Volume 2 Oct/Nov 06 Rovering To Excess Is a bi-monthly E-Zine by Rovers, for Rovers, about Rovers. Editor-In-Chief Kat Nielsen [email protected] Production Manager By Ryan Smith: Kevin Dunn [email protected] Promotions & We are a crew of paddlers and Advertising Manager Kirby McCuaig friends, this site is about our canoe [email protected] trip from Jasper, Alberta to Tuk- Subscription Manager toyaktuk, North West Territories Janet “Kubsie” Jenkins that we undertook in the summer [email protected] of 2005. 7 people, a 25 foot canoe, Regular Writers 4000km in 85 days. We hope you en- Kat Nielsen joyed reading of our adventures and Smoke Blacklock Kevin Croft misadventures alike.

The Training Team Kevin Croft Albert Fuchigami Sherrie Gosche [email protected] These 7 crazy fools met at a summer job in northern Ontario and Manitoba. We first started meet- Contributing Writers ing each other in the summer of 2001 and the last of us during the summer of 2003. The camp where Ryan Smith we all worked at is called Northern Tier. Northern Tier is a canoe guiding camp and it is our love of Chantelle Shields the outdoors and canoeing that brought us all together. While working over the summer of 2003 we Abe Elias Brian Wick started talking about a great canoe trip that we could all go on, after batting around a couple ideas Kirby McCuaig we settled on a full season trip from Jasper AB to Tuktoyyuktuk NWT. Marlene Harris Jeff Lytle David Creek Ali Gothard

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In Canada, we are blessed to have a relatively abundant supply What is the BC-Yukon Rover Roundtable? of water. The average Canadian consumes over 250 L of water a day. Unfortunately, most people in the world do not have Usually this is where one spouts off the motto, mission statement this luxury. Worldwide sixty percent of infant deaths are due or some other such catchy phrase designed to describe an orga- to water-related diseases and water related diseases kill more nization. To be taken seriously in this world of corporations and than five million people each year (10 times the number killed strictly defined organizations we require a definition. Instead I give in wars). you a goal. To aid and support Scouts Canada in providing quality program to our youth. In this trip, the seven of us will have the privilege to travel the length of Canada’s largest river. While water may seem abun- In any group there are those who find themselves wanting to give dant to us, worldwide approximately 2.1 billion people will be back to the community that raised them. As one rises through the struggling to find as little as 25 L of water a day for drinking, sections in Scouting (Yes I was only ever a Venturer before this, bathing and cooking. Thus, we are trying to fundraise $15 000 but many more of the members were cubs or beavers and worked to provide the gift of clean water to a village in need through their way up) one notices which ideas work, and which ones need World Visions Gift Giving Catalogue. A single deep-water well tweaking. A new leader or one who has been away for a while may provides clean, disease-free water for an entire village. Your not be aware of these things, but the Rover, having more recently contribution will help provide the drilling equipment, well experienced the program has more insight to bring to the table. parts and drilling engineer necessary for the construction of this gift. Thank you for supporting the Water Well Initiative. By formalizing the exchange of information between rovers, and amalgamating it into something slightly more coherent we are bet- To make a donation mail a cheque to World Visions Winnipeg ter able to present our wishes, or advice to those who know best office at: how to act on it. As a team with our local executive branch we aim to provide consistently better program for the sections, growing as World Vision a team with National, Council and local groups to revive Scout- 34 62 Scurfield Blvd. ing to the glory days some remember, and others wish to see for Winnipeg, MB themselves. R3Y 1M5 We are the youth scattered across BC, coming together either in Please include in the memo portion of the cheque: “Canoe Trip small groups, or on our online forum roversbc.com. We are the Fundraiser” youth that year after year put together events for ourselves, or younger sections. We are the youth who are constantly looking for ways to better our organization. We are the youth anxious to Thanks to all our contributors to date we have fundraised a spread the word of what Scouting can do for people, to anyone total of: $1,294.50 who will listen. We are the Youth. And after all is that not who all this is about?

