Written By: Blaise Wong Managing people is daunting enough for me; but managing a team in Vancouver while in Toronto sounds even harder. Fortunately, we live in a day and age where those kilometres are just numbers instead of an insurmountable distance. I haven’t been in Vancouver since January, and the 180th Pacific Coast Scout […]
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By Anthony Lam Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a camp at Woodlot0007 in Maple Ridge planned by Scouter Gloria Ng and her team from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group for 23rd Elsie Roy Scout Group and 28th Richmond Scout Group – two local scout groups that we support. Right from the start, […]
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A Vision based on Passion
By: Adrian Chow The 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group had the privilege of hosting Rebecca Beaton, a life design coach, at our May monthly meeting. She spoke of her experiences as a coach and the events leading up to her current job that she loves. After graduating with a major in environmental geography major, she […]
By: Lawrence Panzo On April 27, 2013, a group of 26 Rovers from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group, in partnership with the Sherwin-Williams Company, volunteered to paint the large dining hall at the Youville Residence, a senior care centre. In that one day alone, we followed our mantra of “learning by doing” things that […]
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Haphazard?
By: Felipe Gasparino It’s incredible how sometimes things happen in our lives and how things you do or even places you go could open up new opportunities. That’s the feeling I have after attending the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group Social Night event I went to last year.
By: Dylan Book On Sunday, April 28, the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group had the honour of hosting Victor Chan at our monthly group meeting. We asked Mr. Chan to come talk to us about his and the Dalai Lama’s philosophy on leadership and compassion. Scouts Canada is a leadership program and we are always […]
By: Karina Lee and Victor Chan This design has become a symbol of our Scout Group as we do our best to provide service to the Scouting community and the communities that we live in, and as we amass scouting influence to our friends and families. As a nationwide phenomenon, the Bucket Ranger design is […]
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To Infinity and Beyond!
By: Lester Lo A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. There existed a Galactic PACKPACKPACK Station. Not so long ago and much closer to home, a distress signal was sent from PACKPACKPACK Station to three Cub Packs within the Lower Mainland. As such, Cubs (youth of ages 7 – 9) from 28th […]
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It takes a village…
By: Darren Shum & Sophia Yip Last weekend, 150 youth, and 100 leaders and parents from 11 Scout Groups gathered at Camp Byng for their annual Family Camp, hosted by the Pacific Spirit Area (PSA). Some of our Rover Scouts attended this camp, representing 23rd Elsie Roy Scout Group, as well as Offers of Service […]
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A Typical Sunday Stroll
By: Dylan Book On April 21, I joined John and Hazel Wong on a 25.5 km hike across North Vancouver. John and Hazel, with 25 pound packs, were training for their upcoming trip to the Kalalau trail in Hawaii, and I was enjoying a nice break from finals. We hiked along the eastern half of […]