Hi Pack,
November 28, 29 is our sleepover at the Clarence Creek arena.
Bring your Skates, helmets, sleeping bags, mess kit and a good attitude to help make this a fun adventure for all of us!
If you are joining us for the Public Skate, then please arrive at 1800 so you can put your stuff upstairs beforehand.
If you don't have your skating badge, this will be a perfect opportunity for you to earn it, so bring your Cub Book.
We have lots of special activities planned and cost will depend on how many are going so let us know if you can come ASAP.
See you there,
Akela
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Investiture
Hey Arctic Wolves,
Remember that this week's meeting is at Hathi and Akela's house. If you don't have a map let us know and we'll email it to you. Check the contacts page for our info.
7pm in full uniform please, and bring your mug for hot chocolate.
YiS,
Akela
Remember that this week's meeting is at Hathi and Akela's house. If you don't have a map let us know and we'll email it to you. Check the contacts page for our info.
7pm in full uniform please, and bring your mug for hot chocolate.
YiS,
Akela
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Fall Cuboree
Hi all,
The first camp of the year takes place on the 19-21 of September at Apple Hill.
We'll go over what to bring and what not to bring at the first meeting.
It looks to be an awesome weekend, so bring your GOOD attitude, and have a GREAT time.
See you at the campfire at Tucker House on the 10th, full uniform please.
YiS,
Bagheera
The first camp of the year takes place on the 19-21 of September at Apple Hill.
We'll go over what to bring and what not to bring at the first meeting.
It looks to be an awesome weekend, so bring your GOOD attitude, and have a GREAT time.
See you at the campfire at Tucker House on the 10th, full uniform please.
YiS,
Bagheera
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
June Newsletter
Hi folks,
We are fast approaching the end of the cubbing year. I've uploaded a PDF of the June newletter that will handed out at tonight's meeting.
June Newsletter Download
YIS
Shere Khan
We are fast approaching the end of the cubbing year. I've uploaded a PDF of the June newletter that will handed out at tonight's meeting.
June Newsletter Download
YIS
Shere Khan
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
IMPORTANT - Senior Cub Camp Update
HEADS-UP !!!
The senior cub camp scheduled for April 11-13 has been postponed to May 9-11
Click here for more info.
YIS
Shere Khan
The senior cub camp scheduled for April 11-13 has been postponed to May 9-11
Click here for more info.
YIS
Shere Khan
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Kub Kar Rally Coming Up
This year the kub kar rally will be held on April 5th in Place d'Orleans.
See handout to this effect.
YIS
Shere Khan
See handout to this effect.
YIS
Shere Khan
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Telesat Tour
This past Tuesday, our meeting was held at the Telesat facilities in Gloucester. There were 16 cubs and 3 leaders present. I think it turned out to be a great event.
Kids arrived at 7pm and received an official and personalized building pass (that they get to keep). We proceeded to the Satellite Control Centre (SCC) where a most gracious host (Mike Ryer) gave the group a great presentation on the SCC and its role within Telesat. The kids also got a chance to see the SCC from behind a window.
Above: Watching the presentation
Above: Taking a peek at the SCC room
After the SCC we proceeded to the R&D Lab. The SCC is where the satellites are controlled and monitored but the R&D lab shows off the various applications that are employed over satellite (ie: broadcast, broadband, etc...). The kids got to see some fancy videoconferencing applications, medical(ultrasound) application and the famous HD Movie Theatre room (showcases eCinema).
It wasn't long that 8:15pm was upon us. We left the R&D lab and headed back towards the entrance where the parents were patiently waiting (we were about 10 minutes late). On the way to the entrance we took a group shot in front of the rocket "fairing". This piece is part of an enclosure that houses the satellite during the launch. It is dismantled prior to pushing the bird into space and the fairing pieces fall into the ocean. This time (possibly a 1st time ever) a piece was recovered by a local fisherman and eventually made its way to Telesat. Pretty cool.
Group pic in front of fairing.
I think this was a great (fun and informative) experience for the kids and adults alike.
YIS
Shere Khan.
PS : Reminders:
1. There is NO meeting next week.
2. The following week (after march break) please bring in your completed cub cars for an in-house race
3. Have a great march break.
Kids arrived at 7pm and received an official and personalized building pass (that they get to keep). We proceeded to the Satellite Control Centre (SCC) where a most gracious host (Mike Ryer) gave the group a great presentation on the SCC and its role within Telesat. The kids also got a chance to see the SCC from behind a window.
