Niagara Military Heritage Centre

[Andrew]

"The five-acre museum site will be located at the Battle of Fort George property on the rifle range."

Soooooo whats going to happen to the rifle range?

[Rob Dekker]

There's a rifle range at Ft. George?

[peter simundson]

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

[Rob Dekker]

You're thinking of the one on the Lakeshore Road, no? I don't recall any range at Fort George itself during my time.

[peter simundson]

That's the one. There was also an underground .22 range across the
road from Fort George on Army (DND) property.

It was dug out about 35 years ago.

On the Fort George site there was no range although there
was some range work there in 1812.

PS

[Rob Dekker]

Ah, maybe it's the former underground range to which the article is referring.

Anyhow....how the hell are you, Peter? Haven't seen you in a donkey's age...

[rob love]

Originally Posted by peter simundson

On the Fort George site there was no range although there
was some range work there in 1812.

PS

Wow Peter, how do you remember back that far?

[peter simundson]

Rob Everybody knows I'm a dinosaur! I just proved it.

Bob I'm lousy actually. Last year my truck, with nobody driving
smashed me into my carrier and moved the carrier 7 inches.
I thought...hmmm....Lots of blood and large gashes but it
will go away. Oh sure....

Came back in exactly one year. Classic case of Sciatica and I can't walk.
Oh my right leg can. But.... My Doctor laughs and says it will
last minimum 6 months.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by peter simundson

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.