Scouting in New Brunswick
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Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Anglophone Scouting in New Brunswick

New Brunswick is administered by the New Brunswick Council of Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada
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. The New Brunswick Council has been directly involved with Kenya's Extension Scouting
Extension Scouting
Extension Scouting is a programme within Scouting which caters for young people with special needs. Extension Scouting for young people with special needs was originally called Scouts Malgré Tout, which is French for "Scouts Despite Everything"...

 program (previously known as the Street Scouts program, active in Kenya
Kenya
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, eastern Uganda
Uganda
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 and northern Tanzania
Tanzania
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) for a number of years. http://www.scouts.ca/media//documents/JAN07_Leader_p11.pdf

Local groups and sections

Among New Brunswick's varied Scouting sections are Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers.

Southeast NB Service Area, Wabanaki Service Area, Riverton Service Area, Chaleur Service Area, Fundy East Service Area, and Wabanaki Area

Girl Guiding in New Brunswick

Guides are served by the Guiding in Canada - New Brunswick Council.

Headquarters: St. John, NB

Website: http://www.girlguides.nb.ca/

New Brunswick Council is divided into 6 areas
  • Coastal Shore in northeastern New Brunswick
  • Kennebecasis in central south New Brunswick
  • Mawiw in central New Brunswick
  • Tidewater in southeastern New Brunswick
  • Upper Saint John River Valley in western New Brunswick
  • Water's Edge in southern New Brunswick


Camps:
  • Camp Chacik is 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) near Kingston, NB in the Kennebecasis area. It was acquired in 1993.
  • Camp Chiplaquorgan is 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) on the shores of Oromocto Lake in the Mawiw area. It was opened in 1963. The name means "the stick that holds the pot over the fire".http://www.girlguides.nb.ca/english/View.asp?t=&x=69&mp=68
  • Camp Wee Waa Zee Zuk in the Mawiw area
  • Camp Nebooktook in the Tidewater area. The name is Mi'Kmaq meaning "Little camp/cabin in the woods".
  • Camp Whisong is 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) in the Tidewater area
  • Camp Etalacimuk in the Upper Saint John River Valley area
  • Comp Oswego in the Water's Edge are


Camp Wegwamageek was a 150 acre (0.607029 km²) site in the Tidewater area. It was acquired in 1962. The name means "land's end" in Micmac. It was sold in 2010 to the Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada
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