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800 SANDWICHES FOR VANCITY EAST SIDE

By Sandra Lee On April 26th, approximately 35 Rovers headed to Chinatown to prepare more than 800 sandwiches for those living in Vancouver’s downtown east side. As a part of Scout Canada’s Good Turn Week, this project was planned and led by Chenoa Liu and Cameron Butler who managed to get the word out about […]

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Let us always meet each other with smile …

  As Mother Teresa once said, “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” … What a better way to start the last Saturday of the year with a SMILE? And to make your day even extra special, here is TOP 7 Smiles from our Rovers in 2014! Enjoy aaaannnndddddd […]

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The Path for a Sustainable Tomorrow: It Starts with Rover Scouts (Presented at National Conference/AGM 2014 Nov 15)

On November 15, 9 members of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group attended the National Annual General Meeting 2014 in Toronto. As one of the featured workshops at the conference, we shared our story and idea of how we can all help our organization move towards a sustainable future! Click the link below to listen […]

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1st Ever Photography Workshop, Nov 8, 2014

The 2014-2015 scouting year had a lot of ‘firsts’. One of those ‘firsts’ was the creation of a dedicated photo-video team. Being photo fanatics (photonatics), they decided to hold the first ever photography workshop for the crew. From aperture, focal length, to shutter speed, participants learned all the basics. They even got to wet their […]

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Rovers outdoor rock climbing experience at Murrin Provincial Park

By: David Yuan On Friday August 22nd 2014, two members of the 180th Rover Crew, David Yuan and Dylan Book attended the 2nd outdoor rock climbing event at Murrin Provincial Park near Squamish, BC. The event was led by John Wong, one of the Integrated Outdoor Program (IOP) Advisors and Vince Poulin, our resource person […]

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Our Graduates Words of Wisdom

  “Look around, those who are the dept heads & strong PM’s are weekly Scouters. If you want to Grow, consider being a Scouter. Visit one of our home groups and volunteer there. Leadership and personal development do not come over night. Most of us are afraid of commitment but that’s what helps us to […]

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Summer Camp – 23rd Elsie Roy Scout Group

  23rd Elsie Roy Scout Group, which is one of our Home Scout Groups in Pacific Coast Council, is having a Summer Camp in Maple Ridge, BC from Friday until today, for a group of Beavers, Cubs, and Rovers. Check out some of the amazing photos from this camp: [flickr_set id=”72157645911132760″]

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A Good Turn Game: Team Bonding From #iProj14

By: Edna Cheng What better way to build connections than having shared experiences? To help and support each other? Aside from our service projects at the Mexican Scout Hall and the Volcanes Elementary, we also had a long term team bonding mission for each contingent member.