Scouting in Canada - History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations.
Scouting with Staves & Stetsons - Canadian Scouting history through a photo gallery and stories. Photographs from personal collections of Canadian Scouts through the Years.
Scoutscan.com - Scouts Scope Newsletter, news, and resources including games, program ideas, Scoutmaster's Minutes, books by BP and others, and the entire Jim Speirs archives.
Teen ATV rider dies - Peterborough Examiner - Keene resident was in crash on Sunday. A 19-year-old Keene man has died from injuries he suffered in an ATV accident on Sunday. (October 7, 2008)
Youth not only ones who earn badges - Kings County Record - A good volunteer is always seeking ways to improve themselves through courses, lectures or practice. Scouts Canada has a laid out training program for their adult volunteers and it consists of the three methods I mentioned. (September 30, 2008)
Scouting youth get popping - Stoney Creek News - As youth return to regular Beaver, Cub, Scout, Venturer and Rover meetings across Fruitbelt Area, they also begin their biggest fund-raising campaign of the year: popcorn sales. (September 26, 2008)
Boy Scouts - Tumbler Ridge News - McDonald was in Tumbler Ridge to discuss leader training, which will be offered in Prince George in early October and again in November. (September 24, 2008)
Scouts teaches about life through camp fires, tying knots - Kings County Record - Every youth organization promises to teach their participants some valuable skills. It could be how to shoot three-point baskets, stick handle around pylons or make a great tackle. While these are all admirable skills, they are hardly what are called "life skills." (September 16, 2008)
Scouts have to raise cash - Owen Sound Sun Times - Scouting Canada will put Wildfang Park up for sale if Kincardine Scouting can't recover from the debt racked up from repairs to Scout Hall. (September 5, 2008)
Registration for scouting is always a big time of year - Kings County Record - Many of our scouting groups are getting ready for the new 2008-09 year. There will be a booth at the upcoming Sussex registration fair, where youth can be registered and parents receive information. All local groups will have their own registration nights as well. (September 2, 2008)
Volunteers sustain the scouting world - Kings County Record - There have been hundreds of adult volunteers who have spent time working with the Sussex area Scouts Canada groups over the years. Many are Sussex business owners and operators, and have provided not only time, but financial resources as well. (August 26, 2008)
A unique experience - The Sarnia Observer - A group of 35 happy kids piled into a yellow school bus Friday morning on their way to a unique camping trip made possible by area boy scouts. (August 19, 2008)
Scouting lessons vital for life, veteran says - Ottawa Citizen - A cardiologist was recently threading a probe into a man's heart and chatting with the conscious patient as he worked. He knew the man on the table was a former pilot, and said his father, too, had flown in the Second World War. The Battle of Britain veteran asked if the doctor's dad had flown Spitfires. Nope. Messerschmitt 109s. (August 18, 2008)
Reward youth for a job well done - Kings Record - All too often, the only press and publicity that young people get is negative. A lot of positive news gets passed over because it isn't sensational enough. (August 12, 2008)
Scouts learned how to party green - Kings Record - The 2007-08 scouting year is in summer shutdown mode, but went out with a bang. The weekend of June 27-29, saw 250 youth and adults descend on the Yoho Scout Reserve, near Fredericton, for the NB Council Linking camp. Cubs, Scouts and Venturer groups landed Friday night, and set up their camps, keeping their fingers crossed that it wouldn't rain. On Saturday morning, 40 Beavers and adults landed for the day, with 30 coming from Moncton on a chartered bus. (July 22, 2008)
Rotary Club names couple as Citizens of the Year - Bracebridge Examiner - What you see is what you get. Sitting with Wayne and Audrey Forth in their Bracebridge home, the co-winners of the Citizen of the Year for the Town of Bracebridge, is like a breath of proverbial Muskoka air — their spirit and obvious verve for life is evident through their laughter and perpetual smiles. (July 16, 2008)
Proud to give back - Kings Record - Since 1950, the Canadian Scout Brotherhood Fund has supported community development projects carried out in Third World countries. The Scouts Canada International Relations Committee administers this fund, and the World Scout Bureau in Geneva, Switzerland, suggests projects that need funding. (July 8, 2008)
