Scouting in Saskatchewan
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Scouting in Saskatchewan has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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[edit] Anglophone Scouting in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is administered by the Saskatchewan Council of Scouts Canada.
[edit] Local Groups and Sections
Among Saskatchewan's varied Scouting groups are Scouts, Beavers, Cubs, Rovers and the Saskatchewan Service Corps.
In 2005, Alberta's Chinook Council hosted a joint Alberta-Saskatchewan Brotherhood Jamboree at Camp Impeesa, celebrating the common centennial of the two provinces.
Canada has several associations which trace their roots to the Baden-Powell Scouts in the United Kingdom. They form the Canadian Federation of Independent Scouting, which is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts. Members of the federation include BPSA Saskatchewan.
[edit] Francophone Scouting in Saskatchewan
[edit] Girl Guiding in Saskatchewan
Guide Companies were first registered in Saskatchewan in 1910, in Moose Jaw. Guides are now served by the Girl Guides of Canada - Saskatchewan Council. There are two provincially-operated Girl Guide camps in Saskatchewan. Heritage Lake is in the northern half of the province, and Camp Can-ta-ka-ye is located on Lake Diefenbaker, near Birsay. Camp Can-ta-ka-ye offers programmed summer camps for girls in Saskatchewan (both Guiding and non-Guiding girls)[1]
[edit] Scout memorials
Scouting memorials include Seton Coulee, near Runnymede, Saskatchewan, named for Ernest Thompson Seton.
[edit] See also
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