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...
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.
This past weekend was our annual ScouTrees fund-raiser and community environmental project day. Early in the morning on Saturday, 1st Miton Beavers and Cubs were out in force planing trees to help the environment and our community. Scout Trees has been an annual Scouts Canada event since 1972, where as a group Scouts Canada has planted over 80 million trees across the country! The 1st Milton Group was the 3rd largest group in attendance this year, and we planted over 500 trees to help offset carbon emissions and make the work a greener place. ...
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...
Rounding out our discussion of camping gear this post will focus on some of the smaller, but important things to bring which will help ensure that your youth has a fun and exciting outdoor adventure. One of the most important pieces of gear that your child will need while out on a camp or a hike is their whistle. This is mandatory safety equipment that the youth wear from the moment the camp or hike begins to the end. We teach the kids right from Beaver Scouts that if they get lost they “Hug a Tree” and blow their whistles...
With our new hiking backpack in hand we need to turn our thoughts to our sleep system. A good night sleep at camp goes a long way to having happy Cubs while camping. The sleep system at the Cub level is made of of two pieces of gear. The sleeping pad and the sleeping bag. A sleeping pad or mat is an essential for a comfortable night sleep. There are 2 main styles of sleeping pad which work well for cub camps. They are closed cell foam pads and backpacking style inflatable mattresses. Closed cell foam pads are warm and...
