Have You Purchased Your Christmas Tree?

It is that time of year again, when we start to think about the family Christmas tree and the first thing that comes to mind is the Scout Christmas tree sale at the BICS Craft Fair on Sunday December 1st!Selling Christmas trees is the Scouts biggest fundraiser of the year and we need your help to spread the word!  If you are in the market for a Christmas tree, show your support by purchasing one from Scouts or if you have an opportunity to help sell trees we could use your help at the BICS craft fair!  Contact Leslie for more info!We will also be selling trees in West Vancouver near Park Royal. The lot is located at the bottom of Taylor Way and Clyde Avenue across from the NorthEast Park Royal parking garage.Local Kids: Local Trees! It starts with Scouts … tomorrow’s leaders.

Scouts Nov 18th

Monday evening the Scouts will be working on their Scout staffs(staves). These are the hiking sticks they made earlier this year. Please have the Scouts bring them to the meeting. Let me know if they have misplaced it or don’t have one. We will also be working on some First Aid skills. Scouts should dress to play outside. Meeting at BICS in the multi-purpose room. 6:30 – 8:15pm

Scouts and Cubs Remember Our Veterans

Bowen Island Cubs and Scouts honoured our veterans on this Remembrance Day by participating in the Bowen Island Remembrance Day ceremony.  The Cubs and Scouts each placed a wreath at the Bowen Cenotaph to honour those who gave their lives for our freedom.  We will remember.

Scouts Receive Grant From Municipality

All non profit organizations are dependant upon the generosity of others and available grants. Bowen Island Municipality offers funds available to non-profit organizations in the spring and fall. After careful consideration the Bowen Island Municipality has granted the Bowen Scouting group $1600 in funds. These funds will go a long way towards subsidizing camps and activities for our youth. Thank you to BIM for their generosity.

IRLY Building Centre Donates to Bowen Scouting!

On Saturday Oct 26th our Scouting groups were presented a generous donation from IRLY Building Centre. IRLY has an annual golf tournament each year raising funds and donating to local Bowen Island organizations. This year we were fortunate to receive a cheque for $500. Coinciding with the Dad & Me pumpkin carving, our Cubs and Scouts had a great time carving up some frightful pumpkins.

Bowen Scouts Sail Into Bowfest!

  Bowen Scouts proudly unveiled their custom built puddle duck racer at the Bowfest Parade this weekend!  Our Cubs and Scouts marched along side the parade float to hundreds of cheering spectators.  Many thanks to IRLY Building Centre for their generous support of materials for the project and to the leaders and Scouts who built the boat.  Visit the photo gallery for more Bowfest 2013 photos!  

Pitch In Week

16th Bowen Island Cubs participate in the Canada-wide Pitch-In week by cleaning up Sandy Beach on April 24th. Two bags of garbage were collected. Good going Cubs!

Cub in a Cold, but Cozy, Cave

At the beginning of Spring Break, one of the Bowen Cubs decided to spend the weekend in a cave –as Wolf Cubs sometimes do (you may have heard this if you’ve ever read a book about wolves and other forest animals, or perhaps you remember it from The Jungle Book story).  So, yes, it’s true, Wolf Cubs do spend some time in caves.  Even in snow caves! Here’s how it happened:  we left Horseshoe Bay on Saturday morning, and it was raining.  However, Horseshoe Bay is at sea level, where it’s usually warmer than up high in the mountains, and we had checked the weather forecast for the mountains, where it was supposed to be colder, so we figured it wouldn’t be raining up in the mountains.  So, we decided to drove up to Mt. Seymour ski resort.  In fact, it wasn’t raining up there:  it was hailing Smartie-sized pieces of ice, and there was loud thunder too!  But it soon stopped, and even snowed a little.  We hiked down a trail through the woods, up and down hills, and stopped near a frozen lake.  There, we found a good and not-too-steep hill to dig a cave in.  Dad started … Continue Reading →

Bowen Scouts Begin Boat Building Project By Making Scale Models

The Bowen Scouts have started their boat building project –building some Puddle Duck Racer sailboats, a sailboat billed as “the easiest boat in the world to build and race.” (See pdracer.com for details.) In February, the Scouts used measuring and cutting tools to make models of the real boats.  They learned to read basic plans and, with a tape measure and pencils, make accurate measurements and lines on cardboard.  Not as easy as they first thought –neatness and accuracy really count here!  Then, using squares, straight edges and utility knives (and not a small amount of tape!), they managed to make some nice little quarter-scale models that should help them understand how the bigger wood pieces for the real 8 foot long boats will fit together once those pieces are cut.  Way to go, everyone! We’d also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of the Bowen Building Centre (IRLY) for their kind donation of building materials for one of our boats.  The Building Centre has a history of supporting community initiatives, and we’re delighted to receive their support.  So, from the Bowen Cubs and Scouts:  a big thank you to the Bowen Building Centre!

Winter Camp Roundup

What a fantastic weekend! The weather was great the whole time.  The adventure started on Friday night for the Scouts , the leaders and their families with a hike in by headlamp towing in sleds full of food and gear. That was a long night and I was impressed with the Scouts stamina. For more photos see the gallery click here The next day we hiked out to meet the cubs at the parking lot and once we got all the gear sorted it was back on the trail for the hike to the cabin.  Although it was foggy below on the island, we were above the clouds in beautiful sunshine.  What followed was a fun-filled afternoon of sledding, building snow forts and tunnels and snowball fights. After some yummy lasagna,  there was time for a bit of story-telling,  riddle solving and singing before bed.  Sunday was more of the same as the previous day – more sledding, playing in the snow and snowshoeing. Thanks to the parents who joined us on the camp. Leah, Michael, Kevin and James your help and participation were much appreciated. Also thanks to Vikk for doing the food shop and Helen for arranging transportation … Continue Reading →