Month: March 2017

Campfire! How a Scout celebrates Earth Hour

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During Earth Hour people are encouraged to power down all their lights and electronics between 8;30pm and 9:30pm, so what better way to celebrate Earth Hour than to attend a large Scouts Campfire.  The Central Escarpment Council of Scouts Canada (CEC) along with the staff at Blue Springs Scout Reserve held a huge campfire for all who wished to attend, and attend they did.  The event even attracted those from outside our council with groups from The Greater Toronto Council, Yellow Briar and Shining Waters council coming out to enjoy an evening of silly songs and the glow of the...

Cub Scouts visit the Buddhist Temple!

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The Cub Scouts went on a spiritual adventure when they visited the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Mississauga Ontario to have the unique opportunity to learn about Buddhism and Chinese Culture.  We learned that the temple is also the meeting place for the 6th Meadowvale Scouting group and we were delighted to get the chance to meet their Scouters and Cub Scouts. The Cubs received a tour of the temple and an introduction to Buddhism.  We learned quite a bit, and then joined the 6th Meadowvale Cub Pack for some fun games so that everyone could burn off some...