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Council Calendar
** (All Scouts Canada properties closed to Aug 31st)
June 2020
** Events cancelled due to Social Distancing measures.
July 2020
** Events cancelled due to Social Distancing measures.
August 2020
** Events cancelled due to Social Distancing measures.
September 2020
Sep 19 – Canoe Cleanup, Rotary Park 9am – noon, lunch provided– scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Sep 18-20 - The Scout Brigade of Fort George, 2020 Virtual Event only.
Sep 25-27 - World Brotherhood Camporee, Wellesley Island, N.Y.
Sep 25-27 - Apple Day fundraising - suggested event dates
Sep 26 - Canoe Cleanup, Frenchman’s Bay 9am – noon, lunch provided - scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Sep 27 - Lakeshore Ridge Scouters Forum - ZOOM, 7:00 pm
October 2020
Oct 1 - Popcorn fundraising month
Oct 2-4 - Cub Scout Pow Wow at Camp Samac, Oshawa - Cancelled for 2020
Oct 2-4 Troop/Vent – Survivor Camp @ Langley Park Scout Reserve, 1691 Morton Line, Cavan, On, L0A 1C0 – craigmarlatt@hotmail.com
Oct 2-4 - Commissioners Challenge (Troop), Cobourg Scout Reserve, $15. Howlers invited Sat.
Oct 3 - Fall Ramble, 1 - 3 pm, $5 per Beaver, $2 per sibling, Orono Crownlands
Oct 10 – Vent/Rover (plus 3rd & 4th year scouts) Whirlyball at the Ezone, 120 N Queen St, Etobicoke, ON M8Z 2E2 – Booked 1-3pm, cost is $25 – june.fry@scouts.ca with numbers
Oct 16-18 - JOTA/JOTI Camp, Jamboree on the Internet 2020 event, no camping.
Oct 16-18 - RoVent at Opemikon (Voyageur) - Cancelled for 2020
Oct 17 - Apple Fest in Bowmanville 830am - 5 pm.
Oct 23-25 – Venturer/Rover Halloween Camp – Cabins has been booked. Help with Halloween Hike. Contact june.fry@scouts.ca
Oct 23-25 - Outdoor Skills for Volunteers Workshop, Camp Samac, Cabin #2, Oshawa, Ont.
Oct 24 - Halloween Hike, 5:00, Camp Samac Scout Centre, 275 Conlin Rd East (volunteer information)
Oct 24 – Host a Halloween Station at Camp Samac – For Troop and up. Have an idea for a Halloween Station that the Beavers and Cubs can visit on their Hike? Contact june.fry@scouts.ca . Want to make it a camp? Book your cabin or campsite online at http://scouts.doubleknot.com/facilitysearch/3959
November 2020
Nov 3 – Pack Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag at Greenwood Conservation Area (Meeting at parking lot) – please contact june.fry@scouts.ca
Nov 4 – Troop Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag at Greenwood Conservation Area (Meeting at parking lot) – please contact june.fry@scouts.ca
Nov 5 – Company/Crew Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag at Greenwood Conservation Area (Meeting at parking lot) – please contact june.fry@scouts.ca
Nov 6-8 - Zoo Moot, Episode 12: Camp Samac (Venturers and Rovers)
Nov 8 – Remembrance Day @ Veteran’s Point Gardens - Ajax – contact june.fry@scouts.ca if attending
Nov 12 - Vent/Rover All Night Laser Tag, Laser Quest, 23 Consumers Dr, Whitby, ON L1N 9S2 – contact june.fry@scouts.ca if you are attending
Nov 13-15 Section Specific Training Workshops Weekend, Camp Samac Scout Centre, Oshawa
Nov 13-15? - Scouts Canada National Conference & AGM Annual General Meeting
Nov 20-21? - Popcorn pick up by groups
Nov 21? - Pickering & Ajax Santa Claus Parades, contact scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Nov 26? - Popcorn delivery to end customers
December 2020
Dec 4-6 - YLT Youth Leadership Training weekend, Camp Samac, Cubland, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario
Dec 5 - Whitby Santa Claus Parade
Dec 5 - Winter Fun Hike (Cubs) - 10 am - 1 pm Location TBD Cost tentatively $5 (Lakeridge Shores)
Dec 6 (Sunday) - RLSO Range Line Safety Officer Training and Exam, Camp Samac, Oshawa
Dec 12 - Vent/Rover All Night Laser Tag, Laser Quest, 23 Consumers Dr, Whitby, ON L1N 9S2 – contact june.fry@scouts.ca
January 2021
Jan 2 - Ajax Pickering & Area Recycing Drive, contact scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Jan 9 - RLSO Range Line Safety Officer Training and Exam, Camp Samac, Oshawa
Jan 13 - JOTA/JOTI Planning Team Meeting, 628 Centre St N, Whitby, 7:00
Jan 14 (TBC) – Friends and Family of Scouting Tubing Night 1, Lakeridge Ski Resort, 790 Chalk Lake Rd, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R4 Friends and Family of Scouting Tubing Night – detail list of attendees must be supplied to june.fry@scouts.ca 2 weeks prior to the event. Some changes might be accepted up to 1 week prior.
Jan 15-17 - The Klondike Derby, Langley Park, Peterborough
Jan 21 (TBC)- Friends and Family of Scouting Tubing Night 2 – Same as above
Jan 23 - Scouter's Con, Bowmanville High School
Jan 18-24 - Bring A Friend Week
Jan 24 – Beaveree and Beaveree Camp Planning Meeting, 8:30pm to 10pm Location: Whitby Superstore: 200 Taunton Road West, Whitby, ON L1R 3H8 upstairs in the mezzanine
Jan 28 (TBC) - Friends and Family of Scouting Tubing Night 3 – Same as above
Jan 30 - Scout Winter Rally 2020, (Troop) Camp Samac.
