http://www.scoutsrivorton.org/ Scouts Area News en-us http://www.scoutsrivorton.org/feeds/rss.gif http://www.scoutsrivorton.org/ 50 50 http://www.scoutsrivorton.org/news/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:45:00 GMT Thanks to a benefit concert for Scouting by the Downtown Blues Band last Christmas, the Rivorton Area received a generous donation which we have decided to use to provide our Scouters with high level training in outdoor skills. As a result, Bill Richards and John Boyne have organized a professionally-run flat-water canoeing course to be held at the Yoho Scout Reserve on the weekend of June 14 - 15. </p> </p> In New Brunswick, canoeing must be an important part of our Scout program and, if we are to provide this program to our youth, we must have the knowledge and skills and be properly qualified to do so. I cannot recommend this program highly enough and hope that all Cub, Scout and Venturer leaders will consider signing up for it. If you have a lot of canoe experience but have never taken a formal course, this is also a chance to have a couple of days canoeing and improve your skills, as well as get some paper qualifications. The cost of the course is being subsidized for Rivorton Scouters and I'm sure that Group Committees will be happy to cover your out-of-pocket expenses in order to offer a rich canoeing program to our youth. </p> </p> Space is limited and it's first come, first served. Sign up now!