After occupying a piece of land in View Royal for 11 years, the decades-old Victoria Bowmen Archery Club is being forced to leave to make room for a BC Transit bus depot.
President of the Victoria Bowmen, Al Wills, spoke with All Points West guest host Rohit Joseph about why it’s so hard to find a new outdoor range.
Al Ferraby of CFAX 1070 was joined by Al Wills, president, Victoria Bowmen Archery Club, to discuss the future of the archery club.
Province-owned View Royal property will house handyDART facility.
A new handyDART bus depot is in the works for View Royal, but some say the plan misses the mark. The property earmarked for the new build is currently being used by the Victoria Bowmen Archery Club. Jasmine Bala has more.
Another Island sports club faces a looming shutdown. The twist on this one, however, is that it has nothing to do with COVID-19. The Victoria Bowmen Archery Club will lose its home outdoor range in View Royal on Sept. 1, due not to the pandemic, but a contentious new handyDART bus facility.
While the Victoria Bowmen’s use of the range property has been extended to September 2020, the COVID crisis means the range is closed – Please contact the President for further information.
The 2021 Championships have been moved to 2022, but the Victoria Bowmen will still be hosting. More information will be posted as news develops.
Saanich Commonwealth Place is closed until further notice; this means our shooting practices, lessons and the Board meeting next week (Mar 24th) are cancelled. The outdoor range is still open.
Congratulations to our very own Helena Mmllyniemi for being one of the 2020 Presidents’ Awards Recipients!!
