Voyageur Council Venturer Advisors
Forum
Meeting Minutes for February 1,
2011
Scout Headquarters - National
Boardroom
|
Name |
Group |
Name |
Group |
|
Al McPhee |
1st Greely |
Doug Proud |
1st Greenwood |
|
Alan Griffin |
112th Nepean Rovers |
Jan Stodola |
7th Kanata |
|
Alex Gazaleh |
OPE Co/Crew-Greenwd |
John Stalker |
Valley Highl-Carl Pl/AC |
|
Allan Yates |
1st Merrickville |
Kalin
Smith |
Odawa Rovers |
|
Alvin
Cluff-Clyburne |
2nd Russell |
Mary Hagerman |
1st Osgoode |
|
Bill Bowman |
1st Nepean |
Mike Jowett |
CC Voyageur |
|
Bob Sylvester |
112th Nepean |
Nick Wise |
Rideau Rovers/DCC Train |
|
Brett Budge |
25th Nepean |
Nigel Ward |
1st Kanata |
|
Brian Roberts |
1st Aylmer |
Peter
Wittwer |
23rd Nepean |
|
Chris Little |
14th Gloucester |
Phil Edens |
123rd Ottawa |
|
Chris Prevost |
112th Nepean |
Ray Renton |
1st Dunrobin |
|
Christiaan Burchell |
1st Nepean |
Scott Stanley |
1st Stittsville |
|
Chuck Fraser |
1st Glen Cairn |
Sharon Lefebvre |
7th Kanata |
|
Cyndy Courtland |
Carleton Place |
Steve Doody |
25th Nepean |
|
Dave Skinner |
1st Glen Cairn |
Stuart
Smith |
17th Southminster |
|
David
Brown |
1st Orleans |
Terry Rimmington |
1st Rockland |
|
David Laramee |
2nd Russell |
Thomas Miller |
2nd Orleans |
|
Don Stalker |
Nepean Rover Crew |
Thomas
Wittwer |
23rd Nepean |
|
Doug MacKinnon |
112th Nepean |
Tiina
Kurvits |
17th Southminster |
Opening Comments John
Stalker
John Called the meeting to order
Notification of Youth
Opportunity Susan Wright (Youth and Policing)
Recruiting for YIPI
(Youth In Policing Initiative): Kids (14-17) hired
$10.70 an hour through the Ottawa police - 4 days in office, 1 day in the
community. Application deadline is
Feb 18. For details:
http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/community/teenlounge/YIPI.aspx
Past
Activities
Ottawa 67ths game - Sunday Jan 23 -
John Stalker
Over 500 youth, adults
and family attended - a number of non-perishable food items were collected, not
a lot but enough to make a good trial for the public for next year. Special thanks to Phil Edens and his
venturers for collecting the food and manning the scout info table.
Upcoming
Events
Winter Mountaineering
Adventure - 4 Weekends in February -
Allan Yates
We have 192 people who
have signed up - every group that has wanted to go is able to go. Every group must get their own Tour
Permits - though we are looking into an overall permit for next year. The snowshoes are being stored down
there as Christiaan does not have enough room for 56 pairs of snowshoes every
weekend. Both hostel locations have
sent us thanks for how good the youth were when they were down and how clean
they have left the rooms in the past.
There are two lists available on the VAF website on how to dress for the
weather that might be expected.
Trip leaders will have maps of the area and trails if they are
needed.
Whitewater Weekends - May/June 2011 -
Bill Bowman
Registration has now
opened for the following WhiteWater courses
WhiteWater1 Canoe
- May 27-29 On the Petawawa
river
WhiteWater3 Canoe
- May 27-29 On the Petawawa
river
WhiteWater2 Canoe
- Jun 3-5 On the Madawaska
river
WhiteWater1 Kayak
- Jun 3-5 On the Madawaska
river
WhiteWater2 Kayak
- Jun 3-5 On the Madawaska
river
Mini WhiteWater1 Canoe - Jun 3-5 On the Madawaska
river
(Refer to the VAF website for details address at end of these
notes)
Need volunteers to
coordinate each of the 6 courses (must be an attendee of the course). Also need a volunteer for the
shuttle.