Youth deserve praise, not negative press - thisweekonline.ca - Too often we read about young people in the newspaper while shaking our heads and worrying about the future of our society. Stories of teenagers beating other teenagers, of excessive noise, litter and vandalism around high schools, and of young offenders in the justice system give a negative image to those aged 12 to 19. (July 4, 2008)
Scouting trio receive federal youth awards - Peterborough Examiner - All three said they had no idea the award was coming. Rachel Northey, 18, Tyler Lewis, 16, and Jordan Weller, 16, all youth members of the Kawartha Waterways branch of Scouts Canada, each received a Canada Day Youth Award from Canadian Heritage during a surprise ceremony yesterday by Little Lake Marina. (July 2, 2008)
Brampton resident fears unique scout camp could close - Brampton Guardian - Every summer for the past 30 years children from all over Ontario gather in a 150-year-old barn just outside Acton to camp and swim, make crafts and make friends. Despite its long history and deep roots in the community, it remains a secret to most of Brampton. (June 27, 2008)
Scouts Canada issues warning to Sault area - Sault This Week - City Police would like to advise the public that they received information from the Executive Director of Scouts Canada for Northern Ontario that he received information that there is an individual that has been going door to door in our local area, wearing a Boy Scout or Cub type of uniform selling apples. The information provided is that the person, a male, is being driven around in a black SUV operated by a female driver. (June 24, 2008)
Scouts heading to Scotland - Comox Valley Echo - My name is Kassandra Sewell, and I am 13 years of age. This summer, I am fortunate enough to be traveling with Scouts Canada to Great Britain for an entire month! (June 20, 2008)
City takes back our Scout Hall - Barrie Advance - Thank you to those Scouters who showed up to help go through some of the “stuff” (no other word could possibly describe the odd bits and pieces of craft supplies, old flag poles, displays, piles of old event badges, posters, and of course, mugs, mugs and more mugs!). (June 17, 2008)
What's in a name? - Kings County Record - When a new organization is created, a suitable name for the organization must be created as well. When Sir Robert Baden-Powell started an outdoor program for young boys in 1907, he based it on the training program that new army scouts took, and the program became known as Boy Scouts. (June 3, 2008)
Down scouting's memory lane - King's County Record - I was looking through some old Central Kings District scrapbooks from 20 years ago, and I found some interesting items. Central Kings District had many great scouters over the years, and I would like to share comments from three of the original founders of scouting in Sussex and area. (May 27, 2008)
Trip celebrates 100 years of Scouting - Miramichi Leader - The weekend weather forecast predicted rain, rain, rain for the Miramichi area. It was not what we'd hoped for in our plans to canoe the mighty Southwest Miramichi River in May. (May 26, 2008)
`Raksha' loved life, mentoring Scouts - Toronto Star - Her name was Margaret Eleanor Josephine Wright, but to boys young and old she was simply "Raksha," named after the protective mother wolf in The Jungle Book. (May 23, 2008)
The serious “business” of scouting - kingscorecord.com - When most people think of scouting, they tend to think of youth hiking through the woods, camping by a crystal clear lake, and standing at attention in their uniforms at a ceremony. No one thinks of scouting as a business, but it really is. (May 13, 2008)
Volunteer award for Cutler - Welland Tribune - Ten young men and women last week received the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers for their exceptional volunteerism, in activities ranging from distributing food for those in need to organizing fund-raising drives for a school in India for HIV-positive children. (May 13, 2008)
Youth get connected at Global Development Village - CNW Group - Many young people know about the world's problems but never hear about solutions. The Global Development Village is a welcome change! Over 2000 young people will gather at Toronto's Downsview Park on May 6, 7, 8 and 10, to take part in interactive and empowering workshops that will inspire them as future leaders. (April 30, 2008)
Ten-year-old Matthew Nutter inspires fellow Cubs - kingscorecord.com - When you first meet Matthew Nutter, you think he is just an ordinary 10-year-old Cub. Matthew is a member of the 1st Kingston Peninsula Cub Pack, and his father, Tim, is a leader with the pack. It is after you get to know Matthew that you realize that he is not ordinary, but extraordinary. (April 29, 2008)
