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Celebrating scouting milestone - Portage Daily Graphic
The 100th anniversary of Scouts International drew 1,000 scouts to Portage la Prairie’s Island Park over the weekend. By Cynthia Münster. (June 4, 2007)

Brownsea Base enters its 41st year - Peterborough Examiner
Brownsea Base, at the George Street wharf on Little Lake in Peterborough, the centre for Scouts Canada's Kawartha Waterways Area water skills training program, enters its 41st year on June 16 and 17. The pre-Brownsea camp will be held at Langley Park for first-year applicants to learn skills for self-contained camping that weekend. By Allen Lenore. (June 1, 2007)

Peterborough scouter receiving Governor General's Caring Canadian Award - Peterborough Examiner
A 33-year veteran of the Peterborough Scouts District is receiving the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award from Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean Friday at a ceremony in Toronto. By Reg Watson. (May 31, 2007)

Scouts put the 'out' in outdoors - 100 Mile House Free Press
Sixty-six Scout leaders and 20 trainers participated in Wood Badge Two training at Lake of The Trees on the weekend of May 3-6. (May 30, 2007)

Leader of the pack left indelible mark on community through his volunteer efforts - Truro Daily News
When Gordon Poole takes a trip down memory lane, he realizes how dedicated he has been to the Scouting movement. BY Monique Chiasson. (May 25, 2007)

Scouts Canada event marks its centennial - Guelph Tribune
Wellington area Scouts will celebrate 100 years of scouting during a special opening ceremonies at Guelph Lake on Saturday May 26. (May 25, 2007)

Scouts set for Huck Finn races - Peterborough Examiner
Scouts Canada's 26th annual Huck Finn Raft Race will be held June 1 to 3. Sponsored by the Trillium Highlands Area and hosted by Bobcaygeon, this event will take place at Riverview Park. It is open to registered scouting and guiding members, but the public is welcome to come and cheer them on. By Comrie Palmer. (May 25, 2007)

Scouts mark a century of honours - Toronto Star
Under the blazing sun, the Scouts marched toward the new school, leading the parade in full uniform. Arriving at the site, they took position flanking both sides of the adjoining road. As the government officials, community members and students attending the ceremony passed, each was greeted with a three-fingered Scout salute. By Craig and Marc Kielburger. (May 24, 2007)

Local Scouts receive Chief Scout's and Queen's Venturer awards - Brantford Expositor
Scouts Canada recently honoured 77 of its outstanding local youth at the annual Chief Scout's/Queen's Venturer award ceremony. (May 23, 2007)

Scouting a new way - Guelph Mercury
Scouts group retools to keep kids involved. By Brian Whitwham. (May 17, 2007)

Scouts presented with top awards; Scouts And Venturers From Welland And Port Colborne Attend Ceremony In Niagara Falls - Welland Tribune
Scouts Canada honoured 77 of its outstanding local youth at the annual Chief Scout's/Queen's Venturer award ceremony Friday evening at St. Andrew's United Church in Niagara Falls. (May 9, 2007)

Scouts dig in to help environment - Peterborough Examiner
With a shovel twice as tall as he was in one hand and a small spruce sapling in the other, eight-year-old Shawn Burnham came prepared to plant Saturday. By Galen Eagle. (May 7, 2007)

Top honours for local scouts - Niagara Falls Review
Seventy-seven boys and girls from across southern Ontario were honoured for their achievements in the Scouting movement, during a special ceremony Friday in Niagara Falls. By John Robbins. (May 7, 2007)

Scouting hands out honours, awards - Peterborough Examiner
On April 19, members of the Kawartha Waterways Area Scouting family gathered at St. Paul's Church in Peterborough for the annual 2006/2007 Scouting year Honours and Awards dinner and presentations. By Allen Lenore. (May 4, 2007)

Scouting has a long history in Strathroy - Strathroy Age Dispatch
Strathroy was one of the first communities in Canada to join the scouting movement. The first troop was formed here in 1908, just one year after Baden Powell started the movement in England. (May 2, 2007)