If you would like to reach us, E-Mail Us: Shalom, [email protected] Chantelle Shields First Mate of the Knights of Gilwell Queen’s Venturer 2005 Rovers BC.com Petition Calling for Staff To: Scouts Canada This is the new call for staff

We, the undersigned, do hereby request that the National head- Calling for Staff quarters of Scouts Canada considers endorsing the new Rover beret, as seen at http://www.roversbc.com/gallery/Uniform, and Staff Members are required to work on Rovering to as favored by members of RoversBC.com and those members of Excess! Scouting as signed below. Position Available Immediately: We request that the new Rover berets be considered for use as OP- TIONAL official headwear, as part of a new Rover-led campaign Photographers to bolster membership numbers, and strengthen program. Requirements: Enthusiasm in the Rovering!

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Printed by permisson of 32nd Ottawa Richard The Lion Heart Rover Crew Hitchhikers Guide To • DO! Make sure that if “snow” is in the name of the event, that Winter Mooting? there WILL BE some on the ground. Bring good boots. • DO NOT! Freak and scream when the driver kits an ice slick on Reprinted from The Canadian Rover, Eh! June/July 2002 the 401 going 100 km/h, if you choose to do so get the others to join in and at least make it sound good. My Crew and I managed to get out to a couple of camps and moots this last winter, and, having done so have just a few points of ad- • DO! Wait till after the driver gets the vehicle back under control vice to share: before you allow your nerves to make you throw up on him.

• DO! Bring a towel, a good piece of hitchhiker advice. • DO! Follow earlier instruction and realize when it is time, to brace for the impact. • DO! Have tires with good threads on them (you’ll see why lat- er). • DO! Take one Rover with freakishly long arms along. He will be useful for a number of reasons (hooking up tow chains). • DO NOT! Use the directions provided. Use a map and find your own way. You will shave hours off your trip. • DO! Bring a large piece of paper and large marker with you in the car to flash your cell number to other drivers you find attractive • DO NOT! Let anyone in a closed vehicle for long rides if they (trust me it works). have any kind of an infection, the gas money will not be the only thing you’ll share. • DO! Get a towing plan.

• DO! Bring a video camera. • DO! Bring pepperonis with you. It will make you popular (that is if you share). • DO NOT! Hand the video camera to the driver while that are driving no matter how much they ask. • Do! Play full contact musical chairs.

• DO NOT! Get behind a VW on a Montreal road. Your wind- • DO NOT! Try and take a chair away from someone twice your shield will thank you for it. weight. The body slamming that will result will hurt (sorry Jeff but you touched my chair) send any donations to “help Jeff walk • DO! Remember that at the bottom of a hill on every snow-cov- again fund” care of the Canadian Rover Eh! ered road, some idiot planned a 90 degree turn (this is why you need good tires mentioned above). I hope that this proves to be helpful. Remember, there is not limit to Rovering. • DO! Remember at one point you should just give up truing to make that turn and just brace for impact. Yours in Scouting, Abe Elias • DO! Be thankful for all the things you didn’t hit i.e. the signpost, Nord-Ouester, 6th Leamington Voyageur Crew. tree, garbage dumpster, and, oh, yeah, the ravine you didn’t go down into. Send all replies to [email protected]

And criticize and knock? And help with hand and heart; God Stuff Do you take an active part Don’t be just a member To help the work along, But take an active part. Baden-Powell Or are you satisfied to be Think this over, member, The kind that “just belong”? You know right from wrong; Which Are You? Do you ever go to visit Are you an active member, A member who is sick, Or do you just belong? Are you an active member, Or leave the work to just a few The kind that would be missed, And talk about the clique? Or are you just contented There’s quire a program scheduled That your name is on the list? That I’m sure you’ve heard about, Do you attend the meetings And we’ll appreciate it if you too And mingle with the flock, Will come and help us out. Or do you stay at home So come to meetings often Greased Pig Wrestler and the Universities seldom offer a degree in that. Put the child’s money into investments subject to Capital Gain such as mutual funds, being certain to have the account in Through your name in trust for ______. The profits from the capital gain are the child’s and should be declared every year, for taxation, be- cause the child is exempt taxation for a couple of thousand dollars The Rapids each year and can then accumulate a considerable amount of tax free money towards their education. Be sure it is in trust so you By Smoke Blacklock don’t find your fifteen year old child driving up in a Mercedes.

