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  Scouts Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scouting was carried on as part of The Boy Scouts Association Overseas Department until The Canadian General Council of the Boy Scout Association was incorporated by an Act of the Canadian Parliament on June 12, 1914.
In 1998, the Baden-Powell Scouts (BPSA) were established in Canada, rejecting the modernization of the Scout method by WOSM and Scouts Canada.
Scouts Canada challenged the association and successfully argued that the word "Scout", in the context of a youth organization, is a trademark held by Scouts Canada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scouts_Canada   (1057 words)

  
 Association des Scouts du Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Though Scouts Canada have French speaking members, they mainly take care of the English speaking members and the ASC takes care of the French speaking one.
In June 1994, the Association des Guides Francophones du Canada (Canadian French speaking Guides association) voted against a new protocol from the Girl Guides of Canada which asked for the return to female-only leaders and management, getting rid of almost 60% of the adults simply because they were men.
The association was built on the Catholic religion, but Canada being a multicultural country, their official stance on religion is left to each individual unit to the point where some Muslim group are part of the ASC and proud of it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Association_des_Scouts_du_Canada   (793 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - AskTheBrain.com
Scouts Canada will continue to monitor consumer safety issues and respond to any concerns as quickly as possible if any of our products are affected.
Scouts Canada's new structure is focused on making the association accountable to the Board of Governors.
Scouts Canada was incorporated by act of the Canadian parliament in 1914.
www.askthebrain.com /canada_scout-.html   (294 words)

  
 Open Directory - Recreation:Scouting:Organizations:Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada is Canada's largest Scout association and national member association of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Scouts Canada was chartered by the Parliament of Canada in 1914 under the name "Canadian General Council of Boy Scouts Associations".
Scouts is an adventurous program for young people aged 11-14 in which the members develop skills, earn Badges and awards, and have fun in the outdoors through hiking and camping, all designed to help guide them as they move towards good citizenship.
dmoz.org /Recreation/Scouting/Organizations/Scouts_Canada/desc.html   (590 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Official National Web Site: Fondation Scouts Canada Foundation Awards Over $37,000 in Scholarships to ...
Now in its fifth year, Scouts Canada's Reginald K. Groome Scholarship is awarded annually to support Scouts Canada youth members who are entering or continuing full time studies at a Canadian university or college.
The purpose of the initiative is to enhance the mission of Scouts Canada through recognition of scholastic and other achievement and to encourage continuous self development on the part of its active youth members.
The Fondation Scouts Canada Foundation was established to raise, invest and administer funds to support special projects not within the field of normal day-to-day Scouting operations.
www.scouts.ca /inside.asp?cmPageID=133   (348 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Duty of Care: CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ADULTS
The mission of Scouting is 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.
This Code of Conduct is expected of all adults who volunteer within Scouts Canada, recognizing that at all times they are expected to act responsibly and exercise a "Duty of Care" to the youth members.
Scouts Canada affirms a duty to its youth members for their welfare and development.
my.tbaytel.net /scouts/dutycare.htm   (2181 words)

  
 Hans Zeiger: The Death of Canadian Scouting
Scouts Canada is pounding in "for sale" signs at the entrances of a number of Scout camps across the country, including at least twenty camps in Ontario.
Today, despite a one third population increase in Canada over four decades and a doubling of the demographic possibilities (with female members), Scouts Canada has dwindled to a puny 130,000 and it is rapidly declining.
The Scout Oath and Scout Law are obliterated in the land of the red maple leaf north of Parallel 49.
www.michnews.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/165/4691   (740 words)

  
 12th St. Albert Scouts
Our Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their program.
Scouts take part in a balanced program that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents.
Scouting is about being with friends, as part of a team, participating fully in the adventure and opportunities of life.
www.scouts-canada.com   (356 words)

  
 Scouts Canada Investiture
Scouts Canada is the lifeline to that education through adventures in nature.
All are interwoven in Scouts Canada, and together they are the strength of this organization and its traditions.
Scouts profess that their duty is to God and the Queen.
www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=1201   (622 words)

  
 Scouts Canada Act - Time for Action - ScoutDocs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Without the support of the membership, Scouts Canada is trying to ram through a special act of parliament that will entrench Scouts Canada's current non-democratic system of governance.
Scouts Canada is governed by a Board of Governors.
Scouts Canada is working to pass a bill, S-1001, which will give legislative sanction to the recent bylaw changes which divided Scouts Canada's membership into 100 "Voting Members", who are allowed to vote, and "Ordinary Members" (you and me), who have no vote or say whatsoever in the operation of Scouts Canada.
www.scoutdocs.ca /Scouts_Canada_Act   (221 words)