Scouting aims to connect with Muslims - Toronto Star
An early-morning paddle across a still northern lake, just as the rising sun burns off the last of the fog from the surface of the water, your thoughts full of the stories, hot chocolate and marshmallows of the campfire the night before. By Stuart Laidlaw. (April 30, 2007)

Scouting has seen many changes over the years - NewsLeader
After 100 years, the Scouts may be co-ed and members may be able to earn badges for computing and snowboarding, but its basic premise remains the same. (April 26, 2007)

Scouting movement celebrates 100th anniversary - NewsLeader
In 1907, founder Robert Baden-Powell took a troop of boys camping on Brownsea Island in England. That initial group of 22 lads has now become 28 million Scouting members in 155 countries. By Sabine Boersch. (April 26, 2007)

Top three finish for local scouts - Sooke News
The Klondike gold rush began in 1897 when ships brought gold-laden miners to San Francisco and Seattle from the Yukon. The press carried the story to the world and within six months, 100,000 gold-seekers headed for the Yukon. (April 25, 2007)

Part clean-up,part green-up; wellanders turn out to help make their patch of Earth a better place - Welland Tribune
Welland's Earth Day celebration was part part clean-up and part green-up. City councillor Paul Grenier was pleased the event accomplished what it set out to. By Derek Swartz. (April 23, 2007)

They've got the whole world in their hands - Welland Tribune
Scouts, cubs and beavers from Scouts Canada - Merritt Trail, will be digging in to do their part tomorrow at Merritt Island as part of the opening ceremonies of Earth Day Welland. (April 20, 2007)

Councillor, longtime scout devoted life to community - Halifax Daily News
According to an article his son recently read, Kenneth Edward Margeson would have been "an elder of the tribe" had he lived centuries ago. By Paul Everest. (April 16, 2007)

Cubs assist birthday-card record attempt - Timmins Daily Press
A group of local boy scouts are sending about 100 birthday cards to a young cancer patient from Lancaster, Ont., none of them have ever met. By Scott Paradis. (April 12, 2007)

Waterloo scouts make a name for themselves in international knot-tying - Waterloo Chronicle
The 21st Waterloo Scout Troop won the knot-tying trophy at the 2007 Owen Sound Winter Camporee. The annual camporee, now in its 44th year, played host to over 500 scouts from Ontario and nearby U.S. states. (April 4, 2007)

Celebrating Scouting - Western News
Penticton Mayor Jake Kimberley signs a proclamation honouring Scouting’s 100th anniversary as he is joined by some of the members of Penticton Scouts groups. (February 28, 2007)

Renowned astronaut plans visit with Waterloo cub troupe - Waterloo Chronicle
Cubs learn many valuable lessons, like how to build a fire and paddle a canoe. By Jennifer Ormston. (February 28, 2007)

Stoney Point scouts celebrate their centennial anniversary - Chronicle West End
Montreal West town hall played host to at least 100 scouts last Thursday as they rallied together to mark the centennial celebration of the scouting movement. By Charles Montgomery. (February 27, 2007)

Great Canadians thank Scouts for success - Ottawa Citizen
Gala's keynote speakers credit organization for giving them expertise as well as confidence. By Caroline Phillips. (February 25, 2007)

Heroes, among friends - Ottawa Citizen
Area Cub leaders receive awards for saving life of ailing colleague. By Roger Collier. (February 25, 2007)

Scouting celebrates 100 years - News Leader Pictorial
About a dozen badges are sewn to chaplain Frank Sarton’s shirt and each one tells a story. The story de jour comes from a purple badge that sits above his heart. By Michelle Thompson. (February 21, 2007)

Scouting Celebrates 100 Years in National Capital This Weekend - CCN Matthews
As part of Scouts Canada's 2007 Centennial celebrations, media are invited to two very special events in the National Capital on Saturday, February 24, 2007. (February 21, 2007)

Service celebrates 100 years of Scouting, birth of founder - NiagaraThisWeek
Fruitbelt Area of Scouts Canada will be celebrating the 150th birthday of Scouting's founder Lord Baden-Powell, as well as the 100th anniversary of Scouting, with a church service in Grimsby next week. (February 16, 2007)

