Voyageur Council Venturer Advisors’
Forum
Meeting Minutes for
Scout Headquarters - National Boardroom
Name |
Group |
Name |
Group |
Al McPhee |
1st
Greely |
John Stalker |
Valley Highl
-Carl Pl/AC |
Alex Gazaleh |
OPE Co/Crew-Greenwd |
Luc
Henrie |
1st |
Allan Yates |
1st Merrickville |
Marc
Couturier |
123rd
|
Bill Bowman |
1st
|
Mike Jowett |
CC
Voyageur |
Bob Sylvester |
112th
|
Neal Rice |
|
Brenda
Cumming |
1st Osgoode |
Nick Wise |
Rideau Rovers/DCC Trn |
Bruce Morton |
14th
|
Nigel Ward |
1st
|
Cal Clupp |
2nd
|
Perry Schippers |
HARovers/2nd
Gat |
Chris Majka |
CYC/HARovers |
Peter Wittwer |
23rd |
Christiaan Burchell |
1st
|
Phil Edens |
123rd
|
Chuck Fraser |
1st Glen
Cairn |
Ray Renton |
1st Dunrobin |
Cyndy
Courtland |
|
Rod |
1st Manotick |
Dave Skinner |
1st Glen
Cairn |
Sandra Redshaw |
3rd
|
David Brown |
1st |
Scott Bury |
1st
|
David Franklin |
19th |
Scott Stanley |
1st Stittsville |
Doug
MacKinnon |
112th
|
Stewart Ross |
DCC Recog'n |
Doug Proud |
1st
|
Tanya-Rae Smith |
3rd |
Ernie Koshman |
|
Terry Rimmington |
1st
|
Eugene Lavigne |
Service Corps |
Thomas Miller |
2nd |
Greg Brost |
1st
|
Tiina Kurvits |
17th Southminster |
Jan Stodola |
7th
|
Tim Taylor |
123rd
|
John Dougherty
|
DCC Program |
Wally Gale |
14th Glouc/VAF
Opening Comments – Wally
Gale Wally called the meeting to order. Thanked John Stalker for chairing the
meeting for the last two months. Past Activities LaserQuest2 March 5-6
- Rideau Area Rover
Crew Went pretty well, going to adjust times for next year to avoid
confusion. Will
start at Winter Adventure February weekends – Allan
Yates Allan distributed refund cheques as
required to those present. Upcoming Events VenClimb2 – April 16-17 – Christiaan Burchell Two days of training at the local escarpment and likely one
additional weeknight. Not a lot of
climbing – more learning how to set up a climb safely. The goal is for participants to be able
to carry out a climb alone without without an
instructor. As Christiaan’s time available for this course is extremely
limited, plans are not written in stone.
Those interested should contact Christiaan ASAP.
cjburchell@yahoo.com. Limit is 8-10 youth. [Update: course cancelled for now]. OPE Work Weekend April 29-May 1 – Tim
Taylor Registration is unfortunately closed. More than 200 signed up and there isn’t
enough work for more. A waiting
list is set up pending confirmation of numbers. Registered groups are asked to provide
ASAP their final numbers of youth and leaders, male and female to arrange
accommodations. Payment can be made
at the Council office by Thursday April 21 please – cash, cheque or credit card. Task list will be sent out in a week
or two. Apple Hill Work Weekend - May 7-8 – John
Dougherty There is still lots of space – and there is
no charge. Three Venturer companies interested so far. There is lots
to be done. Contact John Dougherty
if interested. Saturday lunch and
dinner is provided. No cabins so if
you want to stay over it must be self contained. There is some ground clearing and trail
marking required as well as construction and maintenance of
structures. RSVP – May 6-8 – Neil
Rice 2/3 full already, remember first come first served. Camp is about lots of activities such as
archery and low ropes. Linking camp for senior Scouts, Venturers,
Rovers as well as Guiding senior sections. $20 includes camping and activities. OOS
$15 and includes food. Registration
forms available on VAF website. Deadline is April
22nd. White Water Weekends – Bill
Bowman Quite a bit happening.