Remember, when your favourite political candidate is promising Letter #9 to give you everything in the world, that if by some miracle he pro- Taxes, Lotteries, and Other Winnings duces these gifts, then he or one of his buddies will also produce a bill. Whatever your government gives you is not free, but sooner Ever since the invention of money, people have been inventing or later must be paid for. If it is for the good of the majority, go for ways of getting the other guys money from him. The catch phrase it, but remember that your taxes are going to have to pay the bill. of today is “Disposable Income” referring to the amount left after There ain’t no free lunch. Whether you are talking about Child the government has taken their share. This is a fallacy encouraged Tax Benefit or grants to corporate giants it must be paid for, and by the government, to make you think their part is, in some way you had better know what your MP is doing with your money. sacred. Take time to learn what you are required to pay and what you are not required to pay. Winning the Lottery…. Plan some of your finances to take advantage of the loopholes Getting rich quickly is an attractive prospect at first glance but that exist in the rules. Tax deferment is often worthwhile, through check into the percentages. No lottery ever operated at a loss, various methods, but in the likely event that taxes increase it could mainly because they take their share off the top and divide the be deferring to the next higher level. remainder to the winners. If you are willing to gamble a small amount of money against a tiny possibility of vast winnings, do so, The world is full of salesmen who claim that their only concern is but don’t fool yourself into thinking it is a likely way out. Gam- to protect you from taxes, or to earn huge amounts for you, but it bling is a game in which most the world are losers. In many cases is worth looking to see what is in it for them. The savings can be the lotteries are simply voluntary taxation in which the govern- appreciable but it is also possible that whatever the program, the ment promises to give something great to a few in exchange for profit will be to the sales organization and not to you. Registered a small contribution from the many. Keep it in perspective, and Retirement Savings Plans can serve a useful purpose in shifting enjoy your little risk, but don’t let it become bigger than you are income from one time to another but be certain of what is deducted willing to throw away. Whether on the lotteries, stock market,, or paid out of your account since the amount can be frightening. card table, or Russian Roulette don’t gamble more than you can afford to lose. Remember that losing is the normal state while Education savings programs for your kids are a good idea, but winning is only for a very few. some are very restrictive. Your child needs to attend university for four years in order to collect back on your investment. It would be You will find that the likelihood of winning many thousands of safer to put the money in an ordinary saving trust until you are sure dollars is far higher if you pay in extra twenty-five dollars a month what your child is going to want from life. A Registered Educa- on your mortgage than if you bought twenty-five bucks worth of tion Savings Plan is not tax deductible but only holds the interest lottery tickets. tax free until withdrawn. He may want to be the World’s Greatest By participating in the Gifts for Peace projects, Scouts will be making an enormous contribution toward build- The Planning Kit for ing a more peaceful world. What better way to celebrate the “Gifts for Peace” the 100th anniversary of Scouting in 2007? Use ScoutPAX at local and national level. Find and use the parts that are relevant to your community and projects. Translate useful sections into local languages. ScoutPAX is a tool to help plan and implement the Gifts Distribute copies of the kit to your Scout leaders. Navi- for Peace projects gate the website and explore the links.

