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Voyageur Council Trail Guide
March 10, 2023
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Hello Scouters, Rovers and Venturers: Welcome to your latest Trail Guide. Hope you have had, or have, a pleasant March Break!
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New and updated information this week: Youthcon, Summer Job Opportunities at OPE, Event and Group Committee Information Mug Ups, Scouters Clubs, upcoming First Aid courses, Youth Leadership Training (YLT) Mobile Leadership Team, and more.
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 March 8. Deadline for the next issue is March 22. If you have something you would like included in an upcoming Trail Guide, click here to provide the information. Questions? Contact dave.stremes@scouts.ca.
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Group Committee Information Mug Up - Save the date!
Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about how to help your group without being a section Scouter? Now’s the chance to find out more!
On March 23rd at 7PM, we will have guest speakers share information and tell us about their experience in the following Group Committee roles:
- Commissioner
- Treasurer
- Administrator
- Fundraiser and communication roles will be briefly discussed
Click here to attend. T here will be opportunities for questions! All Scouters and Parents are welcome!
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LYME DISEASE AWARENESS
Scouts Canada is looking for Scouts to put their creativity, knowledge, and talents into designing a crest that highlights the importance of preventing tick bites and highlighting Lyme disease awareness. Design a 3” inch crest, with your Section or on your own, and submit your artwork by March 31st, 2023 for a chance to be chosen as the official design for our 2023 awareness campaign!
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Camp Opemikon - Summer Job Opportunities
Apply now for the following positions:
- Administrative Coordinator
- Equipment Lead
- Boating Lead
- Head Cook
- Head Counsellor
- Head Lifeguard
- Inclusion Staff
- Junior Counsellor
- Kitchen Staff
- Life Guard
- Program Coordinator
- Program Support
Most jobs require applying by March 31.
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Save the Date - Youthcon is coming
Calling ALL 4th year Scouts, Venturers and Rovers!
We are hosting an OutCon event just for you! YOUTHCON!
This will be a Friday night to Saturday afternoon event for all senior youth to discover how to bring bigger adventures to your section! Our Saturday morning will be about sharing what makes your section rock, explore recruitment ideas, amazing awards, get the most out of your CLT, and our afternoon has been named “Adventure World! You will get to explore many different workshops about building your next adventure and how to take your adventures further. All tied together with a handful of special guests to speak about some amazing opportunities and great adventures!
For Scouters, we are hosting a special networking and development area we nicknamed “The coffee corner”. Creating a great space for volunteers to expand on some opportunities for the section/group they are supporting.
This event will require some help. We are looking for a handful of facilitators and support team members to help run some of the workshops and make this event a memorable one. If you are interested in helping to facilitate, please contact cadence.james@scouts.ca
Save the date for YouthCon on April 21-22. The cost for YouthCon will be $25, which includes lunch! Hosted at Camp Sheldrick, 12489 Nesbitt Rd, North Dundas ON K0C 2K0, Canada. Your Section will have to provide their own breakfast.
If your Section is interested in attending, please fill out this form and share your anticipated numbers before March 15th, to help our planners prepare for this amazing event. https://forms.office.com/r/LY9WnVfqBm
At a later date we will send you our Registration site for sign ups.
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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 Voyageur Council, 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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Scouters' Clubs!
Voyageur Council has started new Scouters’ Networks! They 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. We hope to facilitate the sharing of great adventure ideas with Scouters and conduct mutual planning of events for youth in that age group as well as to suggest training activities for Scouters.
We are still looking for back up facilititators so that no one is stuck if they have a conflict. If you are interested in this role, contact Joni Boyd, Council Commissioner at joniboyd@scouts.ca.
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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 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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Badge Trading/Memorabilia Event Cancelled
Unfortunately due to poor registration, we will be cancelling this year's March Break Trading event. We hope you can join is in September for the Back to Brotherhood Camporee trading event. The tentative date is going to be September 15th/16th.
If you have any youth interested in trading, perhaps a couple of the local badgers could come out to your meeting and talk about the art of trading! If interested, contact marc.couturier@scouts.ca
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First Aid in Voyageur Council
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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Camp Opemikon Work Weekend
Work Weekend at OPE this year is April 28-30, and geared to Ventures and Rovers. Email Warden Aaron at aaron.lidstone@scouts.ca for a jobs list, campsite, and reservations. |
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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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Do you wanna Jamboree?
Do you have youth interested going to the Boy Scouts of America (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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Lake Tandem Canoe Course 2023
Our annual Lake Tandem course for senior Scouts and Scouters is happening at Otter Lake Quebec June 16 - 18. Check below for more information.
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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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Program & Activity Modifications — STAGE 5
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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SAVE THE DATE: Scoutcraft for Scouters
Voyageur Council is pleased to present our next Outdoor Skills weekend training for Scouters, Scoutcraft 1 & 2, September 15-17, 2023, at Camp Sheldrick. This course will be of practical value for Scouters of all sections and all experience levels. It will include our Permit Guidelines, pioneering, shelters, environmental hazards, weather, navigation, and first aid considerations. Registration information will be posted in a future Trail Guide and on the Council Facebook page.
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