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FRUITBELT, MERRITT TRAIL, NIAGARA, and ST. CATHARINES AREAS Last updated September 11, 2007 Dear Scouting Volunteer: To those of you who are returning and those of you who are joining us for the first time, welcome to the 2007-08 Scouting season in Battlefields Council, East Zone. This planning calendar will assist you in the planning of your group/section activities and programs. Along with the Battlefields Website, http://scouting.niagara.com/battlefields/, this calendar will provide you with information about special events, training opportunities, camps, and meetings. Scheduled activities (at the time of publication) are entered on the monthly calendars. Changes, additions or further information will be available from your Commissioner or Service Team representative. A list of support volunteers appears on the back page of this calendar. ABOUT BATTLEFIELDS EAST ZONE The Niagara peninsula makes up most of Battlefield’s largest zone. Along with its rich cultural, economic and historical background, Battlefields East is the home to the start of Scouting in Canada. The 1st Drummond (Niagara) Scout Troop is believed to have formed in July of 1910. It received the first charter issued to a Scout group in Niagara Falls, dated Jan. 12, 1912. Additionally, the first troop of Boy Scouts on this continent met in St. Catharines. Fruitbelt Area Fruitbelt is nestled between St. Catharines and Hamilton . This Area includes Caistor , Vineland , Beamsville , Grimsby , Winona and Smithville . Visit our website to find a Scouting Group near you . http://www.elmlane.com/fruitbelt Merritt Trail Area is located along the Welland Canal and the eastern shores of Lake Erie. The area includes the communities of Cooks Mills, Sherkston, Port Colborne, Port Robinson, Welland, Fonthill, & Winger. Visit their website at www.bringontheadventure.tripod.com Niagara Area serves the communities of Niagara Falls, St. Davids, Stevensville, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort Erie and Ridgeway. St. Catharines Area serves groups located in the city of St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie and Thorold. Camp Wetaskiwin is an 80-acre Cub and Scout Camp located on the outskirts of St.Catharines, and borders on Short Hills Provincial Park. The camp boasts an inground pool, both valley and wooded campsites, with fresh water streams. Visit http://www.niagara.com/~scouting/ SCOUTING’S MISSION STATEMENT Our mission To contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. Scouting’s Mission is achieved by: • involving youth throughout their formative years in a non-formal educational process. • using a specific method that makes each individual the principal agent in his or her development as a self-reliant, supportive, responsible and committed person. • assisting youth to establish a value system based upon spiritual, social and personal principles as expressed in the Promise and Law. Scouting is based on three broad principles which represent its fundamental beliefs. These include: Principles • Duty to God: Defined as, Adherence to spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance of the duties resulting therefrom. • Duty to Others: Defined as, Loyalty to one's country in harmony with the promotion of local, national and international peace, understanding and cooperation, and Participation in the development of society, with recognition and respect for the dignity of one's fellow-being and for the integrity of the natural world. • Duty to Self: Defined as, Responsibility for the development of oneself. This is in harmony with the educational purpose of the Scout Movement whose aim is to assist young people in the full development of their potentials. Practices and Methods: We define Scouting Practices as a system of progressive self-education including: • a promise and law, • learning by doing, • membership in small groups, • progressive and stimulating programs, • commitment to the values of doing one's best, contributing to the community, respecting and caring for others, contributing as a family member, • use of outdoor activities as a key learning resource. Scout Promise: On my honour I promise that I will do my best To do my duty to God and the Queen To help other people at all times, And to carry out the spirit of the Scout Law. Scout Law: A Scout is helpful and trustworthy, kind and cheerful, considerate and clean, wise in the use of all resources. Scout Motto: Be Prepared Niagara Scouting Museum B.P. House 4377 Fourth Avenue Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 4N1 905 354 8511 (please leave a message) Five Great Reasons to Sell Scout Popcorn! 