It’s full of information, planning guides, activities, ScoutPAX is available on CD-Rom from the World web-links, stories from National Scout Organizations Scout Bureau or online at and examples of projects for Scouts of all ages. http://www.scout.org/scoutpax/ • Kael Dixon and Dan Lynch of the University of Waterloo Rover Crew Rovers Only Moot 2006 and Megan Taylor of the 54th Mississauga Rover Crew, who were invested By Albert Fuchigami as Rovers of their respec- Photo Credits: Alber Fuchigami & Janet Jenkins tive Crews.

The Rovers-Only Moot 2006, held in Kitchener, • Chrystal Beke, Sarah Kassa, and Menotah Vickers, who were Ontario was a great suc- re-coloured into the 10th Waterloo Rover Crew. cess. Unlike previous years, the thunderstorm • University of Waterloo downpour held off until Rover Crew members the Moot was over and ev- Gillian Gothard, Janet eryone had packed up. We Jenkins, and Ryan Jen- had a couple of new Crews kins who received their show up, and it was a Woodbadge Woggle chance for Rovers and Ad- after completing their visors to get together and relax. Everywhere you looked, people Crew Woodbage Basic were sitting around, laughing or trying out new things. Where else training. could you sample so many different Dutch oven recipes, strategize how to defeat the Spider Web or make your own Jiffy-pop. (Re- member - popcorn tastes better if you skip setting it ablaze) Congratulations to Neil Thanks to everyone Craig, Steve Denham, who came out and we’re and Wayne Hessel (10th looking forward to see- Waterloo Rover Crew) ing you next year. who also completed their Crew Woodbage During the Rovers-Only Basic training, and re- Moot, an Investiture and ceived their woggles at Re-colouring ceremony an earlier presentation. was held. Congratula- tions to: very active and lively part of Scouting and we need to make sure that this Country knows it!

So as we move forward I encourage everyone to get out, have fun and to create some good Scouting memories.

For those that don’t know the Chair for CCRRT has just stepped October Update down from his role and therefore we have some restructuring to do. We have a plan that will be discussed at our October forum So a new Scouting year has begun and we look forward to what this year has in store for the Central Canada Rover Round Table and are always looking for people to be part of the Executive. (CCRRT), especially as we head into our 100th Anniversary of Scouting in Canada. This should be a very exciting year and we So if you interested in joining the team please contact Marlene are hoping everyone will help us celebrate. Harris at [email protected]

