Trap and Field's Around the ATA article from the Atlantic Provinces ATA Delegate
February 2023
Hello from the Atlantic Provinces.
Trapshooting generally slows down a little in the Atlantic Provinces during the winter months but not at the Petitcodiac Sportsman’s Club in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick. Larry Kinden organizes their winter league at the one trap club and records the league standings. Keep an eye on our webpage for periodic updates.
ATA registered shoot dates for the 2023 trapshooting season in the Atlantic Provinces have been coming in and for a complete list, check out the shoot calendar on our website. If you haven’t submitted your club’s 2023 dates, then complete your registered shoot application and get it to Janaya Nickerson, the APTA Secretary, for approval. Reach out if you need any help with the application or getting your club started with ATA registered shooting.
The Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association (APTA) has been around since the mid-1960s but little is known about when the ATA Province was actually established and the folks behind the APTA during our early days. Before the Atlantic Provinces was recognized as a ATA Province, shooters from Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB) appeared in the ATA average books under NS, NB and even the Maritime Provinces. When Newfoundland shooters started competing, they were also included under Maritime Provinces which wasn’t technically correct. The Maritime Provinces of Canada include Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. With Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s tenth province, included, the region is known as the Atlantic Provinces.
ATA and Canadian Trapshooting Association Hall of Famer Harry Willsie is credited as one individual for helping get the Atlantic Provinces recognized as an ATA Province. At the time, Willsie was the Quebec ATA Delegate. Unfortunately, not much else is known, or at least not by the current APTA Board of Directors. If you have information you would like to share that could help piece together our history, please contact me.
The APTA would also like to establish a committee to fill in the blanks in our known history and record books. If you would like to get involved, please contact me.
For more information on the Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association feel free to contact me or visit shootatlantic.com.
Regards,
Andrea
Andrea Bassan
shootatlantic.com