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VOYAGEUR VISION, DECEMBER 2006
VOYAGEUR VISION, December 2006
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GREETINGS!
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IN THIS
ISSUE
From the Desk
of the Council Commissioner
Order of the
Caribou
Recognition
What's New
Membership Management System
Volunteer
Development and Training
Membership
Development (Growth)
Communications and Public
Relations
Upcoming Events
OPE Update
Scout Shop
Canadian Museum of Scouting
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FROM THE DESK OF THE COUNCIL COMMISSIONER
Here it
comes!
Well, it
is December already, and that means time with family and friends as we celebrate in many wonderful ways. Is your Pack or Troop having a
party? Maybe you are planning a special outing to bring cheer
to others in your community?
Whatever your plans for this season, I hope you will take a moment to
reflect on how fortunate we are here in Canada, and how many of our brothers and
sisters in other parts of the world are facing so many challenges.
The next
time we chat, we will already be into our Centenary year! What a blast it will be! Are you and your Group doing something
special for Scout Week this February?
If so, we would like to hear about it! So much of the success of Scouting is
based on shared experiences and ideas, so if you are doing something neat, let
us know! We will gather the various
ideas together and get them on the web.
If your group hasn’t settled on anything yet, stay tuned! Once the ideas start flowing in, I am
sure you’ll find something that will work for your Group!
On
behalf of my wife, Wendy, my children, Shannon, David and Michael, and the
whole Council team, I wish you all a wondrous holiday time. Please keep safe, and let’s hit the
ground running in January as we launch our 100th
year!
Yours in Scouting,
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2006 ORDER OF THE
CARIBOU RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to this year's Order of the Caribou
recipients!
Christopher Baldry,
Carleton
Brian Billings, Valley
Highlands
Michael Burdo,
Heritage
Karen Bush,
Loyalist
Lynda Byce,
Nepean
Derek Clancy,
Loyalist
Cynthia Courtland, Valley
Highlands
Kelly Couturier,
Nepean
Malcolm Coyne,
Nepean
Geoffrey Davidson,
Loyalist
Ronald Dearing,
Carleton
Sharon Dekart, Valley
Highlands
Dianne Dinsdale,
Nepean
Elizabeth Docker, Valley
Highlands
Paul Green,
Loyalist
Donald Hard, Rideau
Wendy Hayes,
Nepean
Laura Lee Henrie,
Odawa
Luc Henrie,
Odawa
Wendy Hepburn,
Nepean
Amelia Levey,
Rideau
Douglas MacKinnon,
Nepean
Kate McDonald,
Carleton
Jim McQuaid,
Nepean
Patti Milan,
Nepean
Patricia Murray,
Nepean
Louis Parais,
Heritage
Glenn Patey,
Loyalist
Andrew Penny,
Carleton
Greg Peterson,
Nepean
Joanne Rice,
Odawa
William James Rice,
Odawa
Kenneth Roberts,
Loyalist
Stewart Ross,
Nepean
Bradley Simpson, Valley
Highlands
Helen St. Denis,
Rideau
Philip Vanwissen,
Nepean
Greg Wildey,
Rideau
Douglas Young,
Loyalist
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RECOGNITION
(HONOURS AND AWARDS)
“In the arena of human life,
the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.”
–Aristotle
The Council Recognition Committee had the privilege of presenting many
awards during the Annual General Meeting on December 02, 2006.
In total 39 “Order of the Caribou Awards”, 1 Youth Award and 6
Certificates
of Commendation were awarded. We
also recognized one each of 30, 25 and 20 years service by presenting the pins.
I am
excited to announce that our next goal is to introduce the Commemorative
Centennial Medal (CCM).
This medal has been created by Scouts Canada to
commemorate the past 100 years and celebrate the beginning of the next 100 years
of Scouting in Canada. It will honour our members and those in the community who
have made a significant contribution to Scouting. We will be providing your Areas with
details on the medal and nomination process for this special occasion
in upcoming Voyageur Visions and on the Council web
site.
