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It seems there is always something to tell everyone, and this double edition is full. If there are things going on in your part of the country, please share them with us. Just write to me at this address. I'll try to find room for everyone.
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Il n'y a jamais quelque choses d'ecrire. Ce "double" bulletin est plein des informations. S'il y a quelque choses de nouveau chez vous, ecrivez-a-moi. Partageons! Je veux les inclus.

1. Gophers in BC (uniquement en anglais)
2. Indoor Ranking/Les Archers d'Excellence en Salle
3. FITA
4. Centre canadien des armes à feu / Canadian Firearms Centre
5. Call for PDM/Association Canadienne des Entraineurs et la FCA
6. Olympic Dreams/le sentier olympique
7. National Records nationaux
8. Tournaments/Calendrier des tournois
In Summary/Enfin

1. Gophers in BC (uniquement en anglais)
Just when you thought you'd heard every archery request!!! It's a BC ranch in 100 mile house
From: flyingu <flyingu@bcinternet.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 05:53:35 -0800
To: vicbow@fca.ca
Subject: re:ranches small problem

Howdy
I am writing you from The Flying U Ranch. Please check our website at flyingu.com. What I would like to know is there any interest in your
club members to help us with are gopher problem. Due to the ranch being a guest ranch gun fire is not the answer. We need bows. If anyone is
interested could you put them in contact with me. Paul

2. Indoor Ranking/Les Archers d'Excellence en Salle
Please note that Joan McDonald has posted on FCA's website the most up-to-date listing of athlete indoor scores she has received as of April 2.

NOTE: Some clubs that have registered tournaments with FCA have not submitted results. This is a requirement. It is also important that archers ensure that a tournament has been registered with the FCA BEFORE you send cards in for records, achievement pins or ranking.

Send missing results either to Joan McDonald (fax: 416-674-2940) or Kathy Millar (fax: 613-260-2113). Thank you.
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Joan McDonald a mis tous les resultats qu'elle avait recu sur notre site web (tir en salle).

NB: Quelques clubs n'ont pas submi leurs resultats des tournois enregistres avec la FCA. Il est obligatoire. Aussi, tous les archers doivent confirmer que chaque tournoi avait ete enregistre avec la FCA avant qu'on envoie la carte de pointage pour les epinglettes, les records nationaux ou la liste d'Excellence. Merci.

Envoyez les resultats manquants a Joan McDonald (fax: 416-674-2940) ou Kathy Millar (fax: 613-260-2113).

3. FITA
a) Web site/Site web
For international results the temporary address is now:

www.schuetzenbund.de/archery

Au-dessus on se trouve l'adresse provisoire de la FITA pour tous les resultats internationaux.

b) Judges/Juges
Plan du Seminaire d'Entrainement des Juges Internationaux/Scheduled International Judge Training Seminar Antalya TUR 9-11 June/juin 2000

For more information contact/pour plus amples information: dmrokwia@revelstoke.net

c) World Ranking List/Listes de Classement Mondiale

Women Recurve Dames	Men Recurve Hommes
Lee Eun Kyung KOR 182 pts	Lionel Torres FRA 222 pts
Williamson Allison GBR 171	Hong Sung Chil KOR 190.5
Valeeva, Natalia ITA 156	Jang Yong Ho KOR 172.7

Women Compound Dames	Men Compound Hommes
Pellen, Catherine FRA 128.58	Cousins, Dave USA 145
Palazzini, Fabiola ITA 113.2	Gooden, Steve GBR 112
Shish Ya Ping TPE 85.0	Lundin, Morgan SWE 101.5

4. Canadian Firearms Centre
CFC Bulletin No. 41
Excluded Handguns from the Prohibited List
On December 1, 1998, handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less, or that are designed or altered to discharge 25 or 32 calibre cartridges, became prohibited. Currently, there is an amnesty to allow non-grandfathered owners to dispose of their handguns.