There are 7 Whitewater
canoes at OPE confirmed available but you must provide transportation for them -
$40 per canoe, and they are first come first served.
There will be a
pre-training course for WW1 (mandatory to take WW1) - May1 (WW2 needs
WW1; Kayak1 needs WW1; Kayak2 needs Kayak1; WW3 needs WW2 and
WW1)
Laserquest2 - March 5-6 2011 -
RARC Mike Harris
Set date - Mar5 10pm -
$40.00 per participant. All booked
up.
OPE Work
Weekend
April 29-May 1 Tim Taylor
Is happening and it will
be similar format to years past. Check the VAF website for
details.
Apple Hill Work
Weekend
May 7-8 John Stalker
Contact John Dougherty
DCC-program@voyageur.scouts.ca if
interested.
Scout/Guide week flag
raising, Ottawa City Hall Feb 19 John
Stalker
Please come out to raise
the scouting and guiding flags at City Hall to promote scouting/guiding in
Canada. Event starts at 11am sharp,
please arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow time to get organized. Refreshments will be served after. Stay after for
Winterlude.
Reports
Joint Council - Jake and Brina
January event -
Went to
the Museum of Science and Technology Jan 23. 18 people showed up. Please RSVP so we can plan things
better. It was fun to push buttons
for 2-3 hours
Winter
Camp -
February 11-13 - at Mackie house in Crystal Beach. The fact that we are doing it in the
city does not mean that youth can leave at anytime, this is still a camp. $40.00 + lots of food for 1 breakfast
you will be hosting. The theme is
Dr. Seuss. Registration closed at
the February VAF meeting (Tuesday Feb 1).
Skating rink available bring your skates if
interested.
March
event
will be planned over the coming month.
Will post on JC site when details are
available.
There were only 75
people upstairs tonight, 75% in uniform.
JC is a uniform event meeting - please encourage your youth to wear
one.
Training and
Development
Woodbadge2 - Feb 25-27, Mar
25-27
- Mark Milan / Alex
Gazaleh
Company WB2 is the
largest registered Other sections (Beavers and Cubs) may or may not
run.
Outdoor skills - April
16-17
requirements for the outdoor skills
class will be assessed in the first two weekends. If someone already has a troop WB2 then
they are likely not going to have to take this one.
WB1 Senior
Sections will be available
online starting in the fall.
Wilderness 1st
Responder - Jan 7-9 - Doug Proud
Went well, 9 more people
are now registered Wilderness 1st responder (7 youth).
WFR
Recertification - $160+HST, March 5-6,
location TBD
SYRP Senior Youth
Recruitment Presentations Chris
Majka
Goal is to teach youth
to make presentations to large groups.
Combines FOCUS and Toastmasters. Free of charge. April 2nd 1-5pm. Registration deadline is March
21.
For further details
follow the link
http://www.scouts.ca/dnn/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2fYZGtSxanJ0%3d&tabid=1885
Other
Business
RoVent 2011
Committee 2nd Tuesday of every
month Doug MacKinnon
First meeting Tuesday
Feb 8. Come on out to help plan this event all
positions available.
VAF Chair nominations - John Stalker
No response yet. We are looking for a new VAF Chair by
the end of this year. Please
nominate someone. The
requirements/demands of the job are not that onerous. Please contact
John.
Venturer Company
membership exclusion - Mike Jowett
There was a good meeting
with many occupational groups in attendance. It does not look like there will be a
great change in our current policy.
Mike promises to make a presentation on the end results of the
committee. While this will
not be the final word nation-wide, Voyageur Council does have the largest Senior
Section presence of any council so our voice carries a lot of weight.
Presentation on the
Riviere Coulonge Whitewater Trip Bill
Bowman
Beginner whitewater trip
north of Fort Coulounge.
3 day trip, river on crown
land (no fees)
Is this trip for you? If
you are a good flat-water canoe tripper then WW2 training is suggested and a
River Rescue course. On the actual trip the SPOT GPS tracker/emergency locator
is always recommended since the river is in remote country.
Next
Meeting: Tuesday March 1, 2011
at 7:30 pm
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 events