1. Raise all the money your Group needs to fund their ENTIRE Program with Scout Popcorn as the one and only fundraiser. 2. Scout Popcorn returns over 60% of the money raised to assist in support of your Group, Scout families, and the local Council. 3. The Ideal Year of Scouting will help you achieve your Group’s dreams in Scouting and get more parents involved in the program. 4. Proven Product Quality with 2 out of 3 people buying when asked and 92% of customers saying they would buy again! 5. Teach your Scouting members the life lesson of earning their own way. 101 Years of Scouting! A great way to discover Scouting’s rich history… visit the Niagara Scouting Museum. The purpose of the museum is to research and present the history of Scouting in Canada and the Niagara Area in particular. The museum began in the mid 80’s in the basement of the Baden Powell House, which is the Area Headquarters. Still very much in progress, it features displays of historic uniforms, badges, crests and other memorabilia. The museum tells the story of Scouting in the area from the first Troop in 1910 through the 8th World Scout Jamboree at Niagaraon-the-Lake in 1955 to the present day. Scouters, plan one of your Section Meeting nights around a visit to the Museum. Get your members started on their Heritage badge. Call Tony Roberts at 905-354-6864 for more information and appointments. Mount Nemo Scout Camp Nestled in the foothills of the Niagara Escarpment in North Burlington, Camp Nemo offers adventures for all groups. Over 150 acres including open fields, valleys, creeks, wooded and wilderness areas have been providing over 60 years of memorable camping experiences for all. Come join us in one of our 8 heated buildings with electricity, 3 adirondak shelters or numerous campsites (including wilderness campsites) during the coming year. Additional details on what Camp Nemo has to offer including program opportunities can be found in the “Scout Camps of Southern Ontario” brochure found at Scouting offices or at www.swoscouts.on.ca/campbookings1 For additional information or to arrange a tour please contact Rick Elop at elopr@yahoo.ca. The Adventure Awaits: Welcome to Scouts Canada Camps Southwestern Ontario Area and group camps are a precious resource. Providing the perfect locations for delivering our program, our 17 SWO camps are home to natural environments and many rare or threatened plants and animals. Our camps ensure that members have opportunities to enjoy hiking, canoeing, swimming, camping, snowshoeing, singing at campfires or participating in a wide game. Whether it’s a day trip to one of our camps or getting geared up for a weekend or an annual week-long event, our camps offer the facilities for a memorable program experience. Our camps cover over 1000 acres and can be found in a variety of environments near Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario, along rivers, in Northern and Southern Ontario. Whether you’re looking for wilderness camping or camping in the comfort of a building with flush toilets and heated rooms, Scouts Canada Camps have what you want. Six of our camps have Adirondak shelters. With hundreds of tent sites in the woods or in open fields you can select your camping style. With kilometers of marked trails, your hike can be a great learning adventure. All of our camps are close to interesting historic, cultural and sports centres. Many of our camps are close to Provincial Parks and hiking trails. Visit the Southwestern Ontario Camps website: www.swoscouts.on.ca/ campbookings1 for more information. Check this calendar for training dates. There is a variety of formats and locations to accommodate Scouters’ needs. Some training is done on one or two evenings while other training can be over several weeks and occasionally a course can be residential at a Scout camp. See your Service Scouter for details. Woodbadge Part I courses include typical activities leaders engage in when planning, delivering, evaluating and managing weekly programs as well as annual program planning. Leaders requiring additional training/development can acquire these skills through on-the-job training, coaching/mentoring or by attending workshops. Woodbadge Part II courses focus on a different skill set, including leadership abilities and the more advanced skills leaders need to take their program outdoors for weekend camps and outings. Recognition for demonstrating these competencies is the traditional Woodbadge woggle (Part 1) and beads (Part II). SEPTEMBER 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 GILWELL REUNION 2 Friday, September 7 to Sunday, September 9. Blue Springs. Scouters who have earned advanced training