Some handguns that fall into this category, however, were excluded from the definition of a prohibited firearm. Prohibited handguns commonly used in international competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union (ISU), were excluded from the prohibited firearms definition and instead now fall into the restricted firearm definition. This was to ensure that the new prohibited class of handguns would not affect the participation of Canadian as well as visiting athletes in formal international shooting competitions.

Changes and Updates to the List of Excluded Handguns
In response to requests made by firearms owners, the Department of Justice has recently updated the list of excluded handguns as well as modified some of the existing listings.

This list has been expanded from 22 to 37 entries and includes modifications to five of the original listings. Please find attached the updated list of handguns excluded from the prohibited definition.

Please note: after December 31, 2000 you will need a licence (or a valid FAC) to possess firearms and to buy ammunition. Apply now! For more information, or for a copy of the Firearms Act, its regulations and other CFC publications, contact us at:

1 800 731-4000 (Toll Free) Web site: E-mail:

The Firearms Act is being phased-in from December 1, 1998 to January 1, 2003.
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4. Centre canadien des armes à feu

Armes de poing exemptées de la liste des armes à feu prohibées
Le 1er décembre 1998, les armes de poing dont le canon mesure 105 mm de longueur ou moins ou qui sont conçues ou modifiées pour tirer des munitions de calibre 25 ou 32, sont devenues des armes de poing prohibées. Une amnistie est présentement en place afin de permettre aux propriétaires sans droits acquis d'éliminer leurs armes de poing.

Cependant, certaines armes de poing qui font partie de cette catégorie ont été exemptées de la définition d'arme à feu prohibée. Les armes de poing prohibées couramment utilisées lors de compétitions internationales régies par les règles de l'Union internationale de tir (UIT), ont été exemptées de la définition d'arme à feu prohibée et font maintenant partie de la classe
d'armes à feu à autorisation restreinte. Cela a été fait afin de s'assurer que la nouvelle catégorie d'armes de poing prohibées ne touche pas la participation des athlètes canadiens et étrangers lors de compétitions de tir internationales officielles.

Modifications et mises à jour de la liste des armes de poing exemptées
À la suite de demandes faites par des propriétaires d'armes à feu, le Ministère de la Justice a mis à jour la liste des armes de poing exemptées de la définition d'arme à feu prohibée et a modifié certaines inscriptions existantes.

La présente liste comprend 37 modèles plutôt que 22, y compris la
modification de cinq modèles qui faisaient partie de la liste originale. Veuillez trouver ci-jointe la liste à jour des armes de poing exemptées de la définition d'arme à feu prohibée.

Veuillez noter : après le 31 décembre 2000, vous aurez besoin d'un permis (ou AAAF valide) pour posséder des armes à feu et pour acheter les munitions. Demandez un permis maintenant !

Pour obtenir plus d'information ou une copie de la Loi sur les armes à feu, ses règlements ou autres publications du CCAF, communiquez avec nous au :

1 800 731-4000 (sans frais) site Web : courrier électronique :

La Loi sur les armes à feu est introduite graduellement du 1er
décembre 1998 au 1er janvier 2003.

Article Marque/Brand Moèle/Model Calibre
1 Benelli MP 90 S 32 S Long
2 Domino OP 601 22 Short
3 Erma ESP 85 A 32 S Long
4 FAS CF 603 32 S Long
5 FAS 601 22 Short
6 Hammerli-Walther 201 22 Short
7 Hammerli-Walther 202 22 Short
8 Hammerli 230 22 Short
9 Hammerli 230-1 22 Short
10 Hammerli 230-2 22 Short
11 Hammerli 232 22 Short
12 Hammerli 280 32 S Long
13 Hammerli P240 32 S Long
14 Hammerli SP-20 22 LR
15 Hammerli SP-20 32 S Long
16 High Standard Olympic 22 Short
17 Manurhin MR 32 Match 32 S Long
18 Pardini GP 22 Short
19 Pardini GP Schumann 22 Short
20 Pardini HP 32 S Long
21 Pardini MP 32 S Long
22 Sako 22-32 22 Short
23 Sako 22-32 22 LR
24 Sako 22-32 32 S Long
25 Sako Tri-Ace 22 Short
26 Sako Tri-Ace 22 LR
27 Sako Tri-Ace 32 S Long
28 Unique DES 69 22 LR
29 Unique VO 79 22 Short
30 Unique DES 32 U 32 S Long
31 Vostok TOZ 96 32 S Long
32 Walther GSP 22 LR
33 Walther GSP 22 Short
34 Walther GSP 32 S Long
35 Walther OSP 22 LR
36 Walther OSP 22 Short
37 Walther OSP 32 S Long

