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GIF Series: Nick’s Adventure

This special series of blogs spans 4 stories in total. Be sure to check out the other stories that will be posted throughout the week! The centerpiece of our last conference was an activity where we retold memorable stories through a sequence of GIFs. For those that couldn’t attend our monthly conference, here are the […]

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GIF Series: A Trip to Children’s Village

This special series of blogs spans 4 stories in total. Be sure to check out the other stories that will be posted throughout the week! The centerpiece of our last conference was an activity where we retold memorable stories through a sequence of GIFs. For those that couldn’t attend our monthly conference, here are the […]

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Highlights from Elfin Lakes

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May Conference Pre-Blog

Storytelling is an important part of Scouting culture. So important, that we’ve decided to make it the theme for this month’s conference!

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To Go Beyond – Hiking Elfin Lakes Trail

Written by: Jenni Lee This weekend, our members of the 180th Rover Crew put the Rover Scout motto to the test. The motto “Go Beyond” served as the guiding principle for the challenges we faced during our excursion to Garibaldi Provincial Park, and the proceeding hike along the Elfin Lakes trail.

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A Reflection on Internal Change

Written by: Rena Kakuda All throughout my 12 years of public schooling I was never the one to take on roles of leadership, nor the one with confidence or popularity, and I certainly never found myself in the center of any “drama”, good or bad. I was quite comfortable with the lukewarm bubble of my […]

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A Night to Remember: NiteHike 2018

Written by: Nick Pham The previous weekend may have been rainy, gloomy and chilly for some, but to 18 of our Rovers, it was also one of the warmest, most joyful and memorable weekends of the year. From 6pm April 7th to 6am April 8th, our Rovers were helping the NiteHike committee create an educational playground […]

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April Tricks for Tackling Your Studies

To some, the beginning of April may mean a time of practical jokes. However, to most post-secondary students this directly translates to a month of angst, crushing deadlines and a deluge of never-ending exams. Fortunately, we have a wide range of diligent students within our crew; each vying to share their experiences and strategies in […]

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How Our Rovers Learn by Doing

By Dylan Book In the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group, we claim to develop leaders and managers by providing real world experiences and projects that teach us. This is a bit abstract, so we thought we might use a recent example to better illustrate this. A real challenge our Crew has faced was the consistent […]