CORE Program – Education for Safe & Ethical Hunting (CORE)
| From the BC Wildlife Federation: The Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) program is British Columbia’s hunter education program. The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) operates the CORE Program on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.
The program ensures you have the basic knowledge and skill requirements for safe and ethical participation in hunting. If you are 18 years of age or older and you are a BC resident, you are required to complete the CORE program if you wish to obtain a hunting license. The CORE Program consists of a practical firearms handling test, and a written examination on all of the following subjects:
Date(s): February 8, 9, 10 & 15, 16, 17 (6 sessions) Day(s): Tues, Wed, & Thurs Time(s): 7:00pm – 10:00pm Location: GidGalang Kuuyas Naay Secondary, Student Lounge (enter front door, on your right) Instructor: Ron Haralson Cost: $180 (attendance mandatory) To register call Ron at 250-557-4255 or email rib@qcislands.net
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COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES
- Participants can show up to class at least 15 minutes before start (6:45pm). Please give enough time for the instructor to complete daily verbal screening, attendance, and to complete any required forms.
- Participants must complete a waiver & Assumption of Risk Form on the first day of class for themselves & their child/ren. Failure to do so means participants will not be permitted entry.
- Masking is currently required indoors.
- We ask that participants avoid aggregating in entryways. If you’d like to catch up before or after class, outside is safest, while maintaining distance.
- Participants must use the hand sanitizing station at the front entrance but are also encouraged to wash their hands before and after the activity.
- Hand hygiene and physical distancing will be encouraged.
- Hand-shaking & hugging is discouraged.
- Props* will be assigned to each participant for the duration of the program and stored on-site in labelled bags, distributed by the instructor before start of class.
- Routine cleaning is supported by Worksafe BC. Cleaning of high-touch surfaces or props at the discretion of the instructor. Hand sanitizer and wipes will be available.
- The instructor will manage complete record-keeping and report daily attendance and any incidents to the Recreation Coordinator.
- Participants must stay home if they show any symptoms (e.g. cough, fever, fatigue).
- Class may be cancelled by instructors if they show symptoms.
- In the event of a participant or instructor showing symptoms during the program, the participant will be asked to remove themselves from the program and seek medical advice. Beyond daily screening, is not up to our staff to do temperature checks, testing or contact tracing. This is the role of the health authority.
Staying safe is a shared responsibility. These procedures and our combined efforts help to lower the risk of spreading COVID-19, but there is still a risk.
Please do your best to abide by these new procedures to ensure we can recreate safely and respectfully together on Haida Gwaii.
