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Voyageur Council Trail Guide
January 27, 2023
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Hello Scouters, Rovers and Venturers:
Welcome to another issue of your Trail Guide!
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New and updated information this week: MyScouts update, Winter (virtual) Mug Ups, Event Mug Ups, upcoming First Aid courses, Adirondack Adventure 2023, Help needed for Winterlude, YLT Mobile Leadership Team, Scouts night with the Ottawa 67s.
Have you checked out the News and Events section on Scouts.ca? You can find great updates there along with new ideas, new resources, and much more!
Cut off for this issue was January 25. Deadline for the next issue is February 8. If you have something you would like included in an upcoming Trail Guide, click here to provide the information.
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Call for interest: Rover Clubs!
Attention Rovers and Senior Vents! Several Colleges and Universities in Voyageur Council offer services and amenities to their club programs, including some funding! We have been exploring opportunities to strengthen our relationship with these post-secondary organizations. Setting up Rover Crew’s on campuses with club support is an idea we have been putting some effort behind and would like to gather your interest. If you are a registered student, and would like to get involved with Scouting on your campus, please fill this quick form.
‘A Scout is wise in the use of all resources’.
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YLT Mobile Workshop Team
In an effort to build confident and well-rounded youth leaders, and emphasize youth-led in all sections and programs, we are looking to build upon the Youth Training Framework, with a team that aids and procures the implementation of Youth Leadership Training (YLT) in group or section programming in Voyager of all ages, from Beavers all the way up to Venturers.
We are looking for Enthusiastic Venturer/Rover aged youth who are interested in being part of this team, and are willing to take on a mentoring and support role, to help guide youth into being great leaders.
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Scouts Night with the Ottawa 67s
Scouts Night with the Ottawa 67s will be held February 24th this year at 19:00, with the option of a sleepover. Cost is $25 per person. Click here for event flyer. |
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Scouters' Clubs!
Voyageur Council is excited to start a new Scouters’ Network! It will be a monthly get-together for each Section (i.e. Colony Scouters, Pack Scouters, etc.) that will be running in a facilitated, virtual format.
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Get the most out of the Winter
Are you ready for Winter Adventures? Want to be able to enrich those youth ideas into awesome adventures? Well, the time is now. Come out and be able to help plan and organize those youth ideas into Adventures.
The Program Team is hosting a session at multiple times.
Embrace a Wild winter !
Get the most out of Winter and the most out of your section. The Program Team will be hosting a look at Saga Adventures with a dose of Game Storming thrown in. There will be specific breakout rooms for everyone to share ideas, tips, and tricks.
Please use one of the links above to register for the Night of your Choice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. So, Grab your MUG and join us for an evening of gathering with other Scouters to explore new resources and discover some great ideas, all the while gaining some Tips and Tricks along the way.
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Event Mug-Ups
Are you running an Event? Do you have questions about the event process? Join us as we put on monthly meetings to answer all your questions around events.
This is open to CK3, Event Support Scouters, Event Leads, Event Team members and anyone else that is interested in events.
Join us on one of these evenings:
- Wednesday Feb. 1st at 20:00 EST
- Wednesday Mar. 1st at 20:00 EST
- Wednesday Apr. 5th at 20:00 EST
- Wednesday May 3rd at 20:00 EST
Please choose only one meeting to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Welcome to the Adirondack Adventure 2023!
This is a self guided program to take senior sections to the Lake Placid NY area to hike on snowshoes in the Adirondack mountains. Participating Groups are responsible for their own accommodations, travel and meals.
What we do is provide equipment for rent at a nominal cost and ask for a $5 per person participation fee. Groups choose the mountain they wish to climb. Maps are available here and the sign up form is contained within the Information Package.
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Rideau Hall Winter Celebration
Rideau Hall’s Winter Celebration is back in-person and will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023, during the second weekend of Winterlude. We are looking for Scouters and youth to join us in making the day spectacular! If you are interested in running an activity, or helping throughout the day and sharing your love of Scouting with the public, please contact Brittiny at Brittiny.catalano@scouts.ca. |
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First Aid in Voyageur Council – January 22, 2023
Standard First Aid:
As in the past, we are offering St John Ambulance (SJA) Blended First Aid courses. This course is comprised of about 8 hours of online training in the David Huestis Learning Centre followed by a one-day in-person class to review the online content, cover the CPR-C and AED training as well as write the exam. SJA requires successful completion of the online portion in order to be allowed to attend the in-person class. Participants must be 13 years old on the date of the in-person course.