February 2021
Feb 6 - Scout Day at the Oshawa Generals, Game time 2:05 pm
Feb 6 - Beaver Scout Winter Activity Day. 10 am, Camp Samac (Oshawa)
Feb 7 - Winter Fun Day, 1 - 4 pm, Cobourg Scout Reserve
7 – Cuboree Planning Meeting: 8:30pm to 10pm Location: Ajax Superstore: 30 Kingston Rd W, Ajax, ON L1T 4K8 upstairs in the mezzanine
Feb 13 - Beaver Buggy Fun Day, 9am Valley Farm PS, $10, contact scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Feb 14 - Bring-a-Friend Week, all sections, all nights.
Feb 21-27 - Scout-Guide Week
Feb 22 - Thinking Day Scouting's founder Baden Powell's Birthday, look for various celebrations and banquets.
Feb 22 - Bring-a-Parent Week, all sections, all nights
Feb 24 - JOTA/JOTI Planning Team Meeting, 628 Centre St N, Whitby, 7:00
Feb 27 - Scout Floor Hockey, 9am – 3pm. There will be pizza, drinks and snack bar offered at an additional cost. Contact 3rdajaxcommissioner@gmail.com
March 2021
Mar 6 – Registration deadline for Troop Dodgeball
Mar 6 - White Pine Council Town Hall Meeting, 9:00 am Peterborough Scout Hall
Mar 6 - White Pine Council Town Hall Meeting, 1:30 pm, Camp Samac Admin Building
Mar 9 – Cub Dodgeball – Westney Heights Public School 6:30 – 8:30pm. june.fry@scouts.ca
Mar 23 – Troop Dodgeball – Westney Heights Public School 6:30 – 8:30pm june.fry@scouts.ca
Mar 26 - Scout Trucks, LDS Church, 2425 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville
Mar 27 - Beaver Buggies and Cub Kars, LDS Church, 2425 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville
Mar 27 - Whitby Gilwell Dance, Royal Canadian Legion, 117 Byron St S, Whitby, 8:00
Mar 30 - Venturer Dodgeball Tournament, free, contact june.fry@scouts.ca
April 2021
Apr 1-30 - Scoutrees fundraising month
Apr 1 - Last day to apply for Senior Section Awards Ceremony on or about Jun 14th.
Apr 10-12 - Wood Badge II, Camp Samac, Oshawa (1st of two weekends) Registrations will be retained, but refunds issued.
Apr 10-12 - Quartermaster Course with National Food Safety Cert., Camp Samac, Oshawa - to be rescheduled due to facility closures - April 9-11, 2021 & May 28-30, 2021 Registrations will be retained, but refunds issued.
April 23-25 - Auto Moot, (Facebook), Cobourg Scout Reserve
Apr 24 - White Tail Slap (Colony/Pack), Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa
Apr 30-May 2 (proposed) - Outdoor Skills for Volunteers Workshop,
May 2021
May 1 - Beaveree, Irwin Outback (Date to change)
May 1 - Ajax Pickering & Area Recycing Drive, contact scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
May 2 (Sun) - 10,000 Trees for Rouge Valley (planting day)
May 2 – Uxbridge JOTT (Jamboree on the Trail)
May 28-30 - Beaveree Sleepover, Kitchie Lodge, Camp Samac, Oshawa, Ontario (indoor accommodations available, contact june.fry@scouts.ca
May 29 - WPC Beaveree, Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa
June 2021
Jun 4-6 - Huck Finn Rafting Race weekend, Bobcaygeon
Jun 4-6 – Minecraft Cuboree – Camp Samac – Details to follow Contact june.fry@scouts.ca
Jun 11-13 - Wood Badge II, Camp Samac, Oshawa (2nd of two weekends)
Jun 11-13 - White Pine Japan Olympics Cuboree (Whitby Team) at Pleasant Bay Camp, 493 County Rd 27, Consecon, ON
Jun 13 (Sun) - Senior Sections Awards Ceremony, Chief Scout's Award and Queen's Venturer Award, Canadian Rover Scout Award, 10:30 am Camp Samac Council Hall
Jun 18-20 - Camporee/Venturee at Camp Gilroy, contact scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Jun 19 - Badge Trading Day and Museum Open House, Camp Samac Council Hall, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa
July 2021
July 23-25 - Bacon Moot, Lakeland, Camp Samac Scout Centre, 275 Conlin Rd East, Oshawa, Ontario.
July 30-Aug 2 - Join In Jamboree - Celebrating Scouts from abroad, Camp Samac, Oshawa, Ontario.
August 2021
Aug 7-14 - White Pine Council Composite Troop Camp at Haliburton Scout Reserve, cancelled for 2020 due to facility closure to protect against COVID-19
September 2021
Sep 18 – Canoe Cleanup, Rotary Park 9am – noon, lunch provided– scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Sep 10-12 - The Scout Brigade of Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Sep 19 - Cub Pow Wow Information Meeting, Superstore, 200 Taunton Rd West, Whitby 7:30
Sep 24-26 - World Brotherhood Camporee, Wellesley Island, N.Y.
Sep 24-26 - Apple Day fundraising - suggested event dates
Sep 25 - Canoe Cleanup, Frenchman’s Bay 9am – noon, lunch provided - scouterterryfielder@yahoo.ca
Oct 1-3 - Cub Scout Pow Wow at Camp Samac, Oshawa
Contact Brian Wick to add items to this calendar: brian.wick@scouts.ca