5. Call for PDM/Association Canadienne des Entraineurs et la FCA
FCA Part time Contract Position
The FCA coaching committee is looking for an individual to complete a management tool used to accomplish the following:

Identify the athletes. I.e. the people who generally participate in archery at a competitive and recreational levels Identify the coaches and the skills that they need to be successful in training the above athletes. It will also outline the most common training timelines, goal setting objectives, and the competitive cycle that athletes generaly go through during the course of the year.

This is a partially completed document that needs to be completed.

To complete this task it is required that you have a PC with Windows 95 or higher, that has a CD ROM drive and email.

The compensation for this contract will be based on the experience level of the individual hired. It is expected that this project will be completed by September 30 ,2000.

All those who are interested please send your name and qualifications to
Reed Fowlie P.O. Box 372 Oak Lake, Manitoba ROM 1P0

Application closes on April 30 2000.
Thank you and I look forward to your applications.
Sincerely,
Reed Fowlie
Chair FCA Coaching committee

6. Olympic Dreams/le sentier olympique
From: Joan McDonald Subject: COA qualifiers
Some good news.
Shawn Riggs now has 2 COA qualifiers. He shot at the 2000 Arizona State Championships, Tucson 112 in a 12 arrow match

Claude Rousseau/1 COA qualifier at the 2000 Arizona State Championships,
Tucson 164 in an 18 arrow match
(Claude also shot a 111, but we can only count 1 score per tournament for COA.)
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Felicitations, Shawn et Claude! Quand ils ont tire les championnats d'Arizona, les deux ont gagne le niveau qualifie de l'AOC. En realite, Claude a tire deux, mais selon a'AOC il faut utiliser un score par tournoi.

Letters home (from Shawn Riggs)
Well here we go. I'm writing just a short blurp about our tournaments whenever I can get to a computer. Almost everybody arrived Thursday as planned. However, Dave always seems to be the exception from the rule. He arrived Friday night, but we didn't see him until we got to the range Saturday morning.

We shot the long half of the Fita on Saturday. Match play was supposed to follow but we could see a big storm cloud a-brewin' and headed our way. So
they decided to postpone the OR round until Sunday. The wind was fairly tricky Saturday morning. It seemed to be a bit of head wind. It pushed
arrows high and low for everybody. All said I think I was the only person disappointed with the long distances. Dave shot quite well and both Al and
Hugh had a respectable day. I worked quite hard all day but I never did getthings to work.

We never got the storm Saturday evening but it did rain Saturday night. Sunday was a much calmer day. It was a little cool, but not quite as windy.
Again, I think everybody had a respectable morning. Again I struggled but I decided to work on my equipment. I was using a program for PalmPilots to
plot my arrows at 30m. I used the results to do a little bit of tuning. It seemed to really pay off.

In match play Hugh drew a Canadian first round as always. He lost a match to Claude Rousseau, who was on fire. Claude shot a 164 and got his first
Olympic Qualifier. Al and Dave also squared off in the first round. Al staged a stunning upset beating Dave 148 to 140. I drew Vic Wunderle. He
shot a good match but missed with three arrows to go. So I won. I went on to shoot against Keith Hanlon from Ireland. I was hot and shot a 112 to his
108. That also earned me my second qualifier. Al lost his next match in a one arrow tie break to a young guy from Britain. I lost my next match to
Claude Rousseau who went on to place second. When it was all said and done Canadians were second and third in a field that included many international
archers. We also got two Olympic qualifiers. Certainly a good start to the season.

I'm sorry I have to cut it short but the librarian is kicking me off (the computer).