recognition, consisting of the Gilwell neckerchief and beads, are invited to celebrate a reunion of about 2000 Scouters. Ask your Commissioner about Woodbadge Training. LABOUR DAY 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hamilton Scout Shop closed Hamilton Scout Shop open Gilwell Reunion 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Gilwell Reunion Battlefields Commissioners Council SCOUT BRIGADE OF FORT GEORGE 16 17 Merritt Trails Area Scouters Club Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club 18 19 20 21 22 Merritt Trail Area Camp Clean-up Camp DayHonDayLahQuah SCOUT BRIGADE OF FORT GEORGE St. Catharines Area Team Meeting 23 24 25 Niagara Area Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Scouters Club 26 27 28 St. Catharines Area Scouting About Vol 20 #1 29 St. Catharines Area Registration—Phase III Merritt Trail Area B.P. Woodsman’s Camp 30 TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH Merritt Trail Area B.P. Woodsman’s Camp PART 1 WOODBADGE GROUP COMMISSIONER Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23. Camp Wetaskiwin, St. Catharines. A face to face weekend course incorporating case study, group discussion, hands-on activities and instruction delivered in a modular format leading to the completion of a Part 1 Woodbadge for Group Commissioner. Tent camping is available. Indoor sleeping is available on the floor of the lodge. Course leader Mark Simpson, msimpson@bfree.on.ca, 519-759-1759 SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH THE SCOUT BRIGADE OF FORT GEORGE Friday, September 14 to Sunday, September– 16. On the grounds of historic Fort George. Ask your Commissioner about cost and times. This event is for all sections. Beavers attend Saturday only. This annual weekend is an historically themed Scout camporee which sees scouts from Ontario join together with Scouts from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York States to learn about the life of a soldier of the British or US Army in 1812-1814. Participants at the camp don mock uniforms and make other equipment of the period and engage in drills, parades and manoeuvres. The opportunity to learn about this period of history is unsurpassed. http://www.scoutscan.net/ftgeorge/ Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September- 23. Blue Springs Scout Reserve. Cost $30 per Cub; $15 for leaders and parents. Fees include program, camp crest, and Saturday night supper. The Jungle Fever program is for 1st year Cubs and 1st year leaders; the Conservation Program is best suited to 2nd and 3rd year Cubs. Arrival time Friday before 9:00 PM and closing is on Sunday at 11:30 AM. Registration deadline Friday, September 14. For further info contact Russ Kelk firstrover@aol.com or Mike Burke mburke_57@hotmail.com Saturday, September 22. Camp DayHonDayLahQuah in Port Colborne. Contact Thayne Robins at ritetrac@bellnet.ca or 905 714-7759 for information. WORLD CUB CONSERVATION CAMP AND JUNGLE FEVER CAMP CLEAN-UP OCTOBER 2007 Sunday Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 7 THANKSGIVING 8 9 10 11 12 13 Apple Day St. Catharines Area Fruitbelt Area Port Colborne Battlefields Commissioners Council Apple Day Port Colborne 14 15 16 Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club 17 18 19 20 TiCats vs Sask 1 PM Scouts Day Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Team Meeting UNITED NATIONS DAY Apple Day Merritt Trail Area 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Niagara Area Scouters Club Apple Day Niagara Area BC-9 Camporama, Camp Impeesa 28 29 30 HALLOWE’EN 31 BC-9 Camp Impeesa SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH SCOUTS CANADA / TICAT FOOTBALL DAY VENTURER WORLD CONSERVATION CAMP Sunday, October 14. 1 PM. Ivor Wynne Stadium. Special ticket pricing for members of Scouts Canada & family. Ask your Commissioner for more information. Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October- 21. Blue Springs Scout Reserve. Cost: $45. This is the first time for this event at Blue Springs. The program will cover the World Conservation Award, a must for anyone hoping to earn their Queen’s Venturer Award. We will also cover the Conservation Section of the Exploration Award. Sleeping accommodations will be inside, at Ridley Lodge. Meals will be supplied and served in the dining hall. Register on-line - 47 places available. For further information contact Jack Angell jangel@cogeco.ca or go to Blue Springs web site at www.blue-springsscout-reserve.ca Friday, October 26 to Sunday, October 28. Camp Impeesa. Theme: Back in Time 100 Years. Early registration for each youth or leader: $12. As in previous years, points will be awarded for participation and achievement