Adam Taylor is running the pre-training on the May 1 Sunday of the Ope Work Weekend (required for those who have signed up for
Whitewater1). Registration was slow
during March, though it has picked up since the beginning of April. The more advanced courses are filling up
but there is still plenty of room for Whitewater 1 and 2. Close of registration will be the next
VAF meeting (May 3). Registration
is now open to groups outside of Voyageur Council. For those new to these weekends, WW1 is designed for beginners. It can be used as a linking event with
the Senior Scouts. Prerequisite for
WW1 is the Ope pre-training and lunch is available at
Ope for $3.50 (free to Ope
Work Weekend participants). Everyone planning to participate in the Pre-training
must register for this in advance since equipment requirements must be sorted
out. WW2 is particularly
recommended for those planning a White Water expedition as this will teach the
skills necessary to make it a success. Registration is available online for the following WhiteWater courses (existing registration numbers
indicated):
WhiteWater1 Canoe - May 27-29 -
WhiteWater3 Canoe - May 27-29 -
WhiteWater2 Canoe - Jun 3-5 -
WhiteWater1 Kayak - Jun 3-5 -
WhiteWater2 Kayak - Jun 3-5 -
Mini WhiteWater1
Canoe
- Jun 3-5 -
(Follow the links for course specific information) Volunteers are required to act as coordinators for each of the 6
courses (must be an attendee of the course) as well as for the WW2
shuttle. The 7 Ope Whitewater canoes are confirmed
available at $40 each (6 outfitted for whitewater). They will be brought to HQ
and must be returned to HQ, and they are first come first served. The canoe
trailer is not available for transport and participants would require their own
throw ropes and paddles. Phil Mondor
Scholarships – Chris Majka April 30 is the extended deadline. There are 4 500$ scholarships for
youth members entering any year of post-secondary education (2 for service to
the Council and 2 for service to There are also several $1000 scholarships available nationally and
the deadline is April 15th. Medal of the Maple is available for youth for significant service at
Section/Council or National level - few submissions received for this award.
Reports Service corps – Eugene Lavigne The NCC presented a plaque to the Service Corps group as thank-you
for 10 years of service. Veterans Affairs also sent a letter of thanks for participation in
the annual Candlelight Ceremony associated with Remembrance
Day. The Legion has asked Scouts/Venturers to
participate in a parade for the The May 1 CN Cycle for the Cure requests our help with
registration. This is also an opportunity to hand out information about
Scouting. Meet at The June 25th Teddybear
Picnic requires Lost Children volunteers – Contact Joint Council - Jake and Brina March event was a downtown area scavenger hunt March
26th. Only 4 people
showed up. April 17th will be swimming at the
May camp May 20-23 long weekend
(Friday-Monday). Cost is $35 for bus
transportation or $30 for personal transport for those who register by the May
JC meeting. The cost will increase
after that to $45/$40. Saturday June 18th – semi formal at
The Phil Mondor scholarships will be
presented at the June JC meeting. JC is now meeting in the Cafeteria as the Buffam room upstairs is too small for the growing number of
attendees. 48 youth in attendance at this
meeting. Training and Development Woodbadge2 Feb 25-27, Mar 25-27 - Mark Milan / Alex Gazaleh Call of the Wild theme was well named – feedback from participants
was very positive. Great course and good trainers. Thank-you to OPE crew
for feeding everyone. Note that WB1 senior sections will be available
online starting in the fall. Outdoor skills April
16-17 Will take place at OPE in the orchard – Troup & Company
level. Wilderness 1st Responder March 5-6 - Doug Proud Recertification course took place at YMCA camp in Dunrobin. 12 obtained recertification. Boat Rescue - John Stalker
Volunteers are required to run/help with the Boat Rescue and Basic
Canoe courses – last two weekends in June.
John will handle paperwork SYRP – Senior Youth Recruitment
Presentations April 2 – Chris Majka There were 4 youth in attendance – 2 Rovers & 2 Guides. It was well received. It will hopefully run again and a lot
was learned by both sides. http://www.scouts.ca/dnn/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2fYZGtSxanJ0%3d&tabid=1885 Other Business RoVent
2011 Committee – 2nd Tuesday of every month – Doug
MacKinnon Third meeting is coming up and there is still
lots of room for additional help. Meeting starts at ScoutCon11 – Saturday April 9 – Mike
Jowett Registration closed yesterday but there is still some room available
for a few last minute sign-ups (pay onsite). Conference is taking place at the
collegiate in Venturer
Executive Development Project Team - Mike Jowett All Scouting programs for all sections are up for review this coming
year. People are required to join
the committee to redevelop the Venturer and/or other
programs. Volunteers should send an
email to Council program staff to express interest. No other action is expected before the
fall. Venturer Membership Exclusion –
Mike Jowett During the last conference call of Council
Commissioners it was noted that Voyageur was the only Council to submit
suggestions about this issue. It
appears our submission will be sent to the national council to be submitted as a
proposal for policy. Rideau Canal Scouting canoe rally is proposed
for the end of August / first weekend of September time frame. Need people to help get it together. The
day could consist of a paddle from Dow’s Venturer Jamboree
2012 This Venturer
Jamboree will take place in Haliburton Scout Reserve
possibly in July and there will be room for 1000 participants. High level plans call for an adventure
race format with one day for each of canoeing, hiking, biking, geocaching and another team challenge. Camping access will
be by canoe and include daily food pickup. They are now looking for volunteers to
serve as chair person, manager for the program and manager of
transportation. LaserQuest May 13-14 – Thomas Wittwer 23rd
Next Meeting:
The
Chair for the Venturer Advisor Forum is Wally Gale at
vafchair@rogers.com. Please contact Wally for any
notices to distribute or information of potential interest to the Voyageur VAF
community.If you find any omissions or errors, please
contact …… Scouter Jocelyn Remus-Robinson at cascahawk@gmail.com or
613-592-4738 … and visit the VAF
website for a goldmine of information, including present, past and future
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