Pine Lake Camp

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Pine Lake Camp (PLC) is a Salvation Army camp located in Pine Lake, Alberta.

[edit] History

The Salvation Army commenced its camping ministry at Pine Lake in 1958. PLC shares the shoreline of Pine Lake with a number of other camps and campgrounds; including Pine Lake Christian Camp, Camp BB - Riback and Green Acres Campground. The Pine Lake Tornado of 2000 did not damage PLC or BB, but did significant damage at Green Acres.

[edit] Structure

Pine Lake Camp has a trailer park that can service 16 trailers at once. Its largest building is Evergreen Lodge, which contains 16 bedrooms and a common room. From September to June, the camp is rented out for school groups, business and government retreats, and family and church retreats. During July and August, there is a full-time camp staff that organizes week-long camps for children and teenagers. One of these week-long camps is a music camp which welcomes a special guest musician each year. David Catherwood is one such notable guest. In 2006, a four-week Leaders in Training program was started for new staff members. This program consists of service projects, spiritual exercises, and wilderness trips. Captains Peter and Lee-Ann van Duinen have been the Divisional Youth Leaders in charge of the camp since 2004.