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Valentine’s Day Fundraiser

On February 14, 2016, we hosted a Valentine’s Day fundraiser where a group of our Rovers went around Vancouver to sell roses. The fundraiser started from prepping and packaging the roses nicely the night before, to selling roses in highly populated places in Vancouver on the day of. As a final result, we raised a total of […]

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REDTalk: "OWN IT!" – Brandon Ma

When approached to be the REDTalk speaker about the topic “Own It”, I did not initially think it would be as difficult as it ended up being. I have done numerous speeches before with larger audiences and was told by a Crew Advisor that no matter what I ended up doing it would be okay. […]

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Working Together, One Rover at a Time

“Own it”. The first image that comes to mind is a sassy photographer, shouting at a model strutting down the runway. Then, how does this tie in with our last monthly conference, and moreover, our Crew? Brandon Ma, current Council Commissioner and Advisor to our Crew, spoke of his experiences as the lead volunteer for […]

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May The Crew Be With You!

Tired of wearing layers of clothing? Has the winter clothing trend bored you out yet? Love custom designs? Limited Editions? If so! The Rover crew has the perfect fit for you! To kick off this year with something new, we have the BUCKETHEAD RANGER T-SHIRT for you to show off to your friends and family! […]

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Recap: Can Drive

DRIVING SUCCESS: Our C.A.R.E. (Community Service and Rover Engagement) Department hosted an impromptu can-drive for our January conference. We were able to collect about 60 pounds worth of canned goods which were later delivered to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank! Good job Rovers! What should we do next?  

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Scouter’s 5: Dude, where’s my cheese?

Written by Kevin Li Dude, where’s my cheese? We all have our goals in life! Things we want to improve: personal health, time management or things we’d like to attain: a degree, or landing that promotion.

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New Beginnings: Conference Revisioning

Below is the speech Carol Chan presented at our January conference talking about the new direction we are taking in our upcoming conferences.  Hey Guys, — My name is Carol and I’m part of the External Communications core team. I’m a fourth year student at UBC studying Integrated Sciences. I’ve been in the Rover crew for 3 […]

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Rover of the Month: Amy Do

Written by Sandra Lee My first impression of Amy was that she was not a quitter. I met Amy on a hike towards Elfin Lakes last year in August. This was her first camping trip ever. The trails in Whistler Park are not the most forgiving for beginner hikers, and the weather that weekend was […]

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Seasons Greetings!

Seasons greetings from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout our journey. We wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!  

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Pockets of Excellence

By: Sandra Lee We are not inheriting the world from our ancestors. We are borrowing it from our children.  — Moss Cass Do you think that the world can be a better place by next year, or 10, or 20? Can we end world hunger, slow down climate change, or lower the number of those […]