Apple Day is an annual Scouts Canada fundraising campaign that started in 1932 in New Brunswick when Scouts would hand out apples in front of stores to the community. The community members would make a donation in exchange for the apples. Today, Scouts continue the tradition of Apple Day every October. Typically, Scouts in Central Ontario will go out on the weekend after Thanksgiving to do their fundraising campaign to raise money for camping trips, equipment and outings. However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, Scout groups are unable to do the annual campaign safely, prompting the City of Toronto to not grant us a city wide permit. So we decided to take it virtually. CLICK...
It is a new Scouting year and many parents are going shopping for new gear for their Scout. A standard piece of equipment that we ask all Scouts to have is a water bottle. Metal water bottles are very popular because they tend to hold up to the abuse that youth put them through. In a pinch most can also be used in the field to boil water to clean it for drinking if required. There are a lot of different styles and colour options to choose from. One colour that we ask you not to buy for your Scout...
Our adventurous little Beaver Scouts went on a big adventure when they slept over at the Canadian Warplane Hermitage Museum. The Beavers learned about flight, how the planes work. They also learned about Canada’s contribution to the many wars and conflicts over the past and how the Royal Canadian Air Force played their role in giving us the freedom and peace we enjoy today.
Milton Scouts from both the 1st Milton, and 7th Milton groups joined forces on Sunday to march with pride in the annual Milton Ontario Remembrance Day Parade. Albeit a chilly day, from Beaver Scouts to Rover Scouts we were out to show our pride and remember the sacrifice of those who came before us so that we can enjoy the freedom that we do today. Having the opportunity to impart the importance of this day to our youth is a great honour that falls on to the shoulders of our Scouters and we were very proud at how well behaved...
Scouts blaze their own trail, but before they can do that they need to be prepared for their adventures by learning essential skills that will help them to have fun and safe adventures for years to come. The permit camp is a key skills camp that allows our Scouts to learn how to use tools for camp safely. Earning their permits is an important goal for our Scouts so they can take a primary role in the setup and operation of camps going forward. 1st Milton Scouts participated in the Annual Mississauga / Wellington Area Permit Camp this past weekend. ...
Our Beaver Scouts went on their fall camping adventure at Blue Springs Scout Reserve. The theme of the camp was Harry Potter, all of our young wizards had an amazing time as you can see from the video below.
After 2 school meetings which mostly consisted of the beginning of year housekeeping it was time to get out on our first fun adventure. Our new Scout Troop got out of the school this week to visit our local Scout Camp for an evening of archery and fun games around the campfire. The weather was perfect as the Scouts took aim for a few rounds of archery before heading back to one of the many campfire rings. There was a lot of fun and laughter as our group of young women and men played fun team building games around the...
This past weekend our Howler Cubs (3rd year) went on the biggest adventure of their Scouting Journey so far. They attended the Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee (D.I.B.C.). With 2600 youth and 300 staff this was by far the largest event they have ever seen. The Credit Hills Armadillo sub-camp had about 148 youth in attendance from around the area and the event itself was attended by members from Scouts Canada, Girl Guides of Canada, Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America. The Howlers were excited to be put into patrols with some older Scouts from 1st Acton Scouts...
We try to take every opportunity to get outside and into nature with our Youth. Last night in place of our normal School meeting the Cub Pack visited Crawford Lake Conservation Area for a 4KM hike along the Escarpment trail. Everyone had a lot of fun and the view from the lookout was beautiful and reminded us all of our connection to nature. We couldn’t help but stop by the amazing wood wolf carving to take a quick picture of the Cub Scouts from the pack who made it out last night.
