Scouter Keith’s friend Bruce Hollowell is head of lifeguard services at Toronto Police Services and led us on a tour of the Marine Unit and a tour of the harbour on a police boat. The oldest boat they have is a beautiful wooden one built in 1939, now only used for special occasions. We also held a horseshoe to officially became a Sea Scout Troop while we were there. Some pictures follow.
Category: Sea Scouts
Leave No Trace principles and emergency shelter building
The weather was awful and every one of the Scouts was late, but those who turned up headed down into the Don Valley to work on a few more Scouting skills. We did some activities related to Leave No Trace and discussed it for a while and then worked on shelter building after lunch. Some photos from Siddharths’s camera follow. Thanks for bringing it Siddharth!
Riverdale Park Cleanup
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders and parents gathered in truly dreadful weather to clean up one of our local neglected spaces just south of Riverdale Park West. A big thank you to everyone who came out and helped. You should be very proud of yourselves for your commitment to Scouting ideals. A few pictures follow.
One of the Beavers had this to say: “I wish humankind would change its mind so it would stop littering.”
Scout hike in Toronto ravines and trails
We just returned home from a fun hike from Eglinton West Subway station to the Ontario Science Centre via the Evergeen Brick Works. Map of
The whole troop at Toronto Climbing Academy
The whole troop went climbing at the Toronto Climbing Academy yesterday. There was unfortunately some lack of clarity about how it was all going to work, but in the end we had a good time. It’s a great gym, with great staff.
Scouts learn basic climbing skills
The older Scouts and leaders did a basic climbing course at the Toronto Climbing Academy on Saturday. We learned how to put on the harness,
New uniforms launched today
New uniforms for every section of Scouting will be officially unveiled tonight in Toronto.
“Beaver Scouts will now wear zip-up terry-fleece vests and denim-blue bucket hats. Cub Scouts will trade their beige button-ups for pique-knit jersey shirts, left casually untucked, and branded ball caps.
Scouts are getting bright green camp shirts — which can be left untucked — and complimentary tech tees, while older Venturers and Rovers will wear navy blue and red camp shirts, respectively.”
April 2011 Scout Newsletter
Here is the information about upcoming Scout events. Please take note and respond where necessary! I am assuming that everyone is attending every event. If
Bruce Trail Hike on Mar. 13 is cancelled
Sorry folks, but the hike this Sunday is cancelled. The weather forecast is not very good and I expect walking conditions will be very slippery
Much fun at our movie night
Andrei lobbied hard for I Am Number Four and in the end that’s what we saw even though there were more votes for Rango. There