New Brunswick uses “wildfire risk” to shut down shooting ranges

Under the guise of environmental protection and wildfire risk, New Brunswick has ordered all shooting ranges on Crown land to shut down indefinitely, in the latest move to expand sweeping restrictions

Aug 12, 2025

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Under the guise of environmental protection and wildfire risk, New Brunswick has ordered all shooting ranges on Crown land to shut down indefinitely, in the latest move to expand sweeping restrictions on outdoor activities across the province.

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Isaac Lamoureux, True North

Journalist for True North. Host of the Alberta Roundup, The Daily Brief, Off the Record.