  
 Definition of Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada is a World Organization of the Scout Movement member.
Scouting was carried on as part of the Scout Association overseas department until The Canadian General Council of the Boy Scout Association was incorporated by an Act of the Canadian Parliament on June 12, 1914.
The Canadian General Council continued to be a branch of the Boy Scout Association until October 30, 1946, when it became an independent member of the Boy Scout World Conference.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Scouts_Canada   (293 words)

  
 Scouts Canada Wins Gold at Canadian Environment Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Today, through Scouts Canada's Climate Change Education and Action Program (CCEAP), Scouts across the country are using their century-old values to take on the world's most pressing environmental issue.
Scouting's highest ranking volunteer, Chief Commissioner, Glenn Armstrong, was pleased to be present at the official ceremony awarding Scouts Canada the honour.
Scouts Canada, the country's leading youth organization, offers fun and exciting outdoor adventure for boys, girls and youth ages 5 - 26 in communities across Canada.
www.ccnmatthews.com /news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=598277   (413 words)

  
 Scouts Canada Announces New Chief Commissioner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 21, 2005) - On behalf of Her Excellency the Honorable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General of Canada and Chief Scout of Canada, Scouts Canada's Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Glenn has been awarded the Scouts Canada Medal of Merit, and the Charles A. Barbour Award of Merit from the Manitoba Parks and Recreation Association.
Scouts Canada, the country's leading youth organization, offers fun, safe, and exciting outdoor adventure for youth, age 5 to 26, in communities across Canada.
www.ccnmatthews.com /news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=573050   (322 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Official National Web Site: News Release Template
The Scout Brotherhood Fund was established in 1950 to support projects in developing and disaster-stricken countries.
Scouts Canada wishes to thank this year’s Scoutrees corporate sponsor, the St. Joseph Print Group.
Scouts Canada, the country’s leading youth organization, offers fun and exciting outdoor adventure for boys, girls and youth ages 5 — 26 in communities across Canada.
www.scouts.ca /inside.asp?cmPageID=508   (237 words)

  
 BSA Discrimination.org:Home -> World Scouting -> Canadian Scouting -> Scouts Canada on Gays
TORONTO -- The directors of Scouts Canada were a bit puzzled by the application to charter Toronto's 129th Scout troop: In the boxes declaring "male" or "female," some members had checked both.
Canada is, after all, a country where the feeling is more "live and let live" than "don't ask, don't tell." There are gays serving openly in the military, equal benefits in most provinces for same-sex partners, gay churches and an alternative gay high school here.
The Scouts called Canadian immigration officials to see if he could be banned from crossing the border under this country's hate crimes law.
www.bsa-discrimination.org /html/scoutscanada-gay.html   (2181 words)

  
 18th Southview
Scouts Canada offers Scouting programs in Canada to over 150,000 young people, supported by 50,000 caring and dedicated volunteers.
Scouts Canada's MISSION applies to all our programs: —To contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities through the application of our Principals and Practices.
The #18 Scout group was formed in 1978.
www.memlane.com /nonprofit/scouts/18   (355 words)

  
 Gay and Lesbian Scouts Received With Open Arms in Tolerant Canada
According to Scouts Canada and to members of the gay troop, there have been few complaints about the new unit.
Scouts Canada, which has about 150,000 members, said it encountered greater negative reaction two years ago when it admitted women.
Enthusiastic about Scouts Canada's plans to authorize a Beavers group, known as a "colony," for children of gay parents, Elaina Evans added: "It's important for her to be in contact with other kids who have gay and lesbian parents."
www.commondreams.org /headlines/070300-02.htm   (703 words)

  
 BSA Discrimination.org:Home -> World Scouting -> Canadian Scouting
However, as we continually read of legal challenges in Canada to provide equal treatment under the law for all persons -- regardless of sexual orientation -- it is impossible to state that a "Traditional Scouting association" does not (will not) discriminate without some form of documentation.
Since Scouts Canada specifically states their non-discrimination policy in their "Duty to Care" policy, these other associations must have something to hide.
Scouts Canada is formally co-ed, though implementation of this is sparse.
www.bsa-discrimination.org /html/scouts-canada-top.html   (1231 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Official National Web Site: Scouts Canada Announces Climate Change Education Action Program
Scouts Canada, in collaboration with an Ottawa environmental firm, the Delphi Group, has developed a comprehensive climate change program that will include awareness activities, ideas on how to reduce household greenhouse gas emissions and instructions on how to conduct an energy audit.
For the past several months, Scout groups from across have been testing the new Climate Change Education and Action Program resources which include new requirements for existing environment-related badges and a climate change award.
Scouts Canada, the country’s leading youth organization, offers fun and exciting outdoor adventure for boys, girls and youth aged 5-26 in communities across Canada.
www.scouts.ca /inside.asp?cmPageID=472   (429 words)