Scouts Canada awards Calgarians - Calgary Herald - Two Calgary citizens were awarded in mid-April for their outstanding service and dedication to the Scouting movement by Scouts Canada. (April 28, 2008)
Hard to top this Scout badge - Belleville Intelligencer - David Fry's 17-year involvement in local Scouting has earned him national honours. The 23-year-old Plainfield resident is the first recipient in the Algonquinte Scouting area of a new national award, the Medal of the Maple for Distinguished Youth Service. (April 26, 2008)
GM donates $100,000 for youth tree-planting initiative - newsdurhamregion.com - Scouts and Guides to plant 20,000 trees across Canada. GM Canada has kicked off Earth Week by extending a helping hand to Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada to the tune of $100,000 for tree-planting initiatives. (April 22, 2008)
Local scouts receive new medal - Welland Tribune - Two Welland scouts are among the first to receive Scouts Canada's newest medal. Doug Stanyar and Greg White received the Medal of the Maple Wednesday. (April 17, 2008)
Scout earns city honours - The Sarnia Observer - Aaron Minnis is no cub when it comes to scouts. The 11-year-old has one more accolade to add to an already historic Scouts Canada career, this time a merit of achievement from city hall. (April 9, 2008)
Boy, scouts have changed - Toronto Star - Scouts Canada has been fully co-ed for 10 years, but many people can't seem to give up the old name – so a friendly reminder was in order (March 10, 2008)
Humber College Rovers test career in policing - Etobicoke Guardian - An unique local program that grooms potential recruits for a career in policing graduated more Humber College students last month. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and Deputy Chief Kim Derry inducted a new group of Toronto Police Service (TPS) 22 Division Rovers in a ceremony at Toronto police headquarters last month. (February 12, 2008)
Scouts Canada not giving staff Family Day off - Toronto Star - 110 in Ontario already getting 11 paid holidays, but review could occur. When it comes to Ontario's controversial Family Day holiday, staff at Scouts Canada should abide by Lord Robert Baden-Powell's motto: Be prepared. (February 6, 2008)
A Scout's honour - Ottawa Citizen - At 16, Edward King — once a violent, at times suicidal, 11-year-old — has become a person others can admire, as Shelley Page explains (January 27, 2008)
Viking dinner honours Scouters - Peterborough Examiner - Members of the 1st Lakefield Viking Rover Crew and their group commissioner held a Viking dinner in honour of Scouters Bill ("Skip") and Chris Karam at the Lakefield Scout Ship on Saturday, Dec. 29 beginning at 4 p.m. (January 25, 2008)
Hazel receives scout's honour - The Mississauga News - She's a worthy recipient of an award. Scout's honour. Scouting groups in Mississauga will honour Mayor Hazel McCallion with a Centennial Medal in a ceremony today at the Logos Baptist Church in Meadowvale. (January 23, 2008)
Scouts' money returned - North Shore News - West Vancouver Scouts have a good Samaritan to thank for the return of $700 earned by selling Christmas trees outside in the cold. By Bethany Lindsay. (December 7, 2007)
SolHuma's Partnership With the Scouts Could Reach Out to 28 Million Members - Marketwire - SolHuma, the Canadian firm who invented the Vital Stove(TM), announces that is has reached a strategic partnership with the Association des scouts du Canada (ASC), a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), a non-governmental international organization based in Geneva that is comprised of 28 million scouts. (December 5, 2007)
Heir to scouts movement on tour - West Island Chronicle - When Adam Baden-Clay, 32, emerged out of a mud session dripping head to toe this summer at camp Tamaracouta, he did not look the part for a hug, but that is exactly what a Dorval beaver scouts leader gave him. By Raffy Boudjikanian. (November 27, 2007)
Scouts may face bankruptcy - Edmonton Journal - $6-million pension shortfall alarms watchdog. Scouts Canada, the country's leading youth organization, could face bankruptcy, according to a watchdog group. (November 20, 2007)
Scouts place flags on veterans' graves - mykawartha.com - It's early Saturday morning. A perfect November day. The grass at Little Lake Cemetery is still crunchy to walk on, covered in a layer of frost that hasn't yet been melted away by the late morning sun. The children are bundled in jackets, some wearing hats and mitts. By Lauren Gilchrist. (November 5, 2007)
Merit Badge for Lobbying - Summer camps and boy scouts go together like peanut butter and jam. But that combination could soon cost the scouts a lot of money if the provincial government doesn't step in. By Sean Holman. (October 11, 2007)