Celebrate scouting - Esquimalt News
Canada’s legions of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders are getting ready to join 25 million other young people around the world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement. (February 14, 2007)

Scouts appeal to Valentine hearts - Peace Arch News
White Rock and South Surrey scouts are hoping Peninsula couples will be in a giving mood this weekend. The scouts are holding a Valentine’s Dance and Silent Auction tonight (Feb. 10) at Crescent Beach Legion to help raise money for a leadership trip to the Canadian Jamboree in Tamaracouta, Quebec – to celebrate Scouts Canada’s 100th anniversary – this summer. By Kristine Thiessen. (February 9, 2007)

Scouts Canada celebrates 100 years - NorthernLife.ca
At Marymount Academy Sunday morning 36 Boy Scout Cubs got the chance to race their home made creations as part of a regional KubKar Rally.ademy Sunday morning 36 Boy Scout Cubs got the chance to race their home made creations as part of a regional KubKar Rally. By Bill Bradley. (February 5, 2007)

Longtime cub scout leaders to retire as movement hits century mark - Mountain News
Tuesday night cub scout meetings in the Christian Education Building of Barton Stone United Church won't be the same next fall as two leaders with more than 100 years of combined service are set to put away their compasses and hang up their scarves for the last time. By Mark Newman. (February 2, 2007)

Scouting still going strong after 100 years - insidetoronto.com
Scouting movement marks a century with local events. Scout groups across Toronto and around the world plan to do a few good deeds for themselves this year in celebration of Scouting's centennial anniversary. By Sean Pearce. (February 1, 2007)

Prominent member of Scouting community dies - Guelph Mercury
A prominent member in the local Scouting community died over the weekend. Peter Collins died at his home in Guelph Saturday. He was 59 years old. (January 2, 2007)

'Youth-led' Scouts enter 100th year - The Chilliwack Progress
Camp fires, close friends and merit badges. Some of Dee Williams most cherished memories are from her years as a Girl Guide. Well, the girl grew up, became a school teacher, married and had her own children. But the memories never left her. And when Williams enrolled her oldest child into the like-minded Boy Scouts, it was to give him the same experiences. Then, somewhere between nine years ago and today, the mom became a Beaver leader. By Jessica Murdy. (September 10, 2006)

Senator won't ditch Scout bill - Ottawa Sun
Conservative Ontario Sen. Consiglio Di Nino has no plans to back away from his Scouts Canada bill. Di Nino said the clamour of opposition coming from a group of dissident Scout leaders has not convinced him to drop Bill S-1001. Some Scout leaders claim the bill will entrench a suffocating corporate structure that will eventually lead to the organization's demise. By Jorge Barrera. (August 31, 2006)

Scouting rebels, upset with changes to the national organization, are looking to take over - Ottawa Sun
Scouts Canada is facing a rebellion. A faction of Scout leaders have launched a campaign to wrest control of Scouts Canada from an administration they claim will destroy the nearly century-old organization. By Jorge Barrera. (August 27, 2006)

She's shipping out for European battle anniversary - Guelph Mercury
When 17-year-old Alicia (Lee) Mac Pherson saw fellow students walking over poppies in her school's hallways last Remembrance Day, she decided to write a poem about it. By Fiona Isaacson. (June 20, 2006)

Scouting for a Future - Hamilton Spectator
Be prepared... for a crisis - Leaders of Scouts and Guides look to increase dwindling membership. By Rob Faulkner. (May 29, 2006)

Scouting is still alive and well - Sooke News Mirror
About 500 youth participated May 5 through 7 at a cubs and scouts weekend at Camp Barnard, learning new skills and meeting new people. The groups were from throughout Vancouver Island, as well as a couple groups from the mainland. All 14 scouting groups in the Greater Victoria area were represented at the three-day camp. By Paul Frey. (May 17, 2006)

Scouting honours two Valley people for work - Comox Valley Record
Two local Comox Valley Scout members were awarded medals last weekend for their especially good service to Scouting. They were honoured at the Scouts Canada–Cascadia Council honours and awards ceremony in Vancouver, reports Maxine McLean, Orca Coast area commissioner. (May 5, 2006)

