Cubs invade Science World!

April 14/12 Science World Campout Eleven cubs and three parents had a great overnight adventure at Science World, we weren’t alone though, there were over 250 other cubs from around the Lower Mainland.  But the  16th West Vancouver,  Bowen Island did get special mention in the opening introduction, for being the only Pack to come from an island. After watching a great film about the Space Shuttle crew repairing the Hubble Telescope in the Omnimax Theatre, we were free to explore the exhibits. The Lego section and Water Room were the cubs favourite. We were assigned to sleep in the Natural World exhibit, home of the snakes, spiders, and insects, hopefully asleep and secure in their glass aquariums. We laid out our sleeping bags around the fake cedar tree with a dinosaur skeleton staring at us from across the room. Lights went out at 11:30 and the cubs went to sleep, most of them anyway. After breakfast, there was a science demo, Berdon’s  enthusiasm caught the attention of the presenter and he was selected to pull the lever in the water bottle rocket launch. Thanks to parents, Vik, Michael and Frank for helping out. David Jones, Cub leader

Beavers invade Science World!

The Bowen Beavers had an opportunity this past weekend to enjoy a sleepover at Science World.  Many thanks to Science World, Scouts Canada and the parents and Beavers who made the trip so enjoyable.  We caught an IMAX movie, played throughout the exhibits and spent a nice night in the Eureka room!

MEC Night for Scouts

MEC Club Night is back! Date: Tuesday May 15th, 2012 Location:       MEC Vancouver, 130 West Broadway  MEC North Vancouver, 1341 Main St. Receive 10% off all items purchased that evening – and 5% off boats! To attend the Vancouver Stores Club Night, please RSVP to vancouverclubnights@mec.ca To attend the North Vancouver stores Club Night, please RSVP to mharvey@mec.ca Participants must be a member of Mountain Equipment Co-op in order to make a purchase.  If you are not yet a member, you may purchase a 5$ membership that evening.

Welcome Back!

We’re Back!  We hope that everyone had a great Spring Break!  Regular meetings at BICS start tonight March 28th.  See you there!

See you in 2 weeks!

Just a reminder to everyone that there will be no Beavers or Cubs during spring break. Meetings will resume on March 28th.

Beavers & Cubs Tour Rogers Arena

The Bowen Beavers and Cubs enjoyed a tour of Rogers Arena today.  Special thanks to Sean’s father Riaan for making it happen and to our tour guide Carolyn for the wonderful tour of the facility. We saw a great deal of the arena including the VIP boxes, lounges, ice level player boxes and even had a chance to watch some Vancouver Canucks practice and met Mason Raymond outside of the dressing rooms! Rogers Arena is a top notch facility and we were very fortunate to see and learn so much about it today.  Now if we could just talk Carolyn into some free tickets …………..

Bowen Cubs attend 2012 Kub Kar Rally

Congratulations to all of the Bowen Cubs who attended the 2012 Kub Kar Rally at Capilano mall this past Saturday! It looks like everyone had a great time – there were so many well built Kub Kars it’s great to have some Bowen cars in the mix! Cubs and Beavers also had fun with some “in-house” Beaver Buggy and Kub Kar racing at last weeks Wednesday meetings – everyone did an excellent job with building and decorating the race cars!      

A message from Cheif Commissioner Steve Kent

Please see below a message from Steve Kent, Cheif Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Governors of Scouts Canada. You can also view this message online HERE. February 13, 2012 Scouts, Scouters, parents and friends, It’s been a few weeks since my last message to you on our enhanced Child and Youth Safety initiatives, and I wanted to give you an update on our progress to date.   As you may know, on December 9, 2011, I spoke with the CBC’s Fifth Estate and announced a number of steps to underline Scouts Canada’s commitment to youth protection. These involved three key elements:

Kub Kar Rally

Hello Everyone, Just a reminder that all Cubs should bring their decorated Kub Kars to the meeting tomorrow night. We will be completing them at the meeting and doing a friendly in-house rally. The track will be set up inside the school. On Saturday Feb 11th is the official Kub Kar Rally at Capilano Mall. Details below. Please organize amongst yourselves if you will be attending the Rally. This is a big deal for most groups. Pictures from last year’s Beaver Buggy Event can be seen here. It is also Bring a Friend night. If you bring a friend please make sure you tell Leslie so she can let Scout House know in order for you to receive your $5 Scout House Coupon.

Beaver Buggy Rally

Hello Everyone, It’s Beaver Buggy time again! We will assemble, decorate and do a friendly in-house rally. The track will be set up inside the school. Sebastian Marwick, the North Shore Area Youth Commissioner, will be on hand to help show us how to get the most out of our Buggies. On Saturday Feb 11th is the official Beaver Buggy Rally at Capilano Mall. Details below. Please organize amongst yourselves if you will be attending the Rally. This is a big deal for most groups. Pictures from last year’s Beaver Buggy Event can be seen here. It is also Bring a Friend night. If you bring a friend please make sure you tell Leslie so she can let Scout House know in order for you to receive your $5 Scout House Coupon.