An Apple On Apple Day Goes A Long, Long Way - Cambridge Now - Who wouldn't want to give these kids a couple-a-bucks for a crisp ontario apple. Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be handing out apples (hoping to get a donation) on Thursday and Friday evening (October, 11, 12) and on Saturday (October 13) morning at various locations across Cambridge. Any donations received from the public will go directly to individual Scout groups to help offset the costs of camping and educational programs for the young Scouts. (October 5, 2007)
Campfire trouble - Amherst Daily News - Scouts struggling to find volunteers. Remember when Scouts did good deeds, helped friends and neighbours, shared stories around the campfire and just enjoyed being kids? (September 18, 2007)
Scouts pop up short of record - Calgary Sun - More than 500 boy scouts looking to pop their way into the Guinness Book of World Records came up just a few kernels short — not that critters at the Calgary Zoo minded. (September 16, 2007)
Girl Guides looking for a new camp - Kootenay News Editor - The directors on the Board of the Regional District of East Kootenay will be making a decision this week on an application by the Cranbrook Girl Guides. The organization has asked that the zoning of a piece of property in the Cranbrook area be changed from Rural Residential Country to Public Institutional to allow for the establishment of a Girl Guide Camp on the property. By Kerstin Renner. (September 5, 2007)
Another Brownsea season winds down - Peterborough Examiner - The 41st season of on-the-water Scouting at Brownsea Base drew to a close on the evening of Aug. 16 with the familiar family barbecue at the Beavermead Park dining shelter. (August 24, 2007)
Olive Tree Foundation Announces Grant to Scouts Canada - IQRA - Olive Tree Foundation has announced that it will provide a grant to support Scouts Canada in developing a video that will encourage the creation of Scout groups in multicultural communities across the country. (August 22, 2007)
Rubber ducks invade the Thames; 7,500 yellow quackers float in river for charity - Chatham Daily News - Some nice weather and a strong current helped the ducks make good time on Saturday. The 18th annual Rubber Duck Race, held on the Thames River, was organized by the Chatham Kinsmen and Kinette clubs in support of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation, as well as Scouts Canada. By Trevor Terfloth. (August 20, 2007)
Scouters gather from around world - Peterborough Examiner - When the Centennial Jamboree opened in Camp Tamaracouta at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25 there were thousands of excited leaders and youth realizing that they'd finally arrived. The months of fundraising and planning were over and they looked forward to a week of exciting program adventures, the hopes of meeting as many Scouting members from different countries as possible and the realization that Scouting is, indeed, a fantastic organization for youth and adults. (August 10, 2007)
Scouting's new motto: Be prepared for diversity - Globe and Mail - The group of young adventurers known as World Organization of the Scout Movement is growing up - and according to those in charge of its Canadian following, it is aging for the better. By Geoff Nixon. (August 2, 2007)
Scouts celebrate centennial - Regina Leader-Post - There wasn't any knot-tying or badge-sewing, but Wednesday's fresh and pleasant morning witnessed a khaki-clad community gathered to celebrate a centennial. By Joe Couture. (August 2, 2007)
Did you ever wear green garter tabs? - Soo Today - Over 28 million Scouts worldwide celebrate; thousands attending CJ'07 are honoured with the presence of Lord Robert Baden-Powell's great-grandson, Adam Baden-Clay. (August 1, 2007)
Volunteers Honoured - Caledon Citizen - Group commissioners from Alton, Bolton, Caledon, Caledon East and Mono Mills all received a pin and a certificate signed by The Honourable Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. (August 1, 2007)
Long-awaited jamboree under way - Peterborough Examiner - For more than a year, Scouting youth and adults have been preparing for the Centennial Jamboree which marks the 100th anniversary of Scouting around the world. (July 27, 2007)
More than 8,000 at Scouts Canada centennial jamboree - CBC.ca - More than 8,000 scouts, leaders and volunteers from as far away as Africa started arriving Thursday at Quebec's Camp Tamaracouta, near Saint-Jérôme, for the Canadian Jamboree celebrating scouting's centennial year. (July 26, 2007)
Sask. contingent headed off to Que. - Regina Leader-Post - Some 250 Scouts, Venturers and their leaders from Regina, Saskatoon, Weyburn, Fort Qu'Appelle, Nokomis and Swift Current are heading to Quebec for Scouts Canada's 11th Canadian Jamboree. (July 23, 2007)
