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Old 29-03-15, 04:42
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Terry Warner
 
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Originally Posted by peter simundson View Post
Yes and it was a good range to fire on. It is just North East of
Niagara-on-the-Lake and takes up about 1/2 a mile of
road including three training areas. In use until about twenty years ago
when some local idiots set fire to the barn that housed the
targets and maint. materiel. Right after that DND stopped use
and demolished the Firing sites and target areas.

Spent many happy summers training there.

Peter S
Well, not exactly gone. The range is immediately recognizable on Goofle Earth. The butts and 6 firing points are still there. DND tends to keep land it owns, especially when there is known contamination.
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