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Voyageur Council Trail Guide
October 6, 2023
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Hello Scouters, Rovers and Venturers: Welcome to your latest Trail Guide.
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New and updated information this week: Carleton Beaveree-Cuboree, Amateur (HAM) Radio operator course, SENS Scout Day, RoVent, JOTA/JOTI, Beavers' 50th, BP Guild, 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 October 4. Deadline for the next issue is October 18. If you have something you would like included in an upcoming Trail Guide, click here to provide the information. Questions? Comments? Contact dave.stremes@scouts.ca.
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The Scouts Canada Network
All active Scouters in Voyageur Council are invited to join "The Network!" This is a place that brings together Scouters from across the country who are eager to connect, collaborate and make our program even more impactful. This Network is housed on the Workplace platform from Meta. By joining the Network, you will have unique opportunities to:
- Connect: Any active Scouter is welcome to join! The Network will expand your community with access to thousands of Scouters from different parts of Canada, with broad skillsets and perspectives.
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Collaborate: You will have access to unique opportunities to co-design ways to improve the Scouting program, reach Canadians in new ways, and engage diverse communities.
- Innovate: You will be involved in finding innovative and creative solutions to the challenges Scouting in Canada faces and help pursue emerging opportunities.
- Take Action: Your ideas will be uplifted, and you will be empowered and supported to try new things in your Sections.
JOINING is easy!
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Please register by filling out the form here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/406c9ffa96fc4b3b9f23857e5b8a79aa
- Once you have completed your registration, you will receive an invitation to join the Workplace platform within 5 business days.
- When you receive your invitation link, please click it to complete your profile! You will be greeted by a Welcome Bot, that will guide you to some key spots within the Workplace for you to check out.
- As soon as your profile is completed, you can start checking out the content and engaging with Scouters across the country!
Once you're in The Network, be sure to join the Voyageur Council group!
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SCOUT CAMP OTTER LAKE QC WORK WEEKEND
14 October 2023 from 09:00 to 16:30
We are looking for the assistance of Scouters and Senior Sections’ Youth to join us to do a number of projects and help prepare the camp for the winter. Lunch and Dinner will be provided, e.g., Hotdogs and hamburgers. The cost is $5 per person to cover food. Money will be collected at the camp.
Some of the projects require tools such as axes, hammers, saws, cordless drills, drill bits for wood and steel, screwdrivers, cordless skill saws, reciprocating saws, rakes and shovels, etc. – No chainsaws Permitted! Please bring Personal Protection Equipment such as safety glasses and work gloves. A few of the projects are a) Construct Shelves in the new storage container, b) Finish the Axe Throwing Backstop Wall, c) Take apart the old Canoe Storage Rack, d) Building Picnic Tables, e) Splitting Firewood, etc. Also, if there are any photographers out there, we would like to document all the artwork and graffiti in the cabin that has accumulated over the years before it is repainted.
Participants are invited to stay over Friday night to Sunday if they want but must come self-contained and the cabin is not available.
- Group Name and Section
- Contact Name
- Contact Email
- Contact Cellular Phone No.
- Number of Scouters
- Number of Youth
- Number of Other Persons - Groups are responsible for properly approving any other persons attending.
- Any Food Allergies in the Group
See you at Scout Camp Otter Lake QC on 14 October!
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Carleton Beaveree - Cuboree, February 3, 2023
Carleton Scouting's Beaveree - Cuboree is a daytime outdoor event featuring a rotation of winter activities. It will be held on Feb 3, 2024 at the Carp Fairgrounds in Carp, ON.
Commitment for the 2024 Carleton Beaveree - Cuboree will open on Oct 11 for sections in Carleton Scouting, and Oct 22 for sections throughout Voyageur Council. Commitment will close on Nov 4. Registration of youth in committed sections will follow in December.
Demand is expected to outstrip capacity, and once capacity is reached, sections will be placed on an actively-managed waitlist.
What is commitment?