in events and activities. Points will be given for consideration, co-operation and team spirit. Each attending troop is responsible for providing and operating a theme related event (Challenge or Fun based) For more information, call Jane Redin Co-Camp Chair 519 756-3640 or visit http://www.geocitities.com/battlefields_camporama/home.html Saturday October 27, 2007 -- Blue Springs Scout Reserve. Cost: $10. Participants will learn the importance of the eco-system and climate change through art and drama workshops. When the sun starts to set Beavers, Cubs and leaders will set out on the famous orange trail where they will meet forgotten spirits of the past and hear their stories of earth, air and water. Supper meal included. Arrival time Saturday: 1 - 1:30 PM. Closing: 7:00 - 7:30 PM. Reply by Oct 20, 2007 is requested. For further information contact Lynda Koudys lkoudys@cogeco.ca or Paul Garofolo pgarofolo@scouts.ca BC-9 CAMPORAMA ECOLOGICAL SPIRIT WALK FOR BEAVERS & CUBS NOVEMBER 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Popcorn, Prize & 2 Fruitbelt Area November bowling date TBD. Saturday 3 Contest Orders Due Port Colborne’s Lion’s Food Drive Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop & Company with Venturer Executive Workshop hosted by Battlefields Central DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Remembrance Day Welland Games, Crafts & Storytelling Workshop at Blue Springs Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop & Company with Venturer Executive Workshop REMEMBRANCE DAY 11 12 13 14 Popcorn Pick-up between Nov 15 & 17. Popcorn coordinators will have information. St. Catharines Area Scouting About Vol 20 #2 15 16 17 Remembrance Day Port Colborne Merritt Trail Area Sixer / Second Camp 18 19 Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club 20 21 22 23 24 St. Catharines Area Team Meeting Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop Hosted by Battlefields East 25 Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop Hosted by Battlefields East 26 27 28 29 30 Niagara Area Scouters Club St. Catharines Scouters Club Battlefields Group Service Meeting TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH WOODBADGE PART 1 COLONY, PACK, TROOP & COMPANY WITH VENTURER EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP Friday, November 2—Sunday, November 4. Hosted by Battlefields Central. Camp Nemo. Residential. Cost TBA. This training course covers basic knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to deliver a quality program. This is an important step in earning the Woodbadge Woggle. Contact Haroldene (Dino) Everett @ 905-575-7860 or email david.dino@quickclic.net GAMES, CRAFTS & STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Saturday, November 10. Blue Springs Scout Reserve This workshop will be an asset for leaders who would like some new ideas to add to their program. Contact Mike Burke: mburke_57@hotmail.com or 905-562-9178. Friday, November 23—Sunday, November 26. Hosted by Battlefields East. Camp Wetaskiwin. Residential. Cost TBA. This course covers basic knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to deliver a quality program. This is an important step in earning the Woodbadge Woggle. Contact Mike Burke: mburke_57@hotmail.com or 905-562-9178. WOODBADGE PART 1 COLONY, PACK, TROOP SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH SWAP MEET AND AUCTION Saturday, November 3, 2007. Scout House, 375 James St. S., Hamilton. Swapping from 10 AM - 2:30 PM. Live Auction from 2:30 - 4 PM. CJ/PJ/WJ ’07 is over and badge trading was fantastic. Want to learn more about how ‘BADGE TRADING’ works? Come and see what it is all about. Any Scouting youth or adult who wants to learn about collecting and trading Scout badges or memorabilia, please come and join us. No admission charge but lots of free advice to beginners. For further information, contact Tom Evanoff (905) 523-4619, tevanoff@sympatico.ca DECEMBER 2007 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Fruitbelt Area Santa Claus Parade— Grimsby 2 3 4 5 6 Popcorn Payment 7 Deadline 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 Fruitbelt Area Christmas Social Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club Christmas Social FOCUS (leadership training for youth) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 FOCUS (leadership training for youth) Niagara Area Scouters Club Christmas Social CHRISTMAS EVE 23 30 24 31 CHRISTMAS DAY 25 St. Catharines Area Team Meeting BOXING DAY Hamilton Scout Shop Closed for holiday -> 26 27 28 29 NEW YEAR’S EVE Hamilton Scout Shop Closed for Christmas Holidays. Re-opens January 8, 2008. TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH