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» '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 Willi
» 20 Scout camps may close - TheStar.com - Faced with falling membership and rising competition for the interest of children and teens, Scouts Canada has decided to sell 20 of its 260 properties in Ontario.
» 20 Scout camps on the block - London Free Press - Five local camps are on the sell-off list, but some scout leaders are fighting the plan.
» Becky's Guiding Resource Centre - Information resources on songs, games, camping, games, crafts and other activities for Girl Guides.
» Canadian Badgers Club - Association to further Scout badge collecting in Canada. Includes online trade catalog.
» Canadian Rovers EH? - Features The Phoenix, an Internet publication replacing The Canadian Rover Eh?.
» Canadian Scouting Catalogue - Comprehensive catalogue of badges, uniforms, memorabilia, and other items from 1908 to present.
» Canadian Sea Scouts Home Port - Information about Sea Scouting in Canada, resources, and the World Sea Scout Directory.
» 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.
» 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.
» Central Division Rover Round Table - Association for Ontario and Quebec Rovers. Information about meetings.
» 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 G
» Councillor, longtime scout devoted life to community - Halifax Daily News - According to an article his son recently read, Kenneth Edward Margeson would have been "an elder of the tribe" had he lived centuries ago. By Paul Everest.
» Cubs assist birthday-card record attempt - Timmins Daily Press - A group of local boy scouts are sending about 100 birthday cards to a young cancer patient from Lancaster, Ont., none of them have ever met. By Scott Paradis.
» 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 ce
» 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.]
» Great Canadians thank Scouts for success - Ottawa Citizen - Gala's keynote speakers credit organization for giving them expertise as well as confidence. By Caroline Phillips.
» Heroes, among friends - Ottawa Citizen - Area Cub leaders receive awards for saving life of ailing colleague. By Roger Collier.
» 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.
» Longtime cub scout leaders to retire as movement hits century mark - Mountain News - Tuesday night cub scout meetings in the Christian Education Building of Barton Stone United Church won't be the same next fall as two leaders with more than 100 years of combined service are set to put away their compasses and hang up their scarves for th
» 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 t
» 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, Novem
» Part clean-up,part green-up; wellanders turn out to help make their patch of Earth a better place - Welland Tribune - Welland's Earth Day celebration was part part clean-up and part green-up. City councillor Paul Grenier was pleased the event accomplished what it set out to. By Derek Swartz.
» Police Venturers start area chapter - Yorkregion.com - The York Regional Police Venturers are headed south. The youth group that has spent 11 years bringing together Scouts Canada and local cops in the Newmarket area is expanding to Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan this year. By Martin Derbyshire.
» Prominent member of Scouting community dies - Guelph Mercury - A prominent member in the local Scouting community died over the weekend. Peter Collins died at his home in Guelph Saturday. He was 59 years old.
» Renowned astronaut plans visit with Waterloo cub troupe - Waterloo Chronicle - Cubs learn many valuable lessons, like how to build a fire and paddle a canoe. By Jennifer Ormston.
» Rover Reflections - Resources for Rovers including ceremonies, program information, links and forums.
» SCOUT eh! - SCOUT eh! is a group of registered Scouts Canada members dedicated to turning Scouts Canada into a democratic association.
» Scout Camp on Chopping Block - Sarnia Observer - Scouts Canada's decision to put Camp Chester near here on a list of 20 properties to be sold will be appealled by the local camp committee. To deal with declining enrolment and growing costs, Scouts Canada recently reviewed all of the 260 or so properties
» 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 f
» Scout's got the right stuff - Bancroft This Week - What was to be a trip of a lifetime turned into a chance for one Bancroft Scout to show his true colours and step up when he was needed the most. By Angela Casselman.
» ScoutDocs - Resources site. Topics include: Klondike Derby, Scouting issues, spirituality, ceremonies, kit lists, Venturer and Rover bylaws.
» Scouting Celebrates 100 Years in National Capital This Weekend - CCN Matthews - As part of Scouts Canada's 2007 Centennial celebrations, media are invited to two very special events in the National Capital on Saturday, February 24, 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
» 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.
» Scouting for a Future - Hamilton Spectator - Be prepared... for a crisis - Leaders of Scouts and Guides look to increase dwindling membership. By Rob Faulkner.
