IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL MEMBERS ATTEND !
From Bob Kierstead:
Greetings Fellow Shooters
Our 2013 outdoor shooting season is nearing a close and the various hunting seasons are soon approaching us with thoughts of moose, ducks, geese, deer and great camaraderie around the campfire. It’s also that time again for the Annual General Meeting of the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association. Please mark on your calendar the day of this year’s meeting, October 20. The meeting will be held at the banquet room of the All Seasons Restaurant at 1015 Main Street, Sussex. Coffee service will be ready for 9:30 with the meeting beginning at 10:00 am, lunch will be provided at noon. Club representatives please bring a brief report of your club’s activities during this past season to present to the meeting. This is always a good opportunity to meet and talk with shooters from clubs around our province and share information. We are all in the great fraternity of target shooting whether our particular interest is rifle, pistol, shotgun, black powder, or collecting.
Enjoy our Fall shooting weather which is often pleasant in New Brunswick and I’ll see you at the AGM and perhaps on the shooting range.
Good Shooting
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE RNBRA AGM - 2013 AND ARE NOT OFFICIAL MINUTES.
The Meeting was called to order by President Bob Kierstead followed by a reading of the minutes of our last Annual Meeting of 2012 by recording secretary Lorraine Chapman. These minutes were adopted as read.
Next followed the reports of the Officers of the Association - President Bob Kierstead, Membership Chairman Don Coleman, and Past-President Steven Stewart. The financial statements of the Association were tabled in the absence of the Treasurer, Bob Jones. Members may contact Lorraine Chapman with specific questions to be forwarded to the Treasurer.
The President also invited Francis Bezeau to relate to the membership his experiences of shooting on the Canadian Team to Bisley - this appeared for him to be a life changing experience. Similarly, Don Coleman spoke of his successful but trying experiences shooting at the Palma Match of 2011 in Australia.
Among all the successes and accomplishments of shooters, coaches and officials of New Brunswick which were presented to the membership,it should be mentioned that both Bob Kierstead and Ed Weatherdon have received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for lifetime devotion to shooting sports in Canada - 2 of only 3 medals awarded to Canadians in shooting sports.
The meeting continued with the reports of committees, trustees, representatives and affiliated clubs. Daniel Chisholm reported on the Fullbore Section and highlighted some team and out of province events with the season ending with a "Mini-Palma" against the New England team. Paul Richie reported on the Smallbore section with emphasis on the Modified Target Rifle match in Woodstock and the Target Rifle match at Springfield. The Pistol Section (IPSC) was represented by Jodi Warren who informed us of the successful national event and other matches they hosted. The Youth Air Gun Section was represented by Don Brown who, with his daughter, related a variety of very successful match results. The Trophy Trustee, Murray Watts, told us of the many valuable trophies in his care and made the new catalogue available for $15. The Rifle Trustee, Wayde Clifford, has successfully liquidated the rifle holdings of the Association and is now devoted to recording the history of the Association. Bob Kierstead and Daniel Chisholm informed us of the activities of the DCRA.
Representatives of several clubs presented a report to the meeting. These included the Cap Pele Gun Range; The Sackville Gun Club; the Moncton Fish and Game Assn; the Saint Antoine Gun Club; the Lake George Gun Club; the Saint Gabriel Range; the Lamecque Gun Club; the Upper Miramichi Rifle and Pistol Club; the Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club; and the Woodstock Rifle and Pistol Club.
With respect to elections of officers and board members, Ed Chapman presented a synopsis of the deliberations of the Board and concluded that because of many errors and problems that surfaced after the call for nominations, the Board is recommending that elections not be held this year but that the current Board and Officers serve for another year. Bob Kierstead and Steven Stewart answered question about this issue and also about the proposed constitutional changes. The new executive/Board will examine the elections procedures and nomination forms and make recommendations for constitutional changes to the membership at our next annual meeting.
A question about our website, under New Business, received the reply that Stephen Fox and Lorraine Chapman are working on renovating the current website to make it active and interactive.
Jason Arsenault of the Sports and Recreation Branch was on hand and answered many questions about funding of athletes and of the RNBRA.
Finally, the Andy Gunther Award for contributions to the RNBRA during the past year was presented to Bert deVink for his work on this blog.
contact bertdevink@gmail.com if there are any errors
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