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Outdoor Range Closure Due to COVID19

The Outdoor Gun Range and the Outdoor Archery Range is now closed, due to the Covid 19 regulations. The Re-Open Saskatchewan Phase Three is scheduled to start on May 15/20, so we will be able re-open both ranges on that day, providing the Covid 19 regulations do not change in between that time and now….

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Meeting Minutes April 28, 2020

Dwayne D. called the meeting to order at 7:38pm via ZOOM online. Intro new Admin Assist. Tawnya L. Minutes: Presented minutes from Online Discussions March 31, 2020 MOTION by Jeff F., seconded Andrew N., to adopt minutes from March 31, 2020 meeting, carried.   Financial Report: MOTION by Larry C. to adopt financial report, seconded…

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New Fishing Regulations Offer Up Some Positive Changes

Lots of work still to be done, says Next Step Team. There’s plenty of ice remaining on area lakes, which might explain the cool reaction from area stakeholders to the new 2020 Alberta Fishing Regulations. Changes this year include harvest slot-size limits implemented on close to 30 walleye fisheries and 10 northern pike fisheries. Also,…

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Zone 5 Alberta Sportfishing Statistics

Please see that the Alberta Sportfishing Resident Licences 2019-20 have declined again to 251,946. This decline is 5.7% less than last year and 16.8% lower than 5 years ago.    The numbers are almost 100,000 less than those in 1983-84 (35 years ago) when the Alberta population was half of the current population (see the table below). For…

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SWF Free Saskatchewan-Based Educational Resources Announcement

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Offers Free Saskatchewan-Based Outdoor Educational Resources for Parents & Families During School Closures April 6, 2020 Since school closures around the province last month, SWF staff have been hard at work developing fun outdoor education material for parents scrambling for activities to keep kids occupied and stimulated. Rather than focusing on screens,…

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SWF Month End Mail March 2020

Please view SWF Month End Mail here.

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LDFGA 2020 Fish Fry – CANCELLED

Unfortunately, due to COVID19 and the regulations in place, the April 23rd 2020 LDFGA Annual Fish Fry has been cancelled. Previously purchased tickets can be refunded at the store that they were purchased at, but that will be when provincial regulations allow for the stores to open back up for business. If any ticket purchasers…

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Indoor Range Closed Due to COVID19

The LDFGA Indoor Pistol Range will be closed until further notice due to the COVID19 regulations. Please remember that the best thing that you can do to defend yourself and others from contracting and spreading the virus, is to follow the guidelines set forth by the  Health Organizations.

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SWF Events Affected by COVID19

Because of the COVID-19 situation and precautions that need to be taken, the following SWF events have been cancelled/postponed: – April 4 & 5 –  NASP Provincials – cancelled – April 24-26 – NASP Nationals – cancelled – April 25 – SWF Provincial Angling & Henry Kelsey Awards Banquet – cancelled – May 15-17 –…

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