North Peace Rod and Gun Club http://nprg.ca Member Club of the BC Wildlife Federation Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Election 2013: Fish and Wildlife Management Questions for Candidates http://nprg.ca/2013/05/election-2013-fish-and-wildlife-management-questions-for-candidates/ http://nprg.ca/2013/05/election-2013-fish-and-wildlife-management-questions-for-candidates/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 01:04:31 +0000 nprgweb http://nprg.ca/?p=830 The following are the responses of the 2013 Peace River North candidates to five questions related to fish and wildlife management. Also check below for the preamble that was sent to each candidate as an introduction to the questions.

Arthur Hadland – Independent

Judy Fox-McGuire – BC NDP

Pat Pimm – BC Liberals

Wyeth Sigurdson – BC Conservatives

North Peace Rod and Gun Club/Peace-Liard Region BC Wildlife Federation

Peace River North Candidates Questions

Preamble

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club is a non-profit organization of hunters and anglers whose aims are to protect, enhance and promote the wise use of the environment. The club currently has over 750 members and has seen continuous growth in the past 5 years.

The club has a strong conservation ethic and continues to work on a variety of wildlife, habitat and educational projects.

The purpose of the attached questions is to inform our membership and other conservationists at large what they can expect from candidates. There are 5 questions with an introductory statement before each. Candidates may copy and paste the 5 questions and respond to them. Please keep your comments to a maximum of two pages.

The North Peace Rod and Gun Club will distribute the responses to members via email, and through its website. All responses will be considered public information.

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General Minutes Feb. 25, 2013

]]> http://nprg.ca/2013/04/minutes-from-the-february-25-2013-general-meeting/feed/ 0 Site C Clean Energy Project http://nprg.ca/2013/04/site-c-clean-energy-project/ http://nprg.ca/2013/04/site-c-clean-energy-project/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:01:57 +0000 nprgweb http://nprg.ca/?p=808 The North Peace Rod and Gun Club has received funding from the Canadian Government’s Environment Assessment Agency to review and comment on BC Hydro’s Environment Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Site C dam.

Dr. John Nagy has produced a draft report on the EIS:

Draft_review_of_Site C_Dam_EIS

After consulting with the club membership, Dr. John Nagy, Brian Churchill and Jim Little have written and submitted our Comments on the Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement:

Site C_Dam_EIS Review_for_NPRGC

]]> http://nprg.ca/2013/04/site-c-clean-energy-project/feed/ 0 Upcoming Kids’ and Women’s CORE Course http://nprg.ca/2013/03/upcoming-kids-core-course/ http://nprg.ca/2013/03/upcoming-kids-core-course/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:44:42 +0000 nprgweb http://nprg.ca/?p=801 Note that this is an updated posting:

There will be two Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) courses exclusively for kids and women held in April. The cost is $50.

The dates for these courses are as follows:

Course 1 – Week of April 8: April 8, 11, 12, (6PM to 9 PM) and 13 (8AM to 6 PM)

Course 2 – Week of April 15: April 15, 18, 19 (6PM to 9 PM), and 20 (8AM to 6 PM)

For more information call Doug at (250) 261-9895

You can register for either of these courses at Backcountry.

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://nprg.ca/2013/03/upcoming-kids-core-course/feed/ 0 Upcoming PAL/PALR Courses http://nprg.ca/2013/03/upcoming-palpalr-courses/ http://nprg.ca/2013/03/upcoming-palpalr-courses/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:12:01 +0000 nprgweb http://nprg.ca/?p=789 Upcoming Canadian Firearms Safety Course (non-restricted PAL and restricted PALR)

April 6, 2012 PAL 8-10 hours

April 7, 2012 PALR 6-8 hours

See the poster for more details.

CANADIAN FIREARMS SAFETY COURSES poster April 6_7 2013

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General Minutes Jan 21, 2013

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General Minutes October 29, 2012

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