By Anthony Lam LANGLEY, B.C. – Last weekend, over 150 youths and 100 leaders descended upon Camp McLean in Langley, British Columbia for Operation Pixar 2013, a themed competition camp hosted by the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group with the support from over 90 program leaders from 17 different Scouting groups. In concordance with the […]
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By: Carol Chan Upon arriving at the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group Social Night last Friday, February 15, 2013, I had no idea what to expect. I had asked my friend Henry Chow to come check out the Scout Group because he told me he wanted to improve his interpersonal skills and was unsure about […]
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Raising Money In a Fun Way
By: Steve Chan On Saturday, February 16th, the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group was very excited to throw our first sporting fundraiser tournament at Daniel Woodward Elementary School in Richmond, British Columbia. The gymnasium was packed with people who had never played dodgeball, people who had tried dodgeball once or twice, and people who regularly […]
By: John and Hazel Wong Metro Vancouverites are among the luckiest citizens in the world in terms of access to natural beauty on the Northshore mountains and the sea-to-sky corridor including the world famous Whistler Resort. More than that, most people would recognize the iconic Mt Baker Mountain just south of the 49th parallel in […]
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Rovent 2013: Lucky Number 13
By: Nick Pearson Click above for larger image Most people see camping as an annual Summer-time only tradition to get away from it all. Those who believe that are missing out on half the fun. Rovent Rovent is the annual winter social camp for the senior sections of both Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of […]
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Vivian's Got a Job!
By: Vivian Chan When I learned to lean on the support of others from the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group, share my worries, battle wounds, hopes and joys with John Chow, and my second family established in the group, I finally made decisions beyond just because they “made sense” or was the “right thing to […]
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Volunteering for Scouts Canada
By: John Wong As I am retired, many people ask me what I do with my spare time (Ha, what spare time?) My answer is invariably the same: I was given abundantly during my developmental and working periods and as a result, I have gathered a lot of knowledge (what to do) and wisdom (what not […]
By: Dylan Book My approach to learning of any kind is to look for the takeaway. I ask myself, “what are just a few key paradigms or principles that I can easily adopt and apply to my life?” The 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group hosted its very first Personal Productivity Workshop on January 29 2013, […]
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National Level Request
Got request from National body for a higher res photo. Team responded within 3 hours. #RoverResults — 180th PCC Rovers (@PCCRovers) January 23, 2013
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Mountain Skills for Life
By: John Wong I’ve been a Scout since I was 11 years old and one thing that attracted me was the great outdoors. The Vancouver Northshore mountains has nurtured my body, mind, and spirit to this very day. Metro Vancouverites are so fortunate that most are only 15-30 minutes away from the mountains as weekend […]