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East Side Eats August 2016

On August 27th, 20 rovers worked together to make 558 sandwiches to help the people of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Join us as we experienced a day of team work and giving back to the community!

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Interview with Gaby Li: New Project Manager with OtherHalf Stem Cell

By Sandra Lee Planning and managing a project is probably the most intimidating thing you could do in our Rover Scout Group. Our Scout Group specializes in training our Rovers the basics, but the lessons that come out of project management will always be different. What is learnt from managing a project will depend on […]

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A Conversation about Other Half, and the Power to Save Lives

By Brian Asin   This Labour Day weekend, members of the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group volunteered at TaiwanFest 2016 with an organization called OtherHalf-Chinese Stem Cell Initiative. This Canadian charity strives to increase the number of potential stem cell donors in the global stem cell donor registry. Though they do not limit themselves to […]

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Celebration of World Scarf Day

By Sandra Lee There is no bigger fashion statement than your necker. Feel free to disagree with me, but it’s true. The necker is more than something you use to keep your neck warm. People can easily make assumptions by the way you do your hair up, what kind of shoes you wear, or judge […]

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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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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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General Updates Mentoring

10 reasons why mentoring make a difference in the lives of youth: Mentoring Infographic

  Here is a nice infographic of 10 reasons why mentoring helps make a difference in the lives of youth. You can also read more about key elements of mentoring in our mentoring guide series. Plus mentoring lets youth know that they are someone who have remarkable potential and talents, and that they matter!   […]

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General Updates International Projects iProj Mexico 2014

A Celebration of Service

By: Anthony Lam To celebrate the work that our contingent has done, the Scout Association in the Province of Nayarit held a gala in our honour.  National Chief Scout of Mexico, Scouter Ana Lorena Gudiño Valdez, the President of Mexico Scout Association, Scouter Victor R. Blake Gomez, and the President of the Province of Nayarit for […]

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General Updates International Projects iProj Mexico 2014

Founded on Service

By: Anthony Lam After four days of rigorous work from our International Service Project contingent, the newly acquired Scout Hall in the Province of Nayarit was finally inaugurated on May 10, 2014. Our contingent was invited to witness this milestone event as it marks a new chapter of Scouting in Puerto Vallarta. Attendance of the ceremony included […]

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General Updates International Projects iProj Mexico 2014

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.