Published Date: 2025-01-23 10:17:00

New Membership System - Join It

The Board made the decision to move to an online membership system for a number of reasons:

1. a) Cost - it is becoming prohibitively expensive to mail out membership forms and cards. Costs include postage, materials and labor;
2. b) Moving online allows members to update their information in a timely manner, and provides us with an up-to-date membership database;
3. c) Join It includes email capacity, which we were paying separately for;
4. d) Members can download an electronic membership card to store on their mobile phone, in either Apple or Google Wallet. You can also download a file you can print out;
5. d) Many members have asked to be able to apply, renew and pay for their membership online; and
6. e) Join It also has additional capacities that we may use in the future.

Comments:

1) Membership fee - this remains at $120.00 per year.

2) HST - the necessity to pay HST on membership is not due to the switch to Join It. The need to pay HST on top of the membership fee has to do with CRA regulations. However, we will be able to recover HST paid on materials and services that we are using.

3) There is a transaction fee in Join It to use the Stripe payment system. However, this fee greatly simplifies handling of our membership fees. They are processed and deposited directly into our bank account, with no volunteer or membership coordinator time involved. 

Membership Photo  - as part of the membership process you will be asked to upload a photograph of yourself. This photo should be a head and shoulder picture, between 1 and 10 Mb in size, and uploaded in jpeg/jpg format. Pretty much the same as a photograph for your PAL.  Please give the photo a bit of time to upload and do not keep repeating trying to upload one. If the original upload did not work, we can get a photo from you and upload it later.

Pending/Provisional Status - initially your membership status will show as pending. We will change this to active once we have made sure that all the necessary fields on the membership form have been filled out correctly.

Membership Application - we recommend you fill out the application form on a computer or pad. The portal may not size well on some phones.  You will find a link to the Membership Application on the home page and under Members Info - Membership Application.

Published Date: 2025-01-13 10:51:00

The Notice for the 2025 AGM is now posted, as are the proposed revisions to the by-laws. 

Group Reports for Trap, Archery and Youth are now available on the AGM page. 

Please let us know if you have any questions. 

BOARD SJRGC

Published Date: 2025-01-11 15:09:00

The St John’s Rod and Gun Club will be hosting its annual January shoot on Saturday, January 25, 2024(alternate day in case of rain is 26 Jan). The day will include a 100 target sporting clays course (50 in the morning and 50 in afternoon).

Cost: $35  OR 4 shoot card punches + $5 for lunch (Juniors 1⁄2 price for targets)

EVENT SCHEDULE
Registration and Squading: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Morning: 50 Sporting Clays (10:30 AM shotgun start)
Lunch: After completion of morning shoot
Afternoon: 50 sporting clays

Please note:
Participants pre-register with Herb. This will help the club plan for lunch, etc.
Shooters must provide their own guns, ammo (size #7.5 shot or smaller is permitted) and eye/ear protection.
Guests of members must be a Canadian resident and pay a $5 fee for guest insurance.
Check the club website on day of shoot in the event of inclement weather.

Published Date: 2024-12-13 13:25:00

The SJRGC is moving toward a new on-line membership system.  The details will be provided in a mail out to all members in January 2025, as well as in posts to this website. 

In preparation for the change over, we are not accepting any new applications or renewals. 

Your current membership is valid until the end of February 2025. Existing 3 year memberships will be honoured, but this option will no longer be available. 

You will have the ability to renew or apply on-line starting in January/February 2025. 

With the delays likely in the postal system, please monitor the Club website for the latest information on the availability of the new membership process. 

Thank you, Board SJRGC

Published Date: 2024-12-08 11:28:00

Sporting Clays had a great shoot yesterday on Saturday, November 7, 2024 celebrating the coming of the Christmas season. It was a beautiful late fall day with light winds and reasonable temperatures. Even a little snow to confuse the shooters. In total, there were 24 shooters.

At the end of the day, Herb was high overall and Class I champ with 75 shooting his new 20 ga side by side. Class II champ was Andrea with 66. Newcomer Jacob was Class III champ with a score of 44. For the Juniors, Duncan had an excellent score of 39. Zachery with 11 shot the tough afternoon course and did well. High scores and winners were determined by the Lewis Class system.

Thanks to all who helped with setup, take down, serving lunch and registration. Without our volunteers these shoots would not be possible so please consider volunteering for club activities. We will try for another shoot in January so stay tuned.

Sporting Clays Comm.

Published Date: 2024-12-06 15:43:00

Club members are advised to carefully read the content of the new 

Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted

these regulations have added to the list of banned weapons, including for example

149 The firearm of the design commonly known as the Just Right Carbines JR Carbine, and any variant or modified version of it, including the Just Right Carbines JR Pistol.

158 The firearm of the design commonly known as the Lockhart Tactical Raven rifle, and any variant or modified version of it.

170 The firearm of the design commonly known as the Ruger Police Carbine, and any variant or modified version of it, including the

• (a) Ruger PC Carbine; and
• (b) Ruger PC Charger.

The list also includes many .22 caliber firearms such as:

German Sport Guns GSG-15;

The firearms of the designs commonly known as the Kriss Kriss and the Kriss Kriss Vector SMG submachine guns, and any variants or modified versions of them, including the

• (a) Kriss Kriss Vector 22 CRB;
• (b) Kriss Kriss Vector 22 SBR;
• (c) Kriss Kriss Vector 22 SDP;
•  

3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are made.

Note that:

Affected owners will no longer be permitted to sell the prohibited firearms to individuals within Canada, use or transport them except for the permitted purposes described in the Amnesty Order. The firearms will have to be kept securely stored in accordance with the legal storage requirements for the classification of the specified firearms prior to their prohibition.

Individuals may transport the firearms one time to return home with the firearm if it was not at the owner’s residence at the time the prohibition came into force, or, if not the owner and in possession of the firearm on the day the prohibition came into force, return the firearm to its owner.

The amnesty period begins on the date of coming into force of the Amnesty Order and expires on October 30, 2025. Upon the expiration of the Amnesty Order, individuals who are in possession of a prohibited firearm could be prosecuted for unlawful possession.

https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-06-x3/html/sor-dors248-eng.html