» Scouting has seen many changes over the years - NewsLeader - After 100 years, the Scouts may be co-ed and members may be able to earn badges for computing and snowboarding, but its basic premise remains the same.
» 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 ar
» Scouting in Canada - History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations.
» 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 i
» 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.
» 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.
» Scouting rebels, upset with changes to the national organization, are looking to take over - Ottawa Sun - Scouts Canada is facing a rebellion. A faction of Scout leaders have launched a campaign to wrest control of Scouts Canada from an administration they claim will destroy the nearly century-old organization. By Jorge Barrera.
» Scouting still going strong after 100 years - insidetoronto.com - Scouting movement marks a century with local events. Scout groups across Toronto and around the world plan to do a few good deeds for themselves this year in celebration of Scouting's centennial anniversary. By Sean Pearce.
» Scouting with Staves & Stetsons - Canadian Scouting history through a photo gallery and stories. Photographs from personal collections of Canadian Scouts through the Years.
» 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 cit
» 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 Commissi
» 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
» 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.
» Scouts Canada saddened by deaths at jamboree - canada.com - Scouts Canada says it is saddened by the deaths of four scout leaders at an international jamboree that just got underway in Virginia.
» 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
» Scouts Honoured - Victoria News - Four Victoria scouts will receive the Queen's Venturer Award from Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo today.
» Scouts a great experience that benefits the whole child - InsideToronto.ca - By Anne Kyne. Column about the effect of Scouting on children from a parent's perspective.
» 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
» 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 t
» Scouts get glimpse of prospecting - Sudbury Mining Solutions - One never quite knows how diversified one's client base can become. In the case of Ministry of Northern Development and Mines' CLAIMaps, targeted at the mining and exploration industry, the client base has expanded to include young Scouts Canada enthusias
» Scouts in a diverse community - Toronto Star - Scouting began as a grassroots, community-based movement. It flourished in Toronto because it fulfilled the needs of a largely white, Anglo-Saxon, male population. We took our first steps as an organization serving the community in another era and without
» Scouts try to boost dwindling numbers - Brandon Sun - If there were a merit badge for doing more with less, Scouts Canada would have earned it long ago. By: FPNS.
» 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.
» 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.
» Sea Scouting in Canada - Index of units.
» 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 th
» Service celebrates 100 years of Scouting, birth of founder - NiagaraThisWeek - Fruitbelt Area of Scouts Canada will be celebrating the 150th birthday of Scouting's founder Lord Baden-Powell, as well as the 100th anniversary of Scouting, with a church service in Grimsby next week.
» She's shipping out for European battle anniversary - Guelph Mercury - When 17-year-old Alicia (Lee) Mac Pherson saw fellow students walking over poppies in her school's hallways last Remembrance Day, she decided to write a poem about it. By Fiona Isaacson.
» 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.
» Stoney Point scouts celebrate their centennial anniversary - Chronicle West End - Montreal West town hall played host to at least 100 scouts last Thursday as they rallied together to mark the centennial celebration of the scouting movement. By Charles Montgomery.
» 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
» 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.
» 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.
» Trouble boils over for Scouts - Sarnia Observer - One official blames the turmoil on people not getting along. While cubs and boy scouts in Sarnia's church basements continue to meet regularly, the executive that runs the show is in disarray and Scouts Canada has rescinded the Sarnia charter. For the
» Waterloo scouts make a name for themselves in international knot-tying - Waterloo Chronicle - The 21st Waterloo Scout Troop won the knot-tying trophy at the 2007 Owen Sound Winter Camporee. The annual camporee, now in its 44th year, played host to over 500 scouts from Ontario and nearby U.S. states.
» Whitby, Ajax scouts are Angels with Backpacks - durhamregion.com - Members of Scouts Canada from Whitby and Ajax stopped by the Refuge Centre in Oshawa recently to delivery some much-needed supplies.
» Why Scouts Canada is selling land - TheStar.com - A great deal has been reported in the media lately, including this newspaper, concerning Scouts Canada's intention to reduce the number of properties it maintains and operates in Ontario. As the head of Scouts Canada, a volunteer position, I feel it is im
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