  
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Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada participate in the 'Religion in Life' programme, which has different requirements for the different faiths.
In Canada there is no highest Wolf Cub award (NB: *all* Cubs from 7.5 - 10.5 are Wolf Cubs here.) Cubs can earn 6 stars, a number of badges, and 7 Awards; these Awards can be carried over onto the Scout sash, until the corresponding badge is earned in the Scout programme.
Scouting in Canada has a number of honours which we confer on people, youth and adult alike.
www.usscouts.org /clipart/ScoutDoc/Scouts-L/Internat/Canada.doc   (2444 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Official National Web Site: Leader Magazine Advertising
Scouts Canada is the country’s leading youth organization.
Scouts Canada's National Office is located in Ottawa, Ontario.
Scouts Canada is a not-for-profit organization (Charitable Registration No. 10776 1694 RR0028) and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
www.scouts.ca /inside.asp?cmPageID=331   (162 words)

  
 In Canada, Gay Pride Can Be Part of Scouts' Honor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
But, according to Scouts Canada and to members of the gay troop, there have few complaints about the new unit.
Scouts Canada, which has about 150,000 members, said it got more negative reaction two years ago when it admitted women.
Other members of the troop, or crew, recalled that when they were teen-agers their scouting units ostracized them for being gay.
www.poppolitics.com /articles/ilinks/canada.shtml   (1047 words)

  
 Toronto EMS - 1st Downsview Toronto EMS Venturers - Scouts Canada
Scout uniform (tan) shirts are provided for each adult advisor, but youth are required to purchase their own Scout shirt from the Scout Shop.
Since Scouting is synonymous with public service, the youth are encouraged and supported to consider a career in paramedicine or other related fields and are invited to participate in many Scouting and EMS/City public service events such as clothing and food drives, displays and parades and festivities.
Although Dragonboating is not a Scouting activity the team does welcome those Venturers who wish to expand their physical abilities in a team sport.
www.toronto.ca /ems/special_programs/medvent.htm   (928 words)

  
 Application Development Trends - Scouts Canada blazes trail in membership data access
For example, Scouts officials were unable to see the results of recruiting by postal code to know what percentage of boys and girls in a geographic area were getting an opportunity to join local Scouts groups.
This will not be the case during the fall recruiting drive, as Obright and his colleagues at Scouts Canada have overseen the installation of a centralized database system with Web-based access to membership information.
Local Scouts leaders can now selectively generate mailing lists targeted at parents and children in their local area, said Scouts Canada's Obright.
www.adtmag.com /article.asp?id=8222   (582 words)

  
 Scouting: Youth and Young Adult Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Both Scouts Canada and the United Church have been reviewing programs and services in light of the evolving responsibilities of voluntary organizations to exercise a duty of care.
Extensive conversations with the national office of Scouts Canada over the past year have resulted in the General Council signing a Memorandum of Agreement
The first is acting as a "host"—in effect renting or allowing space to be used in the congregation’s facilities for a Scouts Canada group.
www.united-church.ca /yaya/scouts   (296 words)

  
 Boy Scouts Anti-gay Discrimination Against Gay Scouts and Gay Troop Leaders
Scouting oath to be "morally straight" and the Scouting law to be "clean." (Reuters, 11/29/00)
The Minneapolis school board voted unanimously to end its sponsorship of Boy Scout troops and to prohibit the Scouts from recruiting new members in the public schools.
This policy by the Boy Scouts organization is an appalling step backward at a time when other American institutions - churches, corporations, school systems, even the military - are moving in a more enlightened direction to banish discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation.
www.hatecrime.org /subpages/boyscouts.html   (1456 words)

  
 Quebec scouts pulled into funding fiasco
A Quebec-based scouting group says it received only $250,000 from the federal sponsorship program to put on a millennium jamboree, though the Public Works website lists the association as receiving $600,000.
The francophone scouting association's money for the 2000 "Jam des neiges" was passed through Groupaction Gosselin Strategic Communications, one of the Liberal-friendly ad agencies at the centre of the still-unravelling sponsorship program fiasco.
Canada has two national scouting organizations, Scouts Canada and L'Association des Scouts du Canada.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2004/03/10/scouts_sponsorship040310.html   (1176 words)

  
 Scouts Canada - Official National Web Site: Scouts Canada dévoile ses nouvelles options d’uniformes
OTTAWA, le 22 avril 2003 — Les scouts canadiens, à qui on a longtemps reproché de porter un uniforme trop sévère, se métamorphosent.
Les scouts (11-14 ans), aventuriers (14 -17 ans) et routiers (18 —26 ans) et leurs animateurs auront maintenant le choix entre l’uniforme traditionnel, un uniforme d’activités (t-shirt et gilet en polaire) ou, pour les occasions spéciales, une chemise blanche et une cravate scoute.
Scouts Canada, la plus grande organisation pour les jeunes au pays, offre des aventures de plein air dynamiques et amusantes aux garçons et filles de 5 à 26 ans dans toutes les communautés du pays.
www.scouts.ca /inside.asp?cmPageID=373   (449 words)

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