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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.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1092262212621&call_pageid=968350130169&col=969483202845
A Scouter’s Thoughts… Learning to Lead - Stirling Community Press 
I remember the first time I was asked by my church to consider becoming a Scout leader. I'm afraid I was reluctant to commit. I questioned my ability to teach youth about surviving in the wild as this was what I imagined would be the main skill I'd need.
http://www.communitypress-online.com/template.php?id=17928&RECORD_KEY(News)=id&id(News)=17928
Becky's Guiding Resource Centre 
Information resources on songs, games, camping, games, crafts and other activities for Girl Guides.
http://www.geocities.com/nice_dragon/
Camp ownership will be tested - St. Thomas Times-Journal 
Scouts Canada in row with local volunteers. Following a town hall meeting earlier this week, Elgin Scout leaders are prepared to "go forward" in their efforts to determine the legal ownership of Camp Timken. By Ian McCallum.
http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/story.php?id=123081
Canadian Badgers Club 
Association to further Scout badge collecting in Canada. Includes online trade catalog.
http://badger.usask.ca/
Canadian Rovers EH? 
Features The Phoenix, an Internet publication replacing The Canadian Rover Eh?.
http://webpages.scoutscan.com/canrover/
Canadian Scouting Catalogue 
Comprehensive catalogue of badges, uniforms, memorabilia, and other items from 1908 to present.
http://scoutalog.com/
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.]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040811.wxcamps0811/BNStory/National/
Fight on for Camp Timken - St. Thomas Times-Journal 
Scouts Canada ‘bargaining in bad faith;’ public meeting tonight. Frustrated by a series of missed deadlines and the impression Scouts Canada is “bargaining in bad faith,” Elgin Scout leaders have begun to “mobilize” in their fight to block the
http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/story.php?id=122274
Glenn's Scouting Page 
Includes pioneering, knots, dried foods, and equipment selection.
http://www.glenn.cockwell.com/scouting/scouting.html
Green Bay Camp to be Sold - Almaguin News 
Scouts Canada has a fight on its hands as it tries to sell a 47-acre camp on Lake Cecebe that has been home to local Scouts for the past 57 years.
http://www.almaguinnews.com/Articles2004/31_1_8_04_04.htm
Hearing on Scout Camp is tomorrow? - Almaguin News 
A tentative date of tomorrow is being floated by Scouts Canada to hear an appeal of its decision to sell off the Green Bay Scout Camp on Lake Cecebe - only the no local Scout members have heard of it. By Rob Learn.
http://almaguinnews.com/Articles2004/42_3_10_20_04.htm
Letter: Leave our Camp Alone - Almaguin News 
Last week Mike Scott, Scouts Canada's Chief Commissioner, wrote to explain why Scouts Canada is selling off some of their camps. As a parent of a Scout I also feel it is important to "clear the air" on this topic.
http://www.almaguinnews.com/Letters/37_LET_09_15_04.htm
Life-long resident presented Canada's top honour - Alliston Herald 
Les Farquharson presented with the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award. Although a recent stroke has robbed Les Farquharson of most of his speech, there were no words needed at an awards ceremony held in his honour Friday afternoon. By Jason Ballanty
http://www.simcoe.com/sc/alliston/story/2410496p-2790555c.html
Reprieve for Camp Timken - St. Thomas Times-Journal 
Local Scouting groups continue to contest ownership. Dismissed earlier this year as “a property that had very little of special significance,” Camp Timken has been given the thumbs up from a Scouts Canada property review committee. By Ian McCallum.
http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/story.php?id=126672
Rover Reflections 
Resources for Rovers including ceremonies, program information, links and forums.
http://www.teambedlam.tv/roverreflections/
SCOUT eh! 
SCOUT eh! is a group of registered Scouts Canada members dedicated to turning Scouts Canada into a democratic association.
http://ScoutEh.ca/
Scout Crest Trading Centre 
Canadian badger wishing to trade for District, Regional, Provincial, and other crests from Canada and foreign countries. Large display of crests.
http://www.mierau.ca/scoutbadges/
Scout battles Scouts over camp sale - CBC Ottawa 
A 43-year-old Scout camp in Eastern Ontario is on the verge of disappearing, as the national organization tries to grapple with a diminishing roll call.
http://ottawa.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ot_scoutcamp20040806
Scout camp on chopping block - Sarnia Observer 
couts 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
http://www.theobserver.ca/2004/pts_040812.html
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
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/09/11/624279.html
ScoutDocs 
Resources site. Topics include: Klondike Derby, Scouting issues, spirituality, ceremonies, kit lists, Venturer and Rover bylaws.
http://ScoutDocs.ca/
Scouting in Canada 
History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations.
http://n2zgu.50megs.com/CAND.htm
Scouting with Staves & Stetsons 
Canadian Scouting history through a photo gallery and stories. Photographs from personal collections of Canadian Scouts through the Years.
http://geocities.com/scouterkevin/
Scouts Canada are inclusive, diverse - The Brampton Guardian 
I read with interest your article entitled, Baden-Powell Scouts active in the Brampton area which appeared in the Dec. 5 edition. Regrettably, Scouts Canada was not contacted in order to fact check the comments that were made about our organization. I wou
http://www.northpeel.com/br/editorial/letter/story/2451145p-2838999c.html
Scouts Canada's Version - Almaguin News 
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
http://www.almaguinnews.com/Letters/36_LET_09_08_04.htm
Scouts have plan - St. Thomas Times-Journal 
Elgin Scout leaders have formulated a five-year program plan designed to justify the continued operation of Camp Timken, currently under threat of closure by a Scouts Canada property review committee. The plan hinges on increasing local membership after s
http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/story.php?id=118576
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.
http://www.scoutscan.com/scoutscan.shtml
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
http://michnews.com/artman/publish/article_4691.shtml
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
http://www.theobserver.ca/2001/pts_010117.html
Which Is It Scouts Canada? - Almaguin News 
In a letter that can be found on this page, Scouts Canada commissioner Mike Scott says he wants to clear the air over the issue of property sales. One of those properties happens to be 47 acres on Lake Cecebe, known as Green Bay Camp. Viewpoint by Allan D
http://www.almaguinnews.com/Viewpoint/36_VIEW_09_08_04.htm
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
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1094206568288&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795
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