Costs for these courses is about $70 including fees.
Wilderness First Aid:
We will also be offering Wilderness First Aid through Canadian Wilderness Medical Training and Scouts Canada volunteers. This is a 2-day course that covers the basics of first aid in a wilderness environment. The course includes Standard First Aid certification as well as meeting the Wilderness Medical Association's requirements for Wilderness First Aid. Participants must be 14 years old on the date of the course.
Costs for this course is about $165 including fees.
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The Vimy Foundation is placing history at the forefront of community leadership. Vimy Inspires Tomorrow encourages youth ages 13 to 17 to apply lessons from history to create transformative community projects.
Six activities drawing on different aspects of First World War history enable participants to examine, discuss, and exercise key leadership skills, all of which can be applied to their daily lives as they become leaders of tomorrow. Youth who complete one or more activities can submit a one-page proposal for a community project to be eligible for additional leadership training and a $1,500 community project grant.
A facilitator's guide is also available with information about the activities, which are designed to adapt to online or in-person formats. The deadline to submit a one-page proposal is January 31, 2023 but the activities are available online all year round. Participate today! For more information, please visit https://vimyfoundation.ca/programs/vimy-inspires-tomorrow
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2023 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship will be held at TD Place in Ottawa from April 1st
to April 9th, 2023. The organizers are looking to encourage exposure to this game at an early age as well as give area youth the opportunity to partake in the action of the actual event. They can provide activity booklets to help promote the sport of curling, and are also offering free tickets to one of the draws on Saturday April 1st or Sunday April 2nd on a first come, first served basis. Click here for more information.
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Scouts Canada has an exciting contract opportunity for a Camp Director to join the Properties Team at Scouts Canada at Camp Opemikon. This role is starting as soon as possible until September reporting to the Property Operations Manager. This role requires living onsite seasonally during the summer camp (accommodations provided). Please note that our camps are pet and smoke-free.
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COMING SOON to OPE!
Planning is underway for a March Break Camp, and a summer camp at Camp Opemikon this year. More details to come.
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Do you wanna Jamboree?
Do you have youth interested going to the BSA National Jamboree in West Virginia, July 19-28, 2023? The 63rd Ottawa does because we have heard it will be a BLAST. But we need more youth and leaders to make the trip worthwhile and to save on some of the costs, so we are inviting others from Voyageur Council to join us. The Jamboree is open to any Scouts or Venturers between the ages of 12 and 18. The more the merrier!
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Rural Ottawa Youth Mental Health Collective
Do you run a Scout Troop, Venturer Company, or Rover Crew in rural Ottawa? Would your Group be interested in learning about mental health topics? We want to partner with you! The Rural Ottawa Youth Mental Health Collective (ROYMHC) is a collective impact project consisting of 11 partner organizations invested in the mental wellbeing of youth living within the rural wards of Orleans East-Cumberland, Orleans South-Navan, Osgoode, Rideau-Jock, and West Carleton. ROYMHC works to provide a stronger safety net for youth if/when they face mental health challenges, through education, connecting youth with local mental health services, and removing barriers that prevent youth from accessing necessary services. Through the use of surveys and a Youth Advisory Committee, ROYMHC is committed to ensuring that all workshops are relevant to the needs and interests of Ottawa’s rural youth.
Our workshops are free of charge and facilitated by a local clinical mental health professional. Tailored to the interests of your specific group, our workshops include a presentation on a topic related to mental health, a recreational activity, and food! For more information please contact Meagan Ann Gordon at meagan@ruralOttawayouth.ca or visit our website www.ruralOttawayouth.ca. Ages 12-24 (although all Troop members are welcomed to participate).
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Property status as follows:
- Camp Legewade:
- Currently closed.
Please note that all bookings must be made at least 72 hours in advance
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Program & Activity Modifications — STAGE 5
With this return to our previously established procedure, and with many new volunteers and youth members having not experienced this procedure, please see the following resources:
As a reminder to all Scouters, for your own safety and the safety of our youth and communities, you must follow public health guidelines at all times.
When in doubt, follow the most restrictive guideline.
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Scouts Canada Annual Report
In the 2021–2022 Annual Report, in addition to reporting on our organization's operations, we'd like to showcase a few stories of members doing something differently or trying something new — to continue to deliver great Scouting programs. We want to celebrate the youth who went on an adventure for the first time ever, or at least for the first time in two years.
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