By: John Wong, Advisor of Integrated Outdoors Program Vince Poulin and I led 7 rovers to the Smoke Bluffs in the early hours of July 18, a Friday which would be less crowded than the weekend. There would have been a few more people had it not conflicted with the camping crew up at Garibaldi […]
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By Linda Koch “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela On July 18th, 2014, 11 Rovers embarked on a backpacking adventure to Garibaldi Lake. The challenge before us was approximately 18 km round trip, with an elevation gain of 900 metres. Our […]
By: Linda Koch The second part of our International Service Project took place at Volcanes Primary School. When we arrived, we had the honor of meeting Arthur, the Director of Volcanes Community Education Project. A fantastic speaker, his story of how Volcanes Elementary School came about would bring tears to your eyes.