Above: Watching the presentation
Above: Taking a peek at the SCC roomAfter the SCC we proceeded to the R&D Lab. The SCC is where the satellites are controlled and monitored but the R&D lab shows off the various applications that are employed over satellite (ie: broadcast, broadband, etc...). The kids got to see some fancy videoconferencing applications, medical(ultrasound) application and the famous HD Movie Theatre room (showcases eCinema).
It wasn't long that 8:15pm was upon us. We left the R&D lab and headed back towards the entrance where the parents were patiently waiting (we were about 10 minutes late). On the way to the entrance we took a group shot in front of the rocket "fairing". This piece is part of an enclosure that houses the satellite during the launch. It is dismantled prior to pushing the bird into space and the fairing pieces fall into the ocean. This time (possibly a 1st time ever) a piece was recovered by a local fisherman and eventually made its way to Telesat. Pretty cool.
Group pic in front of fairing.
I think this was a great (fun and informative) experience for the kids and adults alike.
YIS
Shere Khan.
PS : Reminders:
1. There is NO meeting next week.
2. The following week (after march break) please bring in your completed cub cars for an in-house race
3. Have a great march break.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Reminder - Telesat Tour
Hi Pack,
Just a reminder that tomorrow's meeting will NOT be in the gym as usual but at the Telesat facilities at 7pm.
Unfortunately space is limited so only leaders and youth can attend. Parents, there is a Timmies close by so you can have some coffee in the meantime. (there's also Gloucester Centre and a Royal Oak close by)
The address is : 1601 Telesat Court, Gloucester. Take the 174 west bound and get off at Blair. Take Blair South and turn right on Meadowbrook (at the lights) and take the 1st or 2nd entrance and drive up to the front of building which faces Blair rd.
Pick up is at 8-8:15pm.
YIS
Shere Khan
Just a reminder that tomorrow's meeting will NOT be in the gym as usual but at the Telesat facilities at 7pm.
Unfortunately space is limited so only leaders and youth can attend. Parents, there is a Timmies close by so you can have some coffee in the meantime. (there's also Gloucester Centre and a Royal Oak close by)
The address is : 1601 Telesat Court, Gloucester. Take the 174 west bound and get off at Blair. Take Blair South and turn right on Meadowbrook (at the lights) and take the 1st or 2nd entrance and drive up to the front of building which faces Blair rd.
Pick up is at 8-8:15pm.
YIS
Shere Khan
Monday, February 25, 2008
Winter Camp
Hi Pack,
Wow what a winter camp !
I hope you all had fun. This weekend was jam packed with activities. Here's a summary of what we did:
Friday Night :
This camp is located near Val des Bois (see map), Quebec and it is called : Camp de l'Amitié. It has been there since 1964. I think it's an all-around very good camp and I would recommend it. However it boils down to opinion, expectations and past experiences so don't take my word for it.
I'd like to thank all the leaders Hathi (Christine Rozon) and Akela (Bill Cain) and for this well planned and executed event. I'd also like to thank the parent volunteers who attended, for without them these events would not be so : Carol, Craig, Laura, Scouter Christine, Scouter Mark and Tracy.
YIS
Shere Khan
PS: Pics and videos have been uploaded
Wow what a winter camp !
I hope you all had fun. This weekend was jam packed with activities. Here's a summary of what we did:
Friday Night :
- Arrival was between : 7-8pm with the "SlowNeal's" arriving late.
- A leather craft was setup for those who were interested. Others could play games.
- Bed at 10pm (however some were still awake at midnight)
- Leaders light's out pas 12:30am
- Leader/parent wake-up at : 6:30am
- Cub wake-up (pots & pans) at : 7:00am
- Grand Howl opening. This is different from the "normal" opening we do in the gym. Really cool.
- Breakfast @ 8:30am
- Snowshoe hike
- Skaking and/or burling. Burling is a 1st Rockland exclusive game that is a mix between curling and bowling ... really fun. Some of the kids opted for skating. However designated area was pretty bumpy (good for broom ball though) so we shoveled a new area that was quite good.
- Lunch at 12:00
- Tobogganing. Here Akela did his usual score cards, giving points to the best wipeouts and believe me we had many.
- Afternoon craft : God's Eye which is a Mexican/Mayan traditional craft
- Free time. Here the cubs spread out to various activities. Some did tobogganing, others played in the small park while others went x-country skiing.
- Supper at 5pm
- Practicing of skits (some free time for indoor games)
- Camp fire with skits, cheers and songs.