The
Council Recognition Committee extends
congratulations to the following individuals for receiving
awards:
Cynthia Courtland,
Carleton Place, Medal for Good Service;
Elizabeth Docker, Carleton Place, Medal for Good
Service;
David Brint, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Alexander Gaudet, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Jessica Lough, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Amanda McRobert, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Erin Pate, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Thomas Pullen, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Michael Turner, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Jared White, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Joshua White, LCS, Certificate of
Commendation;
Ken Skublics, 72nd Ottawa, Certificate of
Commendation;
Sean
Williams, Carleton Place, Certificate of Commendation; and
Philip Gazaleh,
Opemikon, Youth Award.
Lisa Skentelberry, A/DCC Recognition, cmc@voyageur.scouts.ca
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WHATS
NEW
Rod Wilson, formerly Rideau
Area Commissioner has been appointed to the Board of Governors.
Congratulations Rod!
Grace Jones has taken over the
role of Rideau Area Commissioner.
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MEMBERSHIP
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
According
to MMS Voyageur Council is still waiting on some VRAD (interview, reference
check and Police Records Check) documentation in order to complete the
registration process for 2006-2007 leaders. Please make every effort to forward
any missing VRAD documentation to my attention as soon as
possible.
We are
quickly approaching the time when all the ‘active not renewed’ members in MMS
will be made ‘inactive unknown’. If you have participating members that you have
not registered in MMS yet, I strongly
suggest that you make every effort to do so now. If you choose to reactivate your members after the
rollover some issues regarding the re-screening of adult member will arise.
Please do your best to have all your active members registered in MMS as soon as
possible, if not sooner!
Thank you
all for your prompt attention to these important
matters.
Lynn Levitan, Council Registrar, llevitan@scouts.ca, ext 502
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VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT AND
TRAINING
Congratulations to the following individuals for successfully
completing training qualifications:
Woodbadge I Colony -
Karim Kherani, 23rd Nepean; Walter Mertes, 23rd Nepean; Jeff Thoms, 1st Greely;
Dan Saikaley, 104th Ottawa; Sandra Manion, 2nd Russell; Bernice Coderre, 28th
Ottawa; Kerri-Lynn Kossatz, 28th Ottawa;
Woodbadge I Pack - Jamie Worling, 36th Ottawa; Gerald Doyle, 1st
Rockland; Timothy MacPerson, 14th Gloucester; Rosanna Connors, 123rd Ottawa;
Angela David, 4th Petawawa;
Woodbadge I Troop - Peter Kealey, 137th Ottawa; Lisa Cuypers, 4th Petawawa; Susan Lepine, 4th
Orleans;
Woodbadge II Pack - Ken Shore, 1st Osgoode; Brian MacCormack, 1st
Vankleek Hill;
Trainer I Accreditation
- Rod Wilson, Rideau; Tony Davis, Heritage
Area;
Trainer II Accreditation -
James Britton, Voyageur Council; Sandy Sutherland, Carleton Area;
and
Trainer III Accreditation -
Carol Ann Crockett, Nepean Rover Group.
Wood Badge I Pack is scheduled to coincide with the Rideau
Area Winter Camp, January 26, 27, and 28 at Opemikon. All pack scouters are invited especially those in the Opemikon
area. Details on
the web.
The Wood Badge II Program training
course #620 beginning in January
still has spaces. Please register
before December 22nd.
LOOKING FOR colony trainers for Wood
Badge I courses in the new year. Please register on the Trainer
Data Base (TDB) with your preferences
or contact me if you are interested.
Several Memo’s to Trainers sent
through the TDB have bounced due to incorrect email addresses. If you wish to be contacted please
update your contact information.
Also several trainers are listed in the TDB as not active/not
registered. Please check if you are
one of them and have this corrected on the MMS. Contact Lynn Levitan, Council Registrar, llevitan@scouts.ca.
Good News!!! Scouters in Training age 16-17
working with colony and pack Sections
can be included in the Scouter : youth member ratio provided they have: (1)
successfully completed the Wood Badge I Learning Objectives for the section in which they will be working; (2) have
completed three Personal Reference Check (usually the individuals section
leader); and (3) have read and understand
the Duty of Care document. Note: minimum standard of two registered adults must
be maintained.
