Voyageur Council Venturer
Advisor’s Forum
Meeting Minutes for March 6,
2007
Scout’s Headquarters -
National Boardroom
Final
Name |
Group |
Name |
Group |
Alan Clapp |
8th Orleans |
John Dougherty |
DAC Program Odawa |
Alan Griffin |
112th Nepean |
John Stalker |
1st Valley Highlands |
Alex Gazaleh |
Opemikon |
Laurel Rosene |
1st Glen Cairn |
Bill Bowman |
1st Nepean |
Malcolm Volmer |
29th Nepean |
Bob Dore |
Joint Council |
Neale Peeling |
4th Kanata |
Brien Taylor |
1st Greenwood |
Nick Wise |
137th Nepean |
Catherine Snedden |
7th Kanata |
Rod Wilson |
National Service Team |
Christiaan Burchell |
1st Nepean |
Randy Miller |
2nd Russell |
Cyndy Courtland |
Carleton Place |
Ray Renton |
1st Dunrobin |
Daniel Schaffler |
1st Vars - Navan |
Russ Jones |
36th Ottawa |
Dean Smith |
2nd Orleans |
Sean Freill |
Nepean Rover Crew |
Doug Proud |
1st Greenwood |
Stephen Smye |
1st Wakefield |
Gilbert Lepine |
4th Orleans |
Stewart Ross |
Nepean Rover Crew |
Greg McGinnis |
2nd Russell |
Tim Redpath |
1st Stittsville |
Jim McQuaid |
112th Nepean |
Tim Taylor |
123rd Ottawa |
Jim Peverley |
VAF Chair |
Wally Gale |
14th Gloucester |
John Andrews |
1st Glen Cairn |
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Opening Presentation:
Ottawa River Keeper
Delphine Hasle, the Director of Outreach for the Ottawa River Keeper spoke and provided a presentation on the purpose and activities of the Ottawa River Keeper. They are 2 people and an army of volunteers to protect and enhance the whole watershed of the Ottawa River. They are members of the Waterkeeper Alliance as well. The website for further information is at www.ottawariverkeeper.ca. Also, a copy of the presentation will be attached to the website with these minutes for your reference.
Key items that Delphine wanted to bring to our attention that we might be interested in and wish to help out with:
For more detail on these events and a for a list of many many more events, please go the website as noted above: www.ottawariverkeeper.ca.
Events Past:
Keskinada Loppet: Russ Jones spoke as a participant in the Loppet. He definitely appreciated the feed stations from Frank and Wally and all the work that was put in to put those stations for the skiers. He also said the youth that participated also enjoyed it and working with the teams. Wally noted that this year the weather was good and the setup and provision of the stations was quite successful. Due to the lack of snow, there were some last minute route changes, and they created two new stations but it was a good weekend and everyone camped out.
Winter Mountaineering Adventure: Russ Jones’ group also participated in this event and noted it was fantastic. He passed along his thanks for the effort and time put into organization and leading the event by Christiaan. The wind was wild this year and kids had some videos of them standing up against the wind. Both trips ran this year with one hiking up Hurricane and Algonquin and the other hiking up Cascade and Algonquin. The youth enjoyed it and some had a little climb on Sunday as well. Christiaan thanked both Dax Renton and Adam Taylor for helping to lead the hikes.
Events to Come:
Camp Slush: Bill has it posted on website under Announcements for those who are interested in joining.
OPE Work Weekend: Tim Taylor spoke and numbers are still problem this year. He got approval to bump up the participation to 135 but he still has 182 people who want to come. Tim has therefore asked the following:
Tim noted that the limit on the numbers is a dollar decision for the camp. The weekend’s cost is the loss of revenue as they can’t book the camp to anyone else, and for the cost of feeding the youth who are there. Note, it was proposed that a poll be taken of the VAF to see if there is any support for say a $10 fee to cover the cost of food.
· The vote was an overwhelming ‘Yes’ that groups would pay to go or at least prepare their own fast food.
White Water 1: Bill noted that the pre –training will still be held on the Sunday of the OPE Work Weekend at 10:30 AM. Bill passed out a sheet to collect approximate numbers and if your group is interested in the pre training. For groups in the pre-training, lunch is $3.50 per person. He has received interest from around six companies so far for each course so they are filling up. Bill also reiterated that the White Water I level is a good linking tool with your group’s senior scouts.
White Water 2: Bill has 2 people so far but there was a lot more interest expressed at the VAF so these numbers will start to come in now too.
RSVP: They are working on the crest. For the youth doing service at this event, they will also get a Necker in red with the RSVP crest on back. Other information is on the website.
Interfaith Service: The service is this Sunday. Alan asked Advisors to help ensure at least some youth come out. Last year Alan had to get any youth coming in the door to be flag bearers. He asked that your youth be there at 2:30 or 3 pm on Sunday. The Service is about 1 hour and after that there is a reception in the basement with something to eat. This is a complete Interfaith Service, not just a Protestant service.
Reports:
JC Report:
Service Corps: No reports tonight.
VRRRT and CRRRT: No reports tonight.
Training: Stewart noted that on the website there is senior section specific training in April. At this time there are no basic canoe or boat rescue courses as there has been no discussion on scheduling of those courses. Typically they tend to be around the second weekend and the fourth weekend in June, and the last weekend in August. If you are interested, let your training coordinator or Stewart Ross know.
Stewart also asked if the training during the Rovent program was a good idea. The agreement at VAF is that it was and is a very good idea. Leaders get out with kids and get some training in as well which minimizes another weekend away from their families.
New Business:
First meeting of the Senior Sections Youth Committee (SSYC): At the start of the meeting, Alex Gazaleh announced they had just completed the first meeting of SSYC. They talked about the executive positions they need to fill, Rovent, the Couch Rally and other events. The meetings will be on the 1st Tuesday of every month (same as VAF) but at 6:30 to 7:30 PM. They would like to get more Venturers involved in planning events. More information can be found on the Youth Forum link on the Voyageur Council website (last option in the left menu bar).
Nortel Tour: The Nortel Tour is the first Sunday in May (6th) in the morning. Ray Renton noted that his group helps out on the Nortel Tour to man one station and provide Lost Childrens type services around the Nortel Carling Campus. Ray also said they are asking for volunteers to be in pairs along the route. A lunch and T-Shirt is provided if you participate. If your group is interested, contact Ray Renton at 1st Dunrobin and he will pass it on to the crew at Nortel that he is dealing with.
Next
Meeting:
April 3rd, 2007. The
FIRST Tuesday of the month. Objective is
to finalize OPE Work Weekend, and White Water sessions one, two and three.
If there are any omissions or corrections in the minutes, please contact Catherine Snedden at csnedden@forethoughtsystems.com
Also view current and previous copies of the minutes and other VAF notices at http://web.ncf.ca/ad554/ or contact Bill Bowman to get information posted to this website.