Documents

What is Scouting?

• What is Scouting? — Scouting is fun with a purpose, directed towards helping boys and girls become happy, healthy, useful citizens
• Fundamental Principles — The basic ideas underlying the Scout Movement
• Scouting Glossary — Common words and phases used in Scouting in Canada
• Kennabi Paddling Song — The Anthem of the Lilly-dippers
• The Hunt for Captain Rasputin’s Treasure — A treasure hunt program for Scouts

Issues in Canadian Scouting

• Professionalized Scouting? That's a LAFF — Canned programs are no substitute for Scouting
• Save Your Scout Camp — What to do before Scouts Canada tries to sell your local Scout Camp
• A Proposal for a Democratic Scouts Canada — We can all participate in a mail ballot election
• Upside-Down Scouting — Scouts Canada’s restructuring focuses on making the membership accountable to the national Board, rather than on meeting the needs of the Scouts
• Extreme Adventure: Extremely Easy — All fun and no learning is not Scouting
• Structured Play is not Scouting — Scouts Canada’s new program potentially to be operated by paid leaders
• A Brief Explanation of Co-ed Scouting — How and why Scouts Canada opened its doors to everyone
• Scouts Canada Conference 2004@ — Reports from the Scouts Canada Conference in April, 2004.
• Scouts Canada Act@ — The law governing Scouts Canada.
• Canadian Scouting Associations — Canada has several Scouting associations
• WFIS World Conference 2004 — Report on the World Federation of Independent Scouts meeting in BC

Ceremonies

• Flag Break and Flag Down — A ceremony to start and end the day
• Scout Investiture Ceremony — Making a meaningful start to Scouting
• Wolf Cub Jungle Grand Howl Opening and Closing Ceremony — Bring the jungle to your pack
• Scoutmaster Investiture Ceremony — Recognizing a new Scouter at the front of the horseshoe

Stories

• What’s Really Making You Feel Bad? — At story about keeping warm at winter camp
• On Preparedness — Every once in a while, something happens that re-affirms your faith in what you believe in
• Over the Alps on the Lötschepass — A journal entry from Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland
• A Rover Ramble to the birthplace of Scouting — A journal entry from Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland
• Many Messages in the Stars — A story about the 91st Toronto Scout Troop
• A Winter Camp Story — It all starts with an official Storm Warning
• A Spring Camp Story — A little rain, a little sun, and lots of the Scouting Spirit

Spirituality

• Tips for running Scouts’ Owns — Six keys to more effective spiritual programs
• What is a Scouts' Own? — A Scouts' Own is an important part of the spiritual life of any Scout section
• What does Scouting mean by Duty to God? — Scouting embraces diverse spiritual expression, theistic or not

Being Prepared

• Patrol Camp Kit List — What a patrol needs for a weekend camp
• Personal Camp Kit List — What a Scout needs for a weekend camp
• The B-P Kit — This First Aid/Emergency Kit helps Scouts to Be Prepared
• Emergency Phone Numbers Card — An important item for your BP Kit

For Scouters

• COVID is still here; Scouting should be outdoors
• Scouting Museums in Canada — Explore the history of Scouting
• Responding in Scouting to tragedy — Speaking with young people about tragic world events
• Online Scouting: How to make it work — COVID-19 lockdowns may mean Scouting needs to continue online
• Scouts Canada's finances — Year ending August 31, 2019
• The cost of a Scouting trip to Europe — What does it cost to take a Scouting troop to Europe?
• Scouts Canada's governance — How the Board of Governors is chosen
• Flags of Canada and the Provinces — High-quality flag images for use in badge work
• How to Make a Scout Necker — And how to get the size right
• Questions for Interviewing New Adult Volunteers — Making interviews an effective part of volunteer screening
• Keeping our Kids Safe: Duties of Adult Volunteers — A one-page summary of a volunteer's duty of care
• CJ'07 Sunrise Ceremony Soundscape — Canadian Scout Jamboree 2007 Centennial Sunrise Ceremony
• One World, One Promise — A song to celebrate Scouting's Centenary
• Presenting Volunteer Recognition in Scouting — How to make honours and awards more effective
• Councils and Areas of Scouts Canada — A complete list of Scouts Canada's councils and areas
• Navigating for Scouts — A Self-teaching Guide to Navigation with Map and Compass
• How to Teach Semaphore — Scouts enjoy learning this visual communication method
• Celebrate WJ’55 — 2005 will be the fiftieth anniversary of the Eighth World Scout Jamboree
• Boards of Review for Scout Rank Advancement — Scouters interview Scouts to ensure they have earned their next rank
• Group Finance Policy — Policies to help ensure proper stewardship of a Scout group’s financial resources
• Youth Input? No way! — What is the role of youth members in program planning?
• Group Committee Role Descriptions — Defining the responsibilities of Group Committee members
• Scout Patrol Emblems — Nineteen Canadian animals and their symbolic meanings
• Scout Patrol Flags — Patrol flags are fun to make and help identify a patrol
• The Chase of the Trapped Keener — A clever method for Scouter recruitment
• The Scout Method and Camp Opemikon — How the Scout Method is put to use at a residential summer camp
• When to Wear Which Necker — How choose which necker to wear
• The Uniform IOU — Loan uniforms to those who cannot afford them
• Appropriate Caring and Touching of Children — Ensuring everyone is and feels safe
• Scout Camps Directory@ — Searchable directory of Scout campsites.
• Membership Retention@ — What we can do about membership decline.
• Moon Phase Calendar@ — What will the phase of the Moon be for your next Scout camp?
• Klondike, Ho!@ — Resources for running a Klondike Derby, including a new sled design.
• Scouts in Hansard — Read when Scouting is mentioned in the Parliament of Canada

For Venturers and Rovers

• The Rover Adviser’s Vigil — Questions to help the Rover Adviser Squire prepare for their responsibilities
• Can the Rover Scout Vigil Change the Community Which Values It? — An analysis of the Rover Vigil as ritual
• Starting a Rover Crew — Tips from an Old Scout on how to get started with Rovering
• The Scouter-in-Training Award — A proposal for an addition to the Venturer Program
• The Ten Quests of Rovering — BP’s challenges for Rovers
• Sample Rover Round Table Bylaws — Most Rover Round Tables formalize their organization in writing
• The Rover Vigil — The Rover Squire will quietly think out what is going on in their lives
• A Sample Venturer Bylaw — Some Venturer Companies formalize their organization in writing
• How to Take the Minutes of a Meeting — Minutes are a record of what happened, what was decided, and what actions will be taken
• A Sample Rover Crew Bylaw — Most Rover Crews formalize their organization in writing