Local scout joins 40,000 in London - Chilliwack Progress - Steven Burgoyne has a date with the Queen of England. He’s not sure if she’s actually going make it, but early next week the local teen will be at Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world. (July 22, 2007)
Venturers win adventure award - Peterborough Examiner - The 1st Lakefield Sea Venturers were honoured to be presented with the 3rd Place Amory award in Canada at the Kawartha Waterways Area Centennial Camp in front of youth and leaders from all five sections, their peers, their friends and fellow Scouters. By Lenore Allen. (July 13, 2007)
Not a joiner? Join the club - Vancouver Province - Scouts Canada, now celebrating a centennial and a parallel effort to boost membership, has 102,000 members across Canada, including adult volunteers. At its height in 1963, membership was more than 315,000. By Chris Cobb. (July 7, 2007)
Cairn, plaque for Scouts - Caledon Citizen - aledon council recently supported the installation of a cairn and plaque on the Caledon Trailway near the Highway 10 pedestrian bridge in honour of Scouts Canada's 100th anniversary. (June 20, 2007)
Historic Kawartha Waterways camp held - Peterborough Examiner - Late in the afternoon of Friday, June 8, the winds whipped trees, branches fell and rain pounded the Serpent Mounds as Scouters were beginning to arrive to set up for the first all-section camp the Kawartha Waterways had ever attempted in the same place at the same time. By Allen Lenore. (June 15, 2007)
Scouts Canada Foundation Honours Scholarship Recipients - Marketwire - The Scouts Canada Foundation today announced it will award its annual scholarships to outstanding students involved in Canadian Scouting. Criteria for selection included academic achievement, demonstrated Scouting history, involvement and achievement, and community service. (June 15, 2007)
Brownsea Base enters its 41st year - Peterborough Examiner - Brownsea Base, at the George Street wharf on Little Lake in Peterborough, the centre for Scouts Canada's Kawartha Waterways Area water skills training program, enters its 41st year on June 16 and 17. The pre-Brownsea camp will be held at Langley Park for first-year applicants to learn skills for self-contained camping that weekend. By Allen Lenore. (June 1, 2007)
Scouts set for Huck Finn races - Peterborough Examiner - Scouts Canada's 26th annual Huck Finn Raft Race will be held June 1 to 3. Sponsored by the Trillium Highlands Area and hosted by Bobcaygeon, this event will take place at Riverview Park. It is open to registered scouting and guiding members, but the public is welcome to come and cheer them on. By Comrie Palmer. (May 25, 2007)
Scouts mark a century of honours - Toronto Star - Under the blazing sun, the Scouts marched toward the new school, leading the parade in full uniform. Arriving at the site, they took position flanking both sides of the adjoining road. As the government officials, community members and students attending the ceremony passed, each was greeted with a three-fingered Scout salute. By Craig and Marc Kielburger. (May 24, 2007)
Scouts dig in to help environment - Peterborough Examiner - With a shovel twice as tall as he was in one hand and a small spruce sapling in the other, eight-year-old Shawn Burnham came prepared to plant Saturday. By Galen Eagle. (May 7, 2007)
Top honours for local scouts - Niagara Falls Review - Seventy-seven boys and girls from across southern Ontario were honoured for their achievements in the Scouting movement, during a special ceremony Friday in Niagara Falls. By John Robbins. (May 7, 2007)
Scouting hands out honours, awards - Peterborough Examiner - On April 19, members of the Kawartha Waterways Area Scouting family gathered at St. Paul's Church in Peterborough for the annual 2006/2007 Scouting year Honours and Awards dinner and presentations. By Allen Lenore. (May 4, 2007)
Scouting aims to connect with Muslims - Toronto Star - An early-morning paddle across a still northern lake, just as the rising sun burns off the last of the fog from the surface of the water, your thoughts full of the stories, hot chocolate and marshmallows of the campfire the night before. By Stuart Laidlaw. (April 30, 2007)
Scouting movement celebrates 100th anniversary - NewsLeader - In 1907, founder Robert Baden-Powell took a troop of boys camping on Brownsea Island in England. That initial group of 22 lads has now become 28 million Scouting members in 155 countries. By Sabine Boersch. (April 26, 2007)
Top three finish for local scouts - Sooke News - The Klondike gold rush began in 1897 when ships brought gold-laden miners to San Francisco and Seattle from the Yukon. The press carried the story to the world and within six months, 100,000 gold-seekers headed for the Yukon. (April 25, 2007)
