The Nanaimo Rifle Range off Nanaimo Lakes Rd. will be site of small arms training on Saturday, March 12. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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Small arms training to be conducted at Nanaimo rifle range
Mar 9, 2022 | 9:26 AM
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NANAIMO — Residents in southern portions of the city can expect a little extra noise over the weekend.
The Department of National Defence and the Royal Canadian Navy will be conducting small arms training at the Nanaimo Range on Saturday, March 12 from around 8 a.m. until late in the evening.
Maj. Chris Scott, commanding officer of B-Company of Canadian Scottish Regiment in Nanaimo said around 50 officers will partake in the drills.
“We’ll begin a series of rifle practices, that’s the C-7 service rifle. It will go from first thing Saturday morning until about 10 p.m. Saturday night. Folks that live in the area will be able to hear the routine crackling of the .556 calibre ammunition being fired at targets at the range.”