Scouters in Training working in a section are
encouraged to attend non-residential Wood
Badge I training. Activity
leaders/Scouters in Training are welcome to attend workshops that support
section program and age appropriate leadership courses that are Council
sponsored.
Seasons Greetings. Enjoy your holidays and
holydays.
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GROWTH)
Happy Holidays to everyone in
Voyageur Council!
We have many good news items to
report to you! First of all – a
round of applause for Nepean Area, who are the proud recipients of the Voyageur Council Mighty Oak Award for
the 2005-2006 Scouting Year! The
award is rewarded to those areas that achieve the highest percentage growth and
the highest percentage retention.
Nepean Area won for both categories. Visit the Growth page at www.voyageur.scouts.ca to see a photo
of the award and learn more about it.
Another great development occurred
in Upper Saint Laurence Valley area – who have surpassed 100% growth this
year!! That’s right! They have MORE members at this
point in the Scouting Year, than they
did for the total year of 2005/2006.
Congratulations to their team and keep up the great
work!
PR Kits for Groups/New PR Communications Webpage: Just a reminder that we are now taking
orders for the Group PR Kits. You
can find an electronic version of the Order Form at www.voyageur.scouts.ca under our
new PR/Communications page. Check back to this page often for new
resources and updates.
Friendfest ‘007: Stay alert and keep your
eyes peeled in early January for this year’s information packet on Friendfest ‘007. Coming soon to
communities everywhere!
Finally, we would like
to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
Your
Field Executives,
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COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS
SCOUTING’S CENTENARY IS JUST DAYS
AWAY
Scouting started in 1907 with an experimental camp for 20 boys under
the leadership of Robert
Baden-Powell. Today, Scouting is a
million times bigger and involves girls and boys, men and women from every race, religion and culture,
and nearly every country in the
world!
Our Centenary in 2007 is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in
exciting programs and show the world
what Scouting is all about. We need to make the
most of this unique year to develop better Scouting for more young people
and their communities.
Our Council, which covers Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec is leading the
way in Canada in recruiting new youth and
leaders and retaining those already in our
programs. We are all making a real difference for today’s youth.
CANADIAN CELEBRATIONS
Scouts Canada is celebrating the Centenary with programs, events and
activities for everyone. Some of the activities already planned in
Canada include those around Scout/Guide
Week (February 18th to 25th) and B.P.'s Birthday (February 22nd). Of special note is the 2007 Centennial Gala at
the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau,
Quebec on February 24th.
Voyageur Council will be holding a special Cub Camp at Apple Hill, the
"Rumble in the Jungle" from June 8 – 10,
2007. The Pacific Jamboree (Camp Bing, British Columbia), the Canadian Jamboree (Tamaracouta, Quebec), the Central Canada Cub
Jamboree (Blue Springs Scout Reserve,
Ontario), the World Jamboree (England), and the Rideau Area Centennial Celebration Camp are all planned for the end of
July and beginning of August to coincide
with Scouting's Sunrise Ceremony on August 1, 2007.
'Scouting's Sunrise' will take place
exactly one hundred years after Baden-Powell ran his experimental scout camp on Brownsea Island. As
the sun rises across the world, Scouts
will gather together in millions of locations to renew their Promise, do a Good Turn, present our Gifts for Peace
projects and celebrate with our
communities. Individual groups or
all groups in an area can meet in towns, villages, in the country, at Scout camps or other symbolically
significant places. Councils can hold
events at a single location, or coordinate a national celebration at several locations. Celebrations
might be in the capital city or prominent
cities or symbolically significant places for their particular Scout group or county/region. Details will appear in The Leader Magazine, the
Voyageur Vision and on the World,
National, Council, and Area websites.
In October, the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and the Jamboree On The
Internet (JOTI) will take place where you
can meet our brothers and sisters from around
the world. Other events are already
being planned at the Group and Section level, many using the number "100" as a theme. For example,
- Contacting 100 Scouting youth worldwide through JOTA/JOTI
- Hiking 100 km over the year
- Camping 100 hours straight
- Doing 100 hours of community service
- Planting 100 trees
- Doing 100 Good Turns
What is your Group planning to do celebrate the Centenary?
