bring with them new experiences. As a result of the new mandates from the Province of British Columbia, under the Public Health Act, we are closing Abbotsford Fish and Game Club until further notice. This closure applies to all members, sub clubs and private [...]
The rain, and potentially the snow is upon is! Welcome to dreary BC weather! But we have a cure for that, our ranges are all heated, lit and open until 10pm! That means you can beat the dreary by coming out and shooting! I know the ranges were absolutely packed during the holidays, great [...]