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Pictures from our 2012 Winter Camp

Here are some pictures from the winter camp that we completed last weekend, held at Camp Wildman on Georgian Bay. The camp went well, and the weather co-operated by giving us a nice variety of conditions (including high winds and … Continue reading

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2011-10-23 Hilton Falls hike

Here are some pictures from our October 23, 2011 hike to the Hilton Falls Conservation Area.

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Pictures from our Fall 2011 Queen’s Park tour

Here are some pictures from our most recent Queen’s Park tour, held this weekend. The trip went well, we arrived back at IUC 20 minutes ahead of schedule, and the Scouts had a good time and hopefully learned something.

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October 2011 upcoming meetings

Here are a few notes on upcoming meetings: 1) As we told the Scouts at last week’s meeting, this week’s meeting on October 19 is going to be held at a bowling alley because the church is busy with their … Continue reading

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Pictures from our 2011 Fall Camp

Click on the title to see pictures from our weekend camp at Goodyear Memorial Scout Camp near Orangeville Ontario. It rained heavily on Friday, but it cleared up in time to set up everyones’ tents. Saturday was a much more … Continue reading

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Welcome to the 2011-2012 Scouting Year!

We just had our first meeting of the year last night, and it was good to see a lot of old faces and some new faces. We are holding our first fall camp very soon – the September 30 to … Continue reading

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Pictures from the May 7 JOTT hike

Click on the title to see pictures from the May 7 “Jamboree On The Trail” hike. Thanks and congratulations to all who participated.

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May 7 JOTT hike

The May 7 “Jamboree On The Trail” hike is scheduled for 9:30am at Blue Springs Scout Reserve in Acton, Ontario. We will be meeting at the Chickadee Pavilion, in the Map to Blue Springs Scout Reserve Directions to Blue Springs … Continue reading

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Pictures from the April 30 ScoutTrees event

Click on the title to see pictures from the ScoutTrees tree-planting event on April 30, 2011 at Bob Hunter Memorial Park in the Rouge Valley area.

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2011 Park Clean-up

A big thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s West Deane park clean-up yesterday. The weather did not co-operate, but everyone pushed through anyway, and we cleaned up a lot of junk despite the blustery high winds.

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2011 Hobby/Craft show

Congratulations to all who participated in this year’s Hobby/Craft show! The show went off well, and many Scouts turned in enough projects to earn such challenge badges as the Handicraft, Artist, Collector, and Modeller badges. Also, many thanks to the … Continue reading

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Pictures from Winter Camp

Click on the title to see pictures from our winter camp at Camp Wildman in Tiny, Ontario. Unfortunately, the batteries in my camera were dead, so we made do with a disposable camera and the low-quality camera in my cell-phone. … Continue reading

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Brownsea 2011

A big thanks to everyone who came out for the Brownsea Island sleepover at the church this weekend. The church staff and congregation seemed pleased at our turnout, and all the kids seemed to enjoy the movie on the previous … Continue reading

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Child Fitness Tax Credit

Just a reminder for all of you parents who are last-minute income tax people (you know who you are): Scouts Canada appears to qualify for the Fitness Tax Credit for childrens’ activities, so if you still have your receipt from … Continue reading

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Footwear for Gymnasium

We have been asked by the church to once again remind parents that proper footwear should be worn when attending meetings. To our great pleasure, the gymnasium has been completely remodeled this year, including a brand new tile floor. Some … Continue reading

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Fall camp this weekend!

Just a reminder: the first camp of the season is upon us. It is this weekend, Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28, at Blue Springs Scout Reserve, located at 14009 6th Line Nassagaweya, near Halton Hills. Click here for … Continue reading

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