NW Scouters’ Club: Minutes
February 11, 2009

1st Elmira Scout Troop

Jim Wilkinson

11th Kitchener Scout Troop

Rob MacDonald

1st Maryhill Scout Troop

Phil Dick

9th Waterloo Scout Troop

John Bain

21st Waterloo Scout Troop

Liam Morland

Resource Persons

Ken Coyle, 69th Kitchener Rovers

Regrets

• David Sishewski, 11th Kitchener Scout Troop
• Kirsten Abrahamson, 11th Kitchener Scout Troop
• Ted Claxton, 11th Kitchener Scout Troop
• Bill Yurkiw, 38th Kitchener Scout Troop
• Ann MacDonald, 1st Waterloo Scout Troop
• Brian Smith, 14th Waterloo Scout Troop
• Tony Skells, Campmaster

• Great camp with five KW Troops attending: 11th Kitchener, 43rd Kitchener, 21st Waterloo, 1st Elmira and 1st Lexington
• Weather was very cold which made for perfect snow.
• Rob MacDonald (11th Kitchener) organized the meals for the leaders for four attending Troops. The Leaders all enjoyed eating together.
• 21st Waterloo came home with the trophies for Rescue Mission, Best Campsite, and Best Overall. They also had a second in Fire Lighting. They did not win Knot Tying, which they had taken home for four of the past five years.

• Hike will be along the rail trail from South Bridge Business Centre, Cambridge to Glen Morris.
• Meet at 09:30 sharp.
• Hike will end at approximately 14:00.
• We will arrange a car shuttle.
• Bring your own lunch.

• The Club is organizing the Scout Camporee portion of the event, i.e. the Saturday events for the Scouts attending the camp (this is similar to what we do already for our Camporee). Beavers and Cubs will also participate in our activities.
• Other Activities
  • Saturday Am - big pioneering project organized by the Club
  • Rob MacDonald is organizing an archaeological dig at Stone Lodge. Troops we be scheduled when to visit this event. If needed the event will continue into Sunday.
• Afternoon Activities: We reviewed the suggested events from the last meeting and discussed how we would organize them. We elected to defer allocating the events to specific Troops until the next meeting. Trebuchet needs new shot filled tennis balls wrapped in duct tape.
• Lion's Lodge will be booked to co-ordinate our activities from.
• Scout camping area: Kumpf to Greenwood campsites will be for Scout use. If you wish to use an Adirondack you should arrange the rental yourself.
• Mosquitoes may be a problem as the event is being held at the very end of May. Please remember that if you do wear mosquito netting that you cannot eat through it.
• Registration information will be available soon.

Canoeing

Phil Dick, 1st Maryhill, enquired if any groups are interested in canoe training.

Sailing

1st Elmira went to Conestoga sailing club for a weekend last year. For a fee the club provided sailing instructors and small sailboats for the weekend. Please contact Jim if you have any questions.

—Minutes prepared by John Bain