Health and Safety is an overarching component of our camporee, and we will all have the opportunity to interact with Mark and his team.

Juno beach located between Gold beach to the east and Sword Beach to the West was one of the best defended beaches by the Germans during the D-day invasion. With support from two battalions of German Infantry and support from the German Panzer division, the Canadian forces had an especially hard-fought battle. The plan was to soften up the deficiencies of the German forces from air before the beach landing. Unfortunately this phase of the mission largely failed due to rough weather. The 3rd Canadian Division's D-Day objectives were to capture Carpiquet Airfield and reach the Caen–Bayeux railway line by nightfall. They were successful in their mission due primarily to pure manpower in numbers and were able to force their way inland further than any other allied forces that day.

July 3-5, 2021 Camporee Chair Dick Meijaard and Scout Executive Tom Jansen, accompanied by Chris Wolfe, visited Normandy and several of the sites to be used for our official camporee activities.

In this picture, Dick Meijaard meets with Christophe Gerardin, the principal of Camping Port'land. Camping Port'land will serve as one of the 2 official campgrounds of the Normandy Camporee 2022. Dick and the advance team were able to arrange for the use of 103 bungalows as well as tent camping space for up to 1,000 persons. Scout Units and Scouting families will be able to make reservations for these facilities through the event registration process that will be launched later this fall.

Being fully vaccinated, and COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed in parts of Europe, the advance team was excited to be able to meet in person and visit important sites for the camporee.

Thanks to J.P. Frossard for setting the agenda to ensure meetings happened with some of our key partners.

Normandy Camporee Chair  - Dick Meijaard

Administration & Registration - Kym Price

Budget & Finance - Roger Thomson

Campfire Program - Nick Airey

Communications & Media Relations - Kelly Wratkowski                

Health & Safety - Mark Harris

Memorial Services - Jeffrey Arter

Messengers of Peace Activities - Rene Payne

Participant Recruitment  - Steve Sutton 

Passport - Nick Pollacia    

Trading Post - Bob Elliott

Unit Camping Logistics - Mike Garst

VIP Reception - Sarah Norman

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