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PARALYMPIC POSTCARD (traduit par Arthur Nault)
ABC-TV sera le diffuseur des jeux Paralympiques en octobre 2000 pour les auditeurs Australiens. Le comité Paralympique et le Seven Network qui était le diffuseur local initialement se sont entendus avec ABC pour que ce dernier diffuse les jeux en Australie. ABC propose de diffuser un minimum de 60 minutes de faits saillants à 5.30 pm chaque jour et de rediffuser à 11.45 pm le reportage avec un ajout de 45 minutes, du 18 au 29 octobre. En octobre ABC produira une cédule de transmission qui permettra de diffuser quotidiennement 45 minutes de couverture de plus qu'originalement prévu avec Seven Network. Le Seven Network sera complémentaire avec des reportages des faits saillants présentés journalièrement sur le canal de télévision payante C7. Geoff Barlow rédacteur de la station ABC dit que l‚association de la station avec les Paralympiques a débuté a Séoul en 1988 et a continué à Barcelone en 1992 et Atlanta en 1996. "Nous somme heureux de continuer cette association pour 2000." Le comité Paralymique et le diffuseur Global-AMS offriront la couverture en direct des cérémonies d‚ouverture et de fermeture en entier ainsi que le reportage en direct de cinq sports avec leurs finales, et de tous les autres sports en différé.

NEWS FROM THE SYDNEY 2000 PARALYMPIC GAMES Issue Number 39 - March 2000
ABC-TV will be the domestic free-to-air television broadcaster of the Paralympic Games in October 2000 for Australian audiences. The Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (SPOC) and the Seven Network, which was the initial domestic broadcaster, agreed late last year that the ABC should be approached to broadcast the Games to Australian audiences. The ABC proposes to broadcast a minimum of 60 minutes of daily highlights at 5.30pm with repeats, updates and new segments in a further 45 minute broadcast at 11.15pm each night from 18-29 October. The ABC's production schedule enables it to broadcast 45 minutes more coverage per day than originally planned with Seven. The Seven Network will complement the ABC's coverage with a highlights package to be broadcast daily on its pay-TV channel, C7. Geoff Barlow, Commissioning Editor ABC-TV Sports, said the station's association with the Paralympics began in Seoul in 1988 and included coverage of the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games for Australian viewers. "We are pleased to continue that association in 2000." The Paralympic Games' host broadcaster, Global-AMS, is offering live coverage of both Ceremonies to all rightsholders, including ABC-TV, as well as live footage of five sports, including all finals, and taped coverage of all other sports finals.

7. National Records nationaux
Thanks to Christianne Murphy and Al Wills, all the records have been updated on the website. Check it out!
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Grace aux Christianne Murphy et Al Wills, tous les records nationaux sont a jour sur notre site web. Merci.

New Canadian Open Record- Nouveau record canadien ouvert
Cub girl recurve-Cub fille à recourbure: Marie-Pier Beaudet, Lévis QC. au
11ième Arizona Cup avec 288 à 60 mètres . 2000-04-09.

Félicitations - Congratulations

Christiane Murphy
Gestionnaire des records canadiens/Canadian Records Coordinator

8. Tournaments/Calendrier des tournois
May
27-28 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
June
3-4 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
24-25 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
July
8-9 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
22-23 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
August
19-20 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
September
16-17 Dbl. Cdn. FITA Nepean, ON B. Malmberg (613) 831-4028
2002
Oct 5-13 Master Games Melbourne, AUS c/o FCA 613-260-2113

In Summary/Enfin
That's enough for now. More on the Arizona Cup and new world records next week.

Ottawa Office Hours: April 17, 19, 20 & 21 08:30-16:00 EDT
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C'est assez!!! Je vais ecrire des tournois et les nouveaux records mondials la prochaine fois.

Le bureau d'Ottawa sera ouvert: le 17, 19, 20 et 21 avril 8h30-16h HdL

Kathy Millar
FCA General Manager/Gerante Generale de la FCA
1600 James Naismith Drive, Ottawa, ON K1B 5N4
(613) 260-2113
fax: 260-2114