FOCUS (leadership training for youth) Friday, December 14 to Sunday, December 16. Cost and location TBA. FOCUS training provides youth with leadership training by using real-life scenarios. Youth will gain experience in peer-counseling, situational leadership and effective communication through working together in a team building setting. For details, contact Cassaundra-Leigh Pitul, DCC Youth, Battlefields Council. Phone 905 938-0475 or email: youthdeputycouncilcommissioner@hotmail.com JANUARY 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday NEW YEAR’S DAY Wednesday 1 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 Hamilton Scout Shop Closed for Christmas Holidays. Re-opens January 8, 2008. 6 7 8 9 10 SIR JOHN A MACDONALD’S BIRTHDAY 11 12 St. Catharines Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Beaver Shiver 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Merritt Trail Area Winter Cubbing Skills Day St. Catharines Area Team Meeting St. Catharines Area Scouting About Vol 20 #3 Council Trainer Development I (TD I) 20 21 Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club 22 23 24 25 26 Council Trainer Development I (TD I) Niagara Area Scouters Club Fruitbelt Area Cubs / Beavers Winteree 27 28 29 30 31 TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH COUNCIL TRAINER DEVELOPMENT (TD 1) Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20. Camp Nemo. If you are interested in learning the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become a trainer, or wish to sharpen your adult training skills, this is the course for you. Ask your Commissioner for details. Course leader, Bob Pressey: bpressey@sympatico.ca FEBRUARY 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Saturday GROUNDHOG DAY LORD BADEN-POWELL OF GILWELL Our founder’s birthday is February 22. Traditionally, groups celebrate the event during Scout-Guide Week. If your Group or Section wishes to do something special, contact your Service Scouter or Commissioner for ideas. Remember 101 years of Scouting! 2 Woodbadge Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop & Company with Venturer Executive Workshop hosted by Battlefields West St. Catharines Area Kub Kar ‘Weigh In’ St. Catharines Area Klondike Days Camp 3 Part 1 - Colony, Pack, Troop & Company with Venturer Executive Workshop St. Catharines Area Klondike Days Camp 4 5 6 7 8 9 St. Catharines Area Kub Kar Rally 10 11 12 13 14 NATIONAL FLAG OF CANADA DAY 15 16 Merritt Trail Area Kub Kars Seaway Mall 17 18 19 20 Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Team Meeting 21 BP’S BIRTHDAY 22 23 Niagara Area Kub Kars at Niagara Square (until 23rd)—> SCOUT-GUIDE WEEK BEGINS Fruitbelt Area BP Birthday St. Alban’s in Beamsville, church service 24 Niagara Area Church Parade—St Andrews United Church 9:15 AM Service SCOUT-GUIDE WEEK ENDS 25 26 27 28 29 Merritt Trails Area Scouters Club Niagara Area Scouters Club TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH WOODBADGE PART 1 COLONY, PACK, TROOP & COMPANY WITH VENTURER EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP Friday, February 1—Sunday, February 3. Hosted by Battlefields West. Camp Impeesa. Residential. Cost TBA. This training course covers basic knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to deliver a quality program. This is an important step in earning the Woodbadge Woggle. Contact Rob Bailey 519 448-3441 or e-mail rob.bailey@sympatico.ca MARCH 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Scout Trucks Big Rig Run hosted by 9th Welland Venturers & Rovers Module #6 - Managing Adult Members 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hamilton Scout Shop Closed Merritt Trail Area Woodworking Camp Cubs / Scouts DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 9 COMMONWEALTH DAY 10 11 B R E A K 12 S C H O O L 13 H O L I D A Y 14 St. Catharines Area Scouting About Vol 20 #4 15 M I D - W I N T E R Merritt Trail Area Woodworking Camp Cubs / Scouts Hamilton Scout Shop Closed for March Break Holiday. Re-opens March 18, 2008. 