RESOURCES
The following resources will help you to plan your Group’s own
Centenary Celebrations:
Yours in Scouting,
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UPCOMING EVENTS
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
- JUNE 08-10, 2007
Remember what
a blast Mowgli's Aboriginal Adventure and the Mufferaw Stomporee were, well you
ain't seen nothing yet!! There'll be some monkey business for sure at the Rumble
in the Jungle. Stay tuned for more details
in January's Vision.
CJ 07 COUNCIL
MEMORABILIA - JANUARY 15, 2007
If you are attending
CJ 07, please remember to send in your memorabilia order form to the Council
Office by January 15, 2007.
MEDVENT - OTTAWA
PARAMEDIC SERVICE PRESENTATIONS AND TOURS
Upon request the
MedVent group will come to your group's meeting and give a presentation. Topics
offered include seasonal safety, first aid, and how to call 9-1-1. We can also
help your group in achieving the requirements for the first aid badge. We can
bring an ambulance and your youth can explore the vehicle and it's
components. For senior section groups (Scouts and above) we offer
tours of the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters building, and presentations
on paramedics, ambulances, and the Medvent Unit itself.
Keep the Medvent
Unit in mind for your next Area or Council event. We provide first aid services
for events large and small.
For more information, you can check out our
new website at www.voyageur.scouts.ca/vrsc/medvent or email us at ottawamedvent@hotmail.com.
Please read the Calendar of Events and Training Calendar
e-newsletter or visit the Voyageur Council web site at http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca
for upcoming events details.
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OPE
UPDATE
Welcome: to Betty and Moe Shillington, our new camp warden team. Betty and Moe
are former Scouters and are well-acquainted with our programs. They have
also renovated their century old home and thus are well versed on repairs and
fix-ups which will surely keep them busy at camp. We are looking forward
to working with them as we prepare the camp to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Scouting world-wide in 2007, and also the 70th
anniversary of Camp Opemikon in 2008.
Winter
Programmes: We
have hockey nets, plus hockey, broomball and ringuette sticks for use once the
rink on the lake is built. We also have a limited number of cross-country skis
and boots. All this equipment is available free of charge. Snowshoes are
available for rental ($1 per pair per hour). If you wish to reserve any of this
equipment, please check off the appropriate section when you fill out your camp
booking form.
We Will
Feed You! Want to
spend more time on your programme and less time cooking and washing dishes? Let
the OPE Rover Crew and Venturer Company cater your group for the weekend. The
food is great, the service is fantastic and the costs are very reasonable.
Camp Crests: Has your group already
purchased its official OPE crests in the past couple of years? If
so, we now have seasonal
flashes for “Fall,” “Winter’” and “Spring” which will fit around the main crest.
Just $1.00 each and available from the Warden at camp or from the Voyageur
Council office.
Website address: You can reach us at www.opemikon.ca.
Camp
Bookings: through
Pamela at the Council office, 225-2770 (ext 503) or by e-mail at pbazinet@scouts.ca.
Camp
Operations: contact
Marilyn Johnson at 225-2770 (ext 506) or mjohnson@scouts.ca.
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SCOUT SHOP
Store
Hours: Monday to Thursday 9-6pm / Friday 9-7pm / Saturday 9-5pm /Sunday
11-4pm.
Thank you for your past, present, and future
support.
scoutshop@scouts.ca Tel: 613-224-0139
Fax: 613-224-3571
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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF SCOUTING
Open: Tuesday - Friday,
9am-12pm.
For evening appointments call 224-5131 ext 280 and leave
a message.
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SCOUTS CANADA, EASTERN
ONTARIO ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE
1345 Baseline Road, Suite 200
Ottawa,
Ontario, K2C 0A7
tel. (613) 225-2770 / 1-888-SCOUTS NOW (726-8876) / fax
(613) 225-2802
e-mail: easternontario@scouts.ca
web site: http://www.voyageur.scouts.caOFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
OFFICE
CLOSED: December 25,
2006 - January 01,
2007
Questions? Comments or concerns about this e-newsletter? We welcome
constructive feedback! Please e-mail us at easternontario@scouts.ca Thank
you.
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Deadline for January
issue, Janurary 15, 2007.