Scouts 'in my blood' - TorontoSun
Man honoured for 60 years of service. For the past six decades, Edmonds Ozols has always made time for kids. Retired now for 20 years, the 86-year-old former plant inspector for Ontario Gardens stays busy looking after his own garden and scouring the city for that rare stamp to add to his collection of more than 100,000. By David Silverman. (April 17, 2006)

Scouts' hockey a thing of the past - London Free Press
It wasn't the 50th anniversary celebration London's scouts' hockey league expected. Instead of celebrations and a promise of many more years to come, the focus will be on its death. By Morris Dalla Costa. (April 5, 2006)

Scouting out your adventure - Calgary Sun
Leadership is a focus during the heaping handful of activities offered throughout the Chinook Council Scouts Canada Summer Camp sessions. By Samara Cygman. (March 26, 2006)

Chemainus scout given group's highest honour - Ladysmith Chronicle
Adam Shepherd of Chemainus is one of a select group of scouts to earn the Queen's Venturer Award. A Chemainus master scout received the honour - the highest youth award within Scouts Canada - last week in Victoria from Iona Campagnolo, B.C.'s Lieutenant Governor. By Edward Hill. (March 25, 2006)

Ontario promotes new mining skills for youth - Parry Sound North Star
The Ontario government is promoting mining by partnering with Scouts Canada on the first ever digital prospecting specialty badge to be used in the Canadian scouting movement, Rick Bartolucci, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines announced today. (March 15, 2006)

Scouts Honoured - Victoria News
Four Victoria scouts will receive the Queen's Venturer Award from Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo today. (March 15, 2006)

Scouts can now earn digital prospecting badge - Sault Ste. Marie News
The Ontario government is promoting mining by partnering with Scouts Canada on the first-ever digital prospecting specialty badge to be used in the Canadian scouting movement, Rick Bartolucci, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines announced today. By David Helwig. (March 6, 2006)

Scouts in a diverse community - Toronto Star
Scouting began as a grassroots, community-based movement. It flourished in Toronto because it fulfilled the needs of a largely white, Anglo-Saxon, male population. We took our first steps as an organization serving the community in another era and without significant competition. By Terry McGowan. (February 23, 2006)

Dyb, dyb, dyb - Victoria News
"Be prepared." That well-known motto of the Scouting movement has been adopted by millions of young people around the globe over the past century. The saying is especially appropriate now, as Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada prepare to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary in 2007. By Thomas Winterhoff. (February 22, 2006)

Scouts Canada Announces New Chief Commissioner - CNN Matthews
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 Armstrong as Chief Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Governors. (December 21, 2005)

Whitby, Ajax scouts are Angels with Backpacks - durhamregion.com
Members of Scouts Canada from Whitby and Ajax stopped by the Refuge Centre in Oshawa recently to delivery some much-needed supplies. (December 21, 2005)

Scouts get glimpse of prospecting - Sudbury Mining Solutions
One never quite knows how diversified one's client base can become. In the case of Ministry of Northern Development and Mines' CLAIMaps, targeted at the mining and exploration industry, the client base has expanded to include young Scouts Canada enthusiasts. By Sari Huhtala. (December, 2005)

Ottawa 67's and Local Scouts set to honour Veterans - Ottawa Start
Scouts Canada has created a badge to show appreciation to those who have served, and those who continue to serve and protect peace and freedom in the world. In a special ceremony before the Ottawa 67's game against the Mississauga IceDogs on Friday, November 11, scouts from the 1st Manotick, 23rd Ottawa, and 3rd Orleans will present badges to Veterans at centre ice Friday night at the Civic Centre. (November 10, 2005)

Scouts Canada's Climate Change Program receives Honourable Mention
Scouts Canada and the Delphi Group, Nexen Inc. and Alcan Inc., partners in combating climate change, have received an Honourable Mention - Partnership Award from Imagine Canada for their innovative work in launching the Climate Change Education and Action Program (CCEAP). (November 9, 2005)