16 ST PATRICK’S DAY 17 18 19 20 GOOD FRIDAY 21 22 Battlefields Council Kub Kar Rally hosted by Lynn Valley Simcoe Composite HS Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club EASTER SUNDAY St. Catharines Area Team Meeting 23 EASTER MONDAY 24 25 Niagara Area Scouters Club St. Catharines Scouters Club 26 27 28 29 30 31 TRAINING EVENTS THIS MONTH MODULE #6 MANAGING ADULT VOLUNTEERS Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2. Scout House, Hamilton. This course is one of seven Adult Volunteer Development modules. Included are topics such as: By-law, Policies & Procedures, Roles & Responsibilities of Managing Adult Members, Fundamental Principles, Volunteer Recruitment & Development Strategies, Liability & Indemnity Insurance, Interviewing Strategies etc. Course leader: Joan Barty. Contact your Commissioner for more details. APRIL 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 St. Catharines Area Sixer’s Campfire Fruitbelt Area Beaver Sleepover 13 14 15 16 Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Team Meeting 17 18 19 Fruitbelt Area Beaver Sleepover Merritt Trail Area Scoutrees & Earth Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Appreciation and Awards Grassybrook Spring Break-out Camp Stevensville Conservation Area, hosted by Niagara Area (senior sections) 27 28 29 30 Welland Optimists Bike Rodeo Niagara Area Scouters Club SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH Scout Heritage Camp April, 2008 - Blue Springs Scout Reserve. For more information contact Jack Angell jangel@cogeco.ca or closer to this date check Blue Springs web site at www.blue-springs-scout-reserve.ca MAY 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Battlefields Council Chief Scout’s & Queen’s Venturer Awards Merritt Trail Area Beaveree & Clamp Clean-up 4 5 6 7 8 9 Niagara Area Beaveree 10 JOTT MOTHER’S DAY 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Fruitbelt Area Service Team & Scouters Club St. Catharines Area Scouting About Vol 20 #5 18 VICTORIA DAY 19 20 21 22 23 24 St. Catharines Area Team Meeting Fruitbelt Area Cuboree, Camp Wetaskiwin 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Fruitbelt Area Cuboree, Camp Wetaskiwin Merritt Trail Area Scouters Club Niagara Area H & A Banquet Battlefields Group Service Meeting SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH CHIEF SCOUT’S & QUEEN’S VENTURER AWARDS JOTT Friday, May 2. Location and time TBA. This is a Battlefields event where youth from all Areas in Battlefields get an opportunity to receive extra recognition for their efforts. This occasion allows youth and their families to meet other award recipients. A great team builder! For more information, contact your Area Commissioner. Saturday, May 10 (to be confirmed). Jamboree On The Trail is an annual day for the World Scout Movement to hike together. Scouts of all ages are invited to participate. Cubs and younger Scouting sections could visit a local nature trail as part of a weekend camp. A Scout Troop might check out a hiking trail while working on badge requirements. For more information visit www.jott.org Saturday, May 31, 8:00 AM—11:30 AM. Hamilton. Help celebrate Scouting by joining thousands of youth and leaders from around the Region as they march down Main St. in Hamilton past City Hall. For more information, contact Kevin Thur (905) 545-0421 gkthur@cogeco.ca May, 2008 - Blue Springs Scout Reserve. For more information contact Jack Angell jangel@cogeco.ca or closer to this date check Blue Springs web site at www.blue-springs-scout-reserve.ca 70th ANNUAL SCOUTGUIDE PARADE WORLD SCOUT CONSERVATION CAMP JUNE 2008 Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 ORCA Canoe Camp Haldimand Canoe Camp Stoney Creek International Weekend Camp Merritt Trail Area All Section Camp St. Catharines Area Cuboree ORCA Canoe Camp Stoney Creek International Camp Merritt Trail Area All Section Camp St. Catharines Area Cuboree FATHER’S DAY Saturday 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 St. Catharines Area Beaveree 15 16 17 18 Fruitbelt Area Honours and Awards NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY 19 20 21 Merritt Trail Area Rose Parade Merritt Trail Area H & A Banquet St. Catharines Area Scouters Club Year End BBQ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Niagara Area Scouters Club 29 30 SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH ORCA CANOE CAMP (hosted by Haldimand) Friday, June 6—Sunday, June 8. Townsend Quarries site. (Tentative location) Haldimand Area Canoe Camp. Contact Mike Martin: mikemartin@mountaincable.net JULY 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday CANADA DAY Wednesday 1 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 Niagara Area Canada Day Parade 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Merritt Trail Area Canoe Camp 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Merritt Trail Area Canoe Camp 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Saturday 2 Canal Days, Port Colborne 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Canal Days, Port Colborne 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 September 2008 WED 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI 3 October 2008 SAT 4 SUN MON TUE 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2008 WED 1 4 12 19 26 27 20 13 14 21 28 5 6 7 8 7 15 14 22 29 21 THU FRI SAT SUN MON December 2008 TUE 1 2 WED 3 THU 4 FRI 5 SAT 6 SUN MON TUE 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 28 29 30 31 Battlefields Council Service Teams Commissioner Linda Way, ............... linda-way@mountaincable.net,....... (905) 772-3412 Deputy Commissioner- Program Al Eden, ................... aeden@cogeco.ca, ........................ (905) 547-5565 Deputy Commissioner – Adult Development Bob Pressey, ............ bpressey@sympatico.ca................. (905) 834-9599 Deputy Commissioner – Group Support David Everett, .......... david.dino@sympatico.ca,.............. (905) 575-7860 Mark Simpson .......... msimpson@bfree.on.ca.................. (519) 759-1759 Deputy Commissioner - Recognition John Aikman,............ john.aikman@quickclic.net, ............ (905) 383-5696 Deputy Commissioner - Youth Casey Pitul, youthdeputycouncilcommissioner@hotmail.com ........................................................ (905) 938-0475 Area Commissioner, Brant Jane Redin ............... janeredin@rogers.com, .................. (519) 756-3640 Area Commissioner, Fruitbelt Marg Lee, ................. mlee@hpl.ca,.................................. (905) 643-4086 Area Commissioner, Haldimand Contact CFE,............ fcarriere@scouts.ca,....................... (905) 380-4314 Area Commissioner, Hamilton Wentworth Sharon Miller ............ sharon_miller@mountaincable.net . (905) 388-0162 Area Commissioner, Lynn Valley John Doomernik, ...... doomernikjs@kwic.com, ................. (519) 426-8754 Area Commissioner, Merritt Trail Contact CFE,............ fcarriere@scouts.ca........................ (905) 380-4314 Area Commissioner, Niagara Contact CFE,............ fcarriere@scouts.ca........................ (905) 380-4314 Area Commissioner, St. Catharines Dick Thomas, .......... rats@cogeco.ca,............................. (905) 646-8846 Area Commissioner, South Waterloo Contact CFE............. ebarrow@scouts.ca ........................ (905) 741-4078 Council Staff Executive Director Grant Ferron............. gferron@scouts.ca.......................... (519) 432-2928 Properties Brian Moore.............. bmoore@scouts.ca......................... (519) 432-2928 Operations Manager John Galloway.......... jgalloway@scouts.ca ...................... 1 866 568-7472 Revenue Development Lorne Ellis................. lellis@scouts.ca .............................. 1 866 568-7472 Field Executives Fran Carriere ............ fcarriere@scouts.ca........................ (905) 380-4314 Sarah Ransome (Brant Area Only) ................................. sransome@scouts.ca ..................... 1 866 568-7472 Elizabeth Barrow ...... ebarrow@scouts.ca ........................ (905) 741-4078 Community Development Worker (St. Catharines) Cheryl Fitcyk............. cfitcyk@scouts.ca ........................... (905) 227-8826 Scouts Canada Southwestern Ontario Administrative Centre 531 Windermere Rd., London, ON N5X 2T1 1-866-568-7472 - Danielle, Michelle, Debbie Please note: you can still call 1-888-726-8876 (1-888-SCOUTS NOW) but may have more success with 1-866-568-7472 (toll free) fax (519) 432-1677 Web Sites http://scouting.niagara.com/battlefields/ www.swoscouts.on.ca www.swoscouts.on.ca/trishores www.hwscouting.ca www.scouts.ca Camp Bookings www.swoscouts.on.ca/campbookings1 The name “Battlefields” was chosen because it provided for a common link throughout the area that was easily identifiable. Every Area within the Council can trace connections to the War of 1812, during which time British and Canadian troops defended the colony against American attacks. The blue border of the crest represents the four water boundaries of the council. The interior outline of the crest is designed to represent the walls of a fort typical of the War of 1812. The cannon represents the Region’s focal point during the War of 1812, when our Canadian forefathers defended our emerging nation. The maple leaf and fleur-de-lis represents Battlefields Council’s membership within Scouts Canada. The three trilliums are an obvious link to the provincial flower of Ontario, and which is native to the area. They also represent the original three sections of Scouting in Canada: Wolf Cubs, Scouts and Rovers; the three principles of Scouting: duty to God, duty to others and duty to self; and symbolize the three Scouting areas that first came together to form Battlefields Council: Brant, Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara. The green background depicts the Niagara Escarpment that traverses the length of the Council. The sun rising over the Escarpment demonstrates the bright future that Scouting holds for its members.