Scouters Club News

* Planning for Nipissing Area Winter Troop Camp is on-going, with plans to return to last year’s site near the end of Songis Road, Feb. 29 to March 2, with a back to basics approach. Contact Scouter Gord Ford for more information.

* The Wilderness First Aid/Survival Course has been shifted from Camp Wirribara to the site of this year’s winter troop camp on Songis Road. Would-be participants should attention the next Scouter’s Club, 8 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 6 at the Kinsmen Centre, for the HIV-AIDS presentation of the course and for additional details.

Scouters who attended the last course in November 2005 should attend this course to renew their certification before it expires this October. Contact Scouter Gord Ford for more information.

* North Bay and area Scouting and Guiding youth will celebrate Lord Baden-Powell’s birthday this February with a swim, movie and treats. Details – date, time and location, will be announced after conferring with our Guiding counterparts.

* Details on Motor Madness will be announced shortly, once the venue and date have been confirmed. In the meanwhile, all sections are invited to participate in the competition to design a new crest for the event. See our previous post for details.

* Senior Scouts and Venturers, those who will be 14 and older in September, will be invited to earn the new Scouts/Youth of the World Award. The local initiative will be organized by Scouters Ken Sitter and Greg South.

The award requires the youth as a group to research and select a Millennium Development Goal, and then to develop a project to advance that goal. Participants will attend the Global Development Village in late October in Toronto. For more information contact Scouter Ken Sitter or visit www.scout.org, Youth of the World, Youth of the World - Canada.

* Due to scheduling difficulties Woodbadge Training will be delayed until the fall and combined with a Mentor’s Weekend at Camp Wirribara. A date will be set before spring to give all Scouters and trainers sufficient time to keep their calendars clear for the event.