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===Tamaracouta Scout Reserve=== | ===Tamaracouta Scout Reserve=== | ||
'''Tamaracouta Scout Reserve''' is a [[Scouting|Scout]] camp located near | '''Tamaracouta Scout Reserve''' is a [[Scouting|Scout]] camp located near Mille Isles, Quebec. The camp, which claims to be the oldest continuously-operating Scout camp in the world, is situated on 1000 acres (4 km²) of forest in the Laurentian Mountains. It is owned and operated by [[Scouts Canada]], '''Quebec Council'''. The camp is open year-round and offers a staff summer camp program. | ||
The camp opened in 1912 with funds provided by a group of generous citizens led by Colonel [[E.A. Whitehead]]. Originally a | The camp opened in 1912 with funds provided by a group of generous citizens led by Colonel [[E.A. Whitehead]]. Originally a farm, the property formerly belonged to the Dawson family of Mille Isles. The name ''Tamaracouta'' comes from two sources. There are a large number of Tamarack trees located on the property. The word ''couta'' meaning body of water in a First Nations language. | ||
After | After World War I, the camp decided to adopt a Hudson's Bay Company theme. Since that time, campsites have been named after the HBC Trading Posts. Staff positions also take HBC names, such as Camp Factor instead of [[Camp Director]]. | ||
The Tamaracouta Scout Reserve hosted the 11th [[Canadian Scout Jamboree]], in July 2007, with 10,000 campers. | The Tamaracouta Scout Reserve hosted the 11th [[Canadian Scout Jamboree]], in July 2007, with 10,000 campers. | ||
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===National issues=== | ===National issues=== | ||
Members of Scouts Canada are upset with the national organization's governance structure which no longer includes locally-elected councils<ref>[http://sunshine.scouts.ca/bpp/BYLAW2.pdf Boy Scouts Of Canada<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In response, Scouter [[Mike Reid (Scouter)|Mike Reid]] from | Members of Scouts Canada are upset with the national organization's governance structure which no longer includes locally-elected councils<ref>[http://sunshine.scouts.ca/bpp/BYLAW2.pdf Boy Scouts Of Canada<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In response, Scouter [[Mike Reid (Scouter)|Mike Reid]] from Montreal, Quebec founded in August, 2004 an organization called [[SCOUT eh!]] which is a group of "registered Scouts Canada members from across Canada dedicated to transforming Scouts Canada into a democratic association". | ||
[[File:Association des Scouts du Canada Quebec.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[File:Association des Scouts du Canada Quebec.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
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===UIGSE member associations=== | ===UIGSE member associations=== | ||
* Association Evangélique du Scoutisme au Québec | * [[Association Evangélique du Scoutisme au Québec]] | ||
* [ | * [[Federation of North-American Explorers]] (FNE) | ||
===Independent associations=== | ===Independent associations=== | ||
There are also a number of independent Scouting associations active in Quebec. Among them are | There are also a number of independent Scouting associations active in Quebec. Among them are | ||
* Association de Scoutisme d'Actions | * [[Association de Scoutisme d'Actions]] | ||
* Association Québécoise des Aventuriers de Brownsea | * [[Association Québécoise des Aventuriers de Brownsea]] | ||
==Girl Guiding in Quebec== | ==Girl Guiding in Quebec== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Association des Scouts du Canada]] | *[[Association des Scouts du Canada]] | ||
*[[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe]] | *[[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe]] | ||
