Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2025
Metro Rifle and Pistol Club
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Date: March 31, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: East Bay Firehall, NS
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by President Mike Kelly.
It was noted that the previous Treasurer had stepped down. Richard Rose was announced as the interim Treasurer pending elections.
2. Financial Report
No detailed financial report was presented. Richard Rose gave estimated numbers and projections to the members
Member G. Langille inquired about the annual tax cost for our property, which was estimated at under $1,000 per year.
M. Kelly discussed the buildings on the property and mentioned plans to purchase a sea can to meet storage needs for winter shooting activities. The sea can that was purchesed for the skeet range was not paid by the club.
3. Section Reports
Rifle Section – Gary Latimer
Rifle Nights (centerfire and rimfire) will be held every Friday from 4:00 PM until 30 minutes before dusk, running from May 2 to the end of October.
Practice nights for provincial shoots and other competitions were also highlighted.
Shotgun/Skeet – Robert LeDrew
Skeet shooting will continue every Sunday at 12:00 PM.
Plans to expand the field and include a trap field were discussed.
Pistol Section – Terry Eldridge
Terry Eldridge was unable to be present at the meeting.
It was mentioned that Pistol Nights (centerfire and 22LR) will be held every Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 30 minutes before dusk, running from May to the end of October.
Practice nights for PPC and other competitions will be announced on the club website.
4. President’s Report – Mike Kelly
The President discussed provisions for purchasing handguns through Olympic pathways in conjunction with the NSSF for members training under these programs.
Plans for 2025 were outlined, including the introduction of rifle shooting courses modeled after Project Appleseed in the USA, named ‘Project Mapleseed’.
The course will focus on traditional rifle marksmanship fundamentals.
Level 1 courses will be piloted this year by M. Kelly and G. Latimer, with plans for future expansion.
5. Old Business
Updates on the 300m range project:
Difficulty in securing a contractor has delayed work; a potential start date is set for the first week of July.
The design will be twice as wide as the current 100m range, using similar construction methods. Most materials are available, but concrete block prices have risen to $150 per block.
6. New Business
The national Range Day (https://nationalrangeday.ca/) ist the first Saturday in June. To host an event to promote shooting sports was discussed:
Activities will include public drop-ins, rimfire pistol/rifle shooting, and skeet shooting.
Costs (if any) for public participation will be finalized later.
Volunteers and Range Officers (R.O.s) are needed; a sign-up list was circulated.
Announcement: MRPC was featured in NFA Magazine for its “Hunter Challenge” event, which will be held again on September 13, 2025.
Mike Kelly contacted Cabels’s. The grant from Cabela’s we received can be used for training-related expenses.
A club shoot in support of Conservative candidates in the Federal Election on April 28, 2025 is scheduled for April 13 or April 21, 2025.
7. Questions from Members
Getting some telephone poles that are being replaced in Grand Bay was discussed; however, they won’t be available for club use due to contractor restrictions.
8. Elections
Motion by William Brenna to elect Richard Rose as Treasurer was seconded by Ian MacNeil and carried unanimously.
9. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn made by William Brenna and seconded by Ian MacNeil.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM.
Minutes Prepared By: Ryan LeDrew
Date: March 31, 2025