Local food drive preparations underway - Regina Leader-Post
An army of Guides and Scouts will be hitting city streets on Saturday to collect donations of food to help the food bank battle hunger in Regina. By Ken Gousseau. (October 12, 2005)

Scouts Canada looks to attract new recruits - Brandon Sun
Scouts Canada is looking for a few good boys and girls to join its ranks. With declining membership in Manitoba and across the country, scouting leaders in Brandon are recruiting new members. By Robson Fletcher. (September 18, 2005)

Scouts try to boost dwindling numbers - Brandon Sun
If there were a merit badge for doing more with less, Scouts Canada would have earned it long ago. By: FPNS. (September 12, 2005)

Scout's got the right stuff - Bancroft This Week
What was to be a trip of a lifetime turned into a chance for one Bancroft Scout to show his true colours and step up when he was needed the most. By Angela Casselman. (August 18, 2005)

Sons of killed Scout leaders go home to Alaska - CTV.ca
Three sons of Boy Scout leaders killed in an electrical accident at the National Scout Jamboree in Virginia have returned home to Alaska, officials said Tuesday. (July 27, 2005)

Scouts Canada saddened by deaths at jamboree - canada.com
Scouts Canada says it is saddened by the deaths of four scout leaders at an international jamboree that just got underway in Virginia. (July 26, 2005)

Police Venturers start area chapter - Yorkregion.com
The York Regional Police Venturers are headed south. The youth group that has spent 11 years bringing together Scouts Canada and local cops in the Newmarket area is expanding to Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan this year. By Martin Derbyshire. (March 1, 2005)

Scout leaders clash over future of camp - London Free Press
Elgin Scout leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated with the "sham" process they face in an effort to overturn a Scouts Canada property review committee decision to close Camp Timken. Barely able to contain her anger, Karen Palmer, one of five local leaders working on a business plan to justify Camp Timken's continued operation, compares the exercise to "being led down the garden path." By Ian McCallum. (September 11, 2004)

Why Scouts Canada is selling land - TheStar.com
A great deal has been reported in the media lately, including this newspaper, concerning Scouts Canada's intention to reduce the number of properties it maintains and operates in Ontario. As the head of Scouts Canada, a volunteer position, I feel it is important to clear the air. By Mike Scott. (September 7, 2004)

The Death of Canadian Scouting - MichNews.com
Big Canadian real estate is on the market. A rather sizable chunk of Lord Robert Baden-Powell's Empire is available for investors, homebuilders, fishing resort prospectors, or blacktop barons. 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. But don't worry. No Boy Scouts will mourn the loss of their summer camps, for the Boy Scouts of Canada no longer exist. (August 13, 2004)

Scout Camp on Chopping Block - Sarnia Observer
Scouts Canada's decision to put Camp Chester near here on a list of 20 properties to be sold will be appealled by the local camp committee. To deal with declining enrolment and growing costs, Scouts Canada recently reviewed all of the 260 or so properties it owns in Ontario, including 150-acre Camp Chester on Marthaville Road in Enniskillen Township. (August 12, 2004)

20 Scout camps may close - TheStar.com
Faced with falling membership and rising competition for the interest of children and teens, Scouts Canada has decided to sell 20 of its 260 properties in Ontario. (August 12, 2004)

Falling interest prompts Scouts to close camps - The Globe and Mail
Scouts Canada plans to put 20 of its Ontario campgrounds on the chopping block after dwindling membership and declining revenues have forced the venerable youth organization to streamline its operations. [Paid subscription or article purchase required.] (August 11, 2004)

20 Scout camps on the block - London Free Press
Five local camps are on the sell-off list, but some scout leaders are fighting the plan. (August 9, 2004)

Scouts a great experience that benefits the whole child - InsideToronto.ca
By Anne Kyne. Column about the effect of Scouting on children from a parent's perspective. (November 28, 2003)

Trouble boils over for Scouts - Sarnia Observer
One official blames the turmoil on people not getting along. While cubs and boy scouts in Sarnia's church basements continue to meet regularly, the executive that runs the show is in disarray and Scouts Canada has rescinded the Sarnia charter. For the last five months, just two men have been trying to do the work that 12 executive members normally handle. (January 17, 2001)

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