- Mug up
- Light's out at 10pm. This time however the kids were asleep very quickly
- Leaders/parents played cards 'till 12-12:30am
- Leaders/parent wakeup at 7am
- Youth wakeup (no pots & pans) at 7:30am. In our pack, the kids, when they wakeup, have to get dressed and brush their teeth. On the last day they also have to have everything packed and ready to go. All this before breakfast. However breakfast was at 8:30 so that gave them less than an hour to do all this. Needless to say that alot were not done. Lessoned learned.
- Breakfast at 8:30
- Scout's Own
- Broom ball game and burling
- Lunch
- Free time. Some opted for skiing, others snowshoeing and others tobogganing.
- Pick-up was between 2-3pm
This camp is located near Val des Bois (see map), Quebec and it is called : Camp de l'Amitié. It has been there since 1964. I think it's an all-around very good camp and I would recommend it. However it boils down to opinion, expectations and past experiences so don't take my word for it.
I'd like to thank all the leaders Hathi (Christine Rozon) and Akela (Bill Cain) and for this well planned and executed event. I'd also like to thank the parent volunteers who attended, for without them these events would not be so : Carol, Craig, Laura, Scouter Christine, Scouter Mark and Tracy.
YIS
Shere Khan
PS: Pics and videos have been uploaded
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Winter Camp Handouts
For those who did not get the handouts here are a couple of links for download:
Equipment list
Directions
Here's a "Google Maps" Link as well:
Camp de l'Amitie
Drop off is between 7-8pm tomorrow (Friday) night and pick-up is between 2-2:30pm on Sunday.
I really apologize for not getting this info on the web sooner. It may be too late but better late than never I guess. :-)
YIS
Shere Khan
Equipment list
Directions
Here's a "Google Maps" Link as well:
Camp de l'Amitie
Drop off is between 7-8pm tomorrow (Friday) night and pick-up is between 2-2:30pm on Sunday.
I really apologize for not getting this info on the web sooner. It may be too late but better late than never I guess. :-)
YIS
Shere Khan
Monday, February 04, 2008
News Update
Wow it's been a while since I've posted ... sorry.
As you know the Wolverines won the 1st heat. We haven't agreed on a prize yet but very soon.
January was quite exciting we had our annual Mad Trapper event at CampJJ. What a blast. The kids did snow shelter building, winter fire building, tobogganing and I think the highlight was the dog sledding. A local firefighter who dog sleds on his spare time gave the kids a good time. The weather was quite cold. I think it was minus 26 that saturday morning. However it did warm up to minus 11 that day. See pics.
February promises to be quite busy too. They had a Cubaree this past weekend for the 1st and 2nd year cubs. The 3rd year cubs had the option of attending the Scouts Sub-Zero camp for the day.
The winter camp is coming up soon at the end of February. Please don't for get to sign-up (this week) and pay.
DON'T forget that this week's AND next week's Tuesday meeting is at Bill's (Akela) place. We will be cutting out the kars in Bill's workshop.
YIS
Shere Khan
As you know the Wolverines won the 1st heat. We haven't agreed on a prize yet but very soon.
January was quite exciting we had our annual Mad Trapper event at CampJJ. What a blast. The kids did snow shelter building, winter fire building, tobogganing and I think the highlight was the dog sledding. A local firefighter who dog sleds on his spare time gave the kids a good time. The weather was quite cold. I think it was minus 26 that saturday morning. However it did warm up to minus 11 that day. See pics.
February promises to be quite busy too. They had a Cubaree this past weekend for the 1st and 2nd year cubs. The 3rd year cubs had the option of attending the Scouts Sub-Zero camp for the day.
The winter camp is coming up soon at the end of February. Please don't for get to sign-up (this week) and pay.
DON'T forget that this week's AND next week's Tuesday meeting is at Bill's (Akela) place. We will be cutting out the kars in Bill's workshop.
YIS
Shere Khan
Monday, January 07, 2008
Welcome Back
Welcome back Cubs.
Hope you all had a good break. I wish all of you the best of everything for 2008.
Our 1st meeting is tomorrow, same time, same place.
By the way, the winners of the 1st heat are the : Wolverines (see our points page). We will determine what the prize will be and give it out real soon (sorry for the delay) :-)
best regards,
YIS
Shere Khan
Hope you all had a good break. I wish all of you the best of everything for 2008.
Our 1st meeting is tomorrow, same time, same place.
By the way, the winners of the 1st heat are the : Wolverines (see our points page). We will determine what the prize will be and give it out real soon (sorry for the delay) :-)
best regards,
YIS
Shere Khan
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