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Rock On!: Our First Outdoor Rockclimbing Experience in Squamish

By: John Wong, Advisor of Integrated Outdoors Program  Vince Poulin and I led 7 rovers to the Smoke Bluffs in the early hours of July 18, a Friday which would be less crowded than the weekend.  There would have been a few more people had it not conflicted with the camping crew up at Garibaldi […]

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Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

Read how Integrated Outdoor Program of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group enables you to achieve exciting goals, by having a Healthy Body, a Healthy Mind

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Challenge Yourself: 2014 Garibaldi Expedition

By Linda Koch “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela On July 18th, 2014, 11 Rovers embarked on a backpacking adventure to Garibaldi Lake. The challenge before us was approximately 18 km round trip, with an elevation gain of 900 metres. Our […]

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Creating a Ripple Effect | An Update on our Volcanes Service Project

By: Edna Cheng Although it has been a month since our recent International Service Project (iProj) in Mexico, it is wonderful to know that we are still bringing an impact to the organizations we have helped. Recently, we have received an email from Jamie and Megan, whom are the teachers that help the children at […]

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Gracias, Scouter Moy!

Ir a un país a un proyecto de servicio nunca es fácil, pero en este viaje, tuvimos la suerte de contar con el apoyo y la ayuda de Scouter Moisés (Moy) Ruvalcaba Ceja, Presidente de la Provincia Nayarit de la Asociación de Scouts de México. Moy fue fundamental en nuestro proyecto de servicio en Puerto […]

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Tomato Soup Day

By: Sandra Lee On Saturday, May 3rd, I volunteered at the Salvation Army Vancouver’s Harbour Light Soup Kitchen for the first time, and the experience was not what I expected. With the help of Rover Scouts of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group and Venturer Scouts from the 138th East Vancouver Scout Group and 69th […]

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Letter from the National Chief Scout of Mexico, Lorena Valdez

During our celebration gala dinner in Puerto Vallarta, members of our contingent were very surprised to receive a letter from the National Chief Scout of Mexico, Scouter Lorena Valdez, herself.  It is so humbling to be praised by Scouter Lorena for the work that we are  in Mexico, and we are so happy to know […]

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Una nota de agradecimiento – Gracias Scouts de México

Nuestro Proyecto de Servicio Internacional ha llegado a su fin, pero nuestro contingente no puede irse sin agradecer a algunas personas especiales en nuestros corazones. Para los Rover Scouts de México por todo lo que han hecho para hacernos sentir como en casa aquí en Puerto Vallarta. Nunca nos imaginamos que nos recibirían en su […]

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Electing a New Future

Voting is one of the most important (and not to mention simple) things you can do. It allows you to have your voice heard and it allows groups of people to be powered from the bottom up. Voting is really important to Scouts Canada. In November, the Scouts Canada National AGM is an opportunity to […]

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CONSTRUIR UN MUNDO MEJOR, UN LADRILLO A LA VEZ

Disfrute de las siguientes fotos de nuestro proyecto de servicio en Escuela Primaria de colonia Volcanes, durante nuestro reciente Proyecto de Servicio Internacional de Puerto Vallarta, México.  [flickr_set id=”72157644695152621″]