They've got the whole world in their hands - Welland Tribune - Scouts, cubs and beavers from Scouts Canada - Merritt Trail, will be digging in to do their part tomorrow at Merritt Island as part of the opening ceremonies of Earth Day Welland. (April 20, 2007)
Celebrating Scouting - Western News - Penticton Mayor Jake Kimberley signs a proclamation honouring Scouting’s 100th anniversary as he is joined by some of the members of Penticton Scouts groups. (February 28, 2007)
Scouting celebrates 100 years - News Leader Pictorial - About a dozen badges are sewn to chaplain Frank Sarton’s shirt and each one tells a story. The story de jour comes from a purple badge that sits above his heart. By Michelle Thompson. (February 21, 2007)
Celebrate scouting - Esquimalt News - Canada’s legions of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders are getting ready to join 25 million other young people around the world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement. (February 14, 2007)
Scouts appeal to Valentine hearts - Peace Arch News - White Rock and South Surrey scouts are hoping Peninsula couples will be in a giving mood this weekend. The scouts are holding a Valentine’s Dance and Silent Auction tonight (Feb. 10) at Crescent Beach Legion to help raise money for a leadership trip to the Canadian Jamboree in Tamaracouta, Quebec – to celebrate Scouts Canada’s 100th anniversary – this summer. By Kristine Thiessen. (February 9, 2007)
Scouts Canada celebrates 100 years - NorthernLife.ca - At Marymount Academy Sunday morning 36 Boy Scout Cubs got the chance to race their home made creations as part of a regional KubKar Rally.ademy Sunday morning 36 Boy Scout Cubs got the chance to race their home made creations as part of a regional KubKar Rally. By Bill Bradley. (February 5, 2007)
'Youth-led' Scouts enter 100th year - The Chilliwack Progress - Camp fires, close friends and merit badges. Some of Dee Williams most cherished memories are from her years as a Girl Guide. Well, the girl grew up, became a school teacher, married and had her own children. But the memories never left her. And when Williams enrolled her oldest child into the like-minded Boy Scouts, it was to give him the same experiences. Then, somewhere between nine years ago and today, the mom became a Beaver leader. By Jessica Murdy. (September 10, 2006)
Senator won't ditch Scout bill - Ottawa Sun - Conservative Ontario Sen. Consiglio Di Nino has no plans to back away from his Scouts Canada bill. Di Nino said the clamour of opposition coming from a group of dissident Scout leaders has not convinced him to drop Bill S-1001. Some Scout leaders claim the bill will entrench a suffocating corporate structure that will eventually lead to the organization's demise. By Jorge Barrera. (August 31, 2006)
Scouting is still alive and well - Sooke News Mirror - About 500 youth participated May 5 through 7 at a cubs and scouts weekend at Camp Barnard, learning new skills and meeting new people. The groups were from throughout Vancouver Island, as well as a couple groups from the mainland. All 14 scouting groups in the Greater Victoria area were represented at the three-day camp. By Paul Frey. (May 17, 2006)
Scouting honours two Valley people for work - Comox Valley Record - Two local Comox Valley Scout members were awarded medals last weekend for their especially good service to Scouting. They were honoured at the Scouts Canada–Cascadia Council honours and awards ceremony in Vancouver, reports Maxine McLean, Orca Coast area commissioner. (May 5, 2006)
Scouts 'in my blood' - TorontoSun - Man honoured for 60 years of service. For the past six decades, Edmonds Ozols has always made time for kids. Retired now for 20 years, the 86-year-old former plant inspector for Ontario Gardens stays busy looking after his own garden and scouring the city for that rare stamp to add to his collection of more than 100,000. By David Silverman. (April 17, 2006)
Scouts' hockey a thing of the past - London Free Press - It wasn't the 50th anniversary celebration London's scouts' hockey league expected. Instead of celebrations and a promise of many more years to come, the focus will be on its death. By Morris Dalla Costa. (April 5, 2006)
Scouting out your adventure - Calgary Sun - Leadership is a focus during the heaping handful of activities offered throughout the Chinook Council Scouts Canada Summer Camp sessions. By Samara Cygman. (March 26, 2006)
Chemainus scout given group's highest honour - Ladysmith Chronicle - Adam Shepherd of Chemainus is one of a select group of scouts to earn the Queen's Venturer Award. A Chemainus master scout received the honour - the highest youth award within Scouts Canada - last week in Victoria from Iona Campagnolo, B.C.'s Lieutenant Governor. By Edward Hill. (March 25, 2006)