- the section team has determined it can likely support its section attending
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the event's organizing committee commits to make room for your section
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your section commits to supplying an activity for the activity rotation
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your section commits to supplying an event volunteer to help organize the event. The volunteer will attend 5 organizing meetings held in November through January, and join the Service Team during the event.
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Winter Skills
SAVE THE DATE for our annual WINTER OUTDOOR SKILLS Course, to be confirmed, January 5-7, 2024. Watch for details in November.
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SENS Scouts Day 2023
This year SENS Scouts Day is Saturday October 21; 13:00 at the Canadian Tire Centre 1000 Palladium Dr Ottawa, Ontario K2V 1A5.
Come see the Sens vs. Detroit Red Wings. Scouts Day 2023 is open to family and friends. All scouting members will receive a commemorative badge!
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RoVent 2023
We are pleased to announce that RoVent 2023 will be happening this year! It will take place at Camp Opemikon from 6pm Friday, October 27 to 12pm Sunday, Oct 29. The camp is open to all members of Scouting and Guiding ages 14 and up. RoVent is a youth planned and run, medieval/fantasy themed award camp.
Join us and try your hand at the games in our Faire, use your camp craft skills to build and test a catapult and get your creative juices flowing as you attempt to solve our Quest, based around this year's theme - "Robin Hood".
Registration is open and further details are available here
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Jamboree of the Air / Jamboree on the Internet
JOTA-JOTI is an international jamboree taking place around the world simultaneously October 21 and 22. It is organized by WOSM, the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouts from all over the world communicate over the Air on amateur radio and over the Internet using a variety of technologies. The Scouts Canada Museum will be hosting an advanced technology setup specifically for this event. There are loads of different ways to communicate, including text-based chat, voice chat, video chat, emails, blogs, and social media networks. JOTA-JOTI allows you to meet Scouts from around the world and to find out more about their culture and scouting life. https://www.jotajoti.info/
This is exciting news for Scout Groups in the Ottawa area. The National Office (1345 Baseline Rd) National Museum of Scouting, home of Amateur Radio Station VE3SHQ will be hosting a wide variety of activities from 10am to 4pm Saturday October 21 and Sunday 22, 2023. There will be licensed Amateur Radio Scouters on hand to help get youth on the air for JOTA. The radio setup is enhanced over previous years and this will make talking to remote Scouts even better.
This year we have added additional program activities, including computers for JOTI access, a Museum Treasure Hunt featuring different challenge levels from Beavers to Venturers. Participate in a quest and explore our collection with via games and other activities. JOTA/JOTI is all about communicating and that includes some other communications technologies to learn about and try. Advanced Registration details will be provided in the next issue of the Trail Guide. In the meantime, if you wanted to learn something about a Scout from far away, what three questions would you ask them? For more information, contact Scouts Canada Museum via email: museum@scouts.ca
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Save the date for Beavers' 50th
For half a century, Beavers has been fostering a sense of adventure, camaraderie, and personal growth among our youngest members. This journey has been marked by countless memories, friendships, and moments of learning and fun.
To commemorate this significant occasion, Voyageur Council has planned an unforgettable celebration June 1, 2024 and we want you to be a part of it. Save the date!!! More details coming soon!
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Calling all Colony Scouters!
Join us in celebrating a remarkable milestone - the 50th anniversary of Scouts Canada Beavers! 🌟
We're on the lookout for passionate volunteers to help us plan an unforgettable event for June 1st. Whether you have event planning expertise or simply a love for scouting, your contribution can make a difference. Together, we can create lasting memories and continue the spirit of adventure.
Together, we'll make this anniversary unforgettable! 🙌 #ScoutsCanadaBeavers50th
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BP Guild
The 7th BP Guild (Bytown) is growing and accepting new members. It’s ideal for Scouters who want to stay involved, but don’t have the time or energy to be active with the youth. If you have left Scouting, but would like to enjoy the fellowship in a relaxed environment, you are welcome to join us as well. We do welcome active leaders as well.
The Guild meets monthly from September to June at Scout HQ in Ottawa. We help out the Scouts Canada National Museum, and are looking to plan new activities for the future. We have members with ages ranging from 26 to 90; you must be 18 or older to join.
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