Ontario promotes new mining skills for youth - Parry Sound North Star - The Ontario government is promoting mining by partnering with Scouts Canada on the first ever digital prospecting specialty badge to be used in the Canadian scouting movement, Rick Bartolucci, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines announced today. (March 15, 2006)
Scouts Honoured - Victoria News - Four Victoria scouts will receive the Queen's Venturer Award from Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo today. (March 15, 2006)
Scouts can now earn digital prospecting badge - Sault Ste. Marie News - The Ontario government is promoting mining by partnering with Scouts Canada on the first-ever digital prospecting specialty badge to be used in the Canadian scouting movement, Rick Bartolucci, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines announced today. By David Helwig. (March 6, 2006)
Dyb, dyb, dyb - Victoria News - "Be prepared." That well-known motto of the Scouting movement has been adopted by millions of young people around the globe over the past century. The saying is especially appropriate now, as Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada prepare to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary in 2007. By Thomas Winterhoff. (February 22, 2006)
Scouts Canada Announces New Chief Commissioner - CNN Matthews - On behalf of Her Excellency the Honorable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General of Canada and Chief Scout of Canada, Scouts Canada's Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Glenn Armstrong as Chief Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Governors. (December 21, 2005)
Ottawa 67's and Local Scouts set to honour Veterans - Ottawa Start - Scouts Canada has created a badge to show appreciation to those who have served, and those who continue to serve and protect peace and freedom in the world. In a special ceremony before the Ottawa 67's game against the Mississauga IceDogs on Friday, November 11, scouts from the 1st Manotick, 23rd Ottawa, and 3rd Orleans will present badges to Veterans at centre ice Friday night at the Civic Centre. (November 10, 2005)
Scouts Canada's Climate Change Program receives Honourable Mention - Scouts Canada and the Delphi Group, Nexen Inc. and Alcan Inc., partners in combating climate change, have received an Honourable Mention - Partnership Award from Imagine Canada for their innovative work in launching the Climate Change Education and Action Program (CCEAP). (November 9, 2005)
Local food drive preparations underway - Regina Leader-Post - An army of Guides and Scouts will be hitting city streets on Saturday to collect donations of food to help the food bank battle hunger in Regina. By Ken Gousseau. (October 12, 2005)
Scouts Canada looks to attract new recruits - Brandon Sun - Scouts Canada is looking for a few good boys and girls to join its ranks. With declining membership in Manitoba and across the country, scouting leaders in Brandon are recruiting new members. By Robson Fletcher. (September 18, 2005)
Sons of killed Scout leaders go home to Alaska - CTV.ca - Three sons of Boy Scout leaders killed in an electrical accident at the National Scout Jamboree in Virginia have returned home to Alaska, officials said Tuesday. (July 27, 2005)
Scout leaders clash over future of camp - London Free Press - Elgin Scout leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated with the "sham" process they face in an effort to overturn a Scouts Canada property review committee decision to close Camp Timken. Barely able to contain her anger, Karen Palmer, one of five local leaders working on a business plan to justify Camp Timken's continued operation, compares the exercise to "being led down the garden path." By Ian McCallum. (September 11, 2004)
The Death of Canadian Scouting - MichNews.com - Big Canadian real estate is on the market. A rather sizable chunk of Lord Robert Baden-Powell's Empire is available for investors, homebuilders, fishing resort prospectors, or blacktop barons. Scouts Canada is pounding in "for sale" signs at the entrances of a number of Scout camps across the country, including at least twenty camps in Ontario. But don't worry. No Boy Scouts will mourn the loss of their summer camps, for the Boy Scouts of Canada no longer exist. (August 13, 2004)
Falling interest prompts Scouts to close camps - The Globe and Mail - Scouts Canada plans to put 20 of its Ontario campgrounds on the chopping block after dwindling membership and declining revenues have forced the venerable youth organization to streamline its operations. [Paid subscription or article purchase required.] (August 11, 2004)