To start the year off we met in September in Ottawa and partici- We look forward to seeing everyone October 19-22 at Rovent! pated in the annual Couch Rally through the streets of Ottawa. Al- though there was not a large turn out for the weekend it was a very Good Scouting and Happy Birthday! productive forum to see where we wanted to go as a community and where we’ve come from over the years. I think as any Rover Marlene Harris will tell you our main priority is to complete the Rover handbook Vice Chair CCRRT with the assistance of Rovers all over the country and the Second priority is to make sure we are seen and heard. Rovers are still a It is a sad story with hope for the future. The Scout Association Scouting Rovers Travel to of Czech Republic secured and $3 million dollar grant to restore Czech Republic to Restore the Faith the church as a memorial to the 22 villages it represented. During this spring’s work project Scout volunteers came from Canada, The remains of a Catholic church stand alone in a quiet valley Poland and Holland to pitch in. in the eastern part of Czech Republic, decaying from years of neglect. For 10 Canadian Rover Scouts, this was the focus of a Work completed by the Canadian Rovers included a stone service project they under- staircase to the remains of a cemetery, clearing brush to expose took in May. a reflecting pond adjacent to the church, clearing of surface silt from the remains of a school building exposing some impressive Rover Keith Emond of columns, and reconstruction of a floor to the bell tower of the Brooklin, Ontario was one of church. them, paying his own way to the central European country The work needed to save the church is extensive and will re- to lend a hand. As a philoso- quire thousands of hour work over the next few years. Hopefully phy student at University of the Rovers who went will return to lend a hand again. Toronto, Keith reflected on how such a project can While working on the project, a German man approached to ask impact your perception of about the work. He was travelling with his wife and her mother life and the world. For him, who lived in the village over 60 years ago. She was overcome things will never be the same, now that he has seen first hand the with joy to see that someone was doing something to erase a dark atrocities in other parts of the world. part of history. It is a humbling moment to hear that something you are doing has that affect on people. The mission was organized by Leader Brian Wick and included a delegation of Rovers (aged 19 – 25) from Whitby and Windsor. Other volunteers provided Mr. Wick learned about the derelict church on a visit to Prague in food for the workers. In 2004. The church is located 250 km east of Prague near the city traditional Czech style, of Olomouc. meals included goulash with dumplings, sausage, The area surrounding the church was converted into a military pate on bread and a variety training zone by the Russian occupants following World War of soups. II. Of 22 villages that were evacuated, the church is the only remaining structure. All other structures had decayed as a result When you go to a foreign of military exercises and have become overgrown by the forests. place on holiday, you are usually protected from the reality of what is there. This was a Over the years, solders training in the area had bombed and chance for the Canadians to really appreciate the Czech people pelted the buildings with bullets, accelerating the destruction of and culture and to lend a hand in the reconstruction project. The the old brick buildings. Evidence of this is clear when visiting church is no longer a passing site, but becomes part of you as the church and analysing it’s interior walls. Just over the next you have made an impact on it. The reality of what war does to a ridge, flares signal military exercises being conducted around the place cannot be felt in Canada as it can in place like this. To stand church. Pop, pop, pop go the guns as soldiers conduct skirmishes. near the church and realize the silence that was once a quaint village can be very humbling. Remembrance Day for these Rover Stare Voda (or Old Water) was established in 1703 and through Scouts will have a different meaning next Novermber. the decades was expanded to the impressive cathedral that stands today. The structure was surrounded by 160 homes and busi- For each of the participants, the $1423 it cost out of their own nesses catering to about 700 residents prior to 1945. A short walk pocket was well worth it. The interaction with different cultures, downstream from the church is spring-fed monument to Saint language, landscape and people help put a new context on to the Mary. The water is still clean and provided drinking water for the history that surrounded them. Each went with a different purpose project days. in mind, but all returned with the same experience, one they will remember for many years. The outside of the church has had major repairs completed including installation of windows, re-hanging of doors and re- The Rover program is the senior section for youth in Scouting. plastering and painting of the walls and bell towers. Inside, the Their motto is “Service” so it is normal for them to get involved 60 m vaulted ceilings of the church still display faded frescos. in such a project. There is a constant rain of plaster dust as the building continues to deteriorate. The alter and vestibules are void of artefacts, long For more information contact: replaced by graffiti painted on the walls. Following decommis- Scouts Canada - 57th Windsor Rover Crew: Iain Tait sioning of the church in 1945, icons and artefacts were redistrib- Scouts Canada - 1st Whitby Crusaders Rover Crew: Brian Wick uted to churches outside the military training zone. flinging a lot of the contents out of his pack as he hiked, and that apparently coffee filters fling great. Bryson then inquires about what can be had for breakfast:

““ What about some of that cheese?” “He shook his head. Flung.” By John “Kirby” McCuaig “Peanuts?” “Flung.” “Spam?” “Really flung.” This was begin- ning to sound a trifle grave. “What about the baloney?” “Oh, ate that at Amicalola…”” p.43-44 Number 29 In the end, their first breakfast on the trail consisted of a coffee and a Snickers bar, hardly the Breakfast of Champions. How I spent my Summer Vacation The book is not entirely a comic romp as Bryson does share his In Out & About #28, I said there was “Nothing worse then having personal opinions throughout the book on the US Federal Govern- to return to school after summer vacation and hearing the teacher ment and its U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park ask everyone to write an essay on “How I spent my summer vaca- Service which are not complimentary. tion””. Well, this is plainly different because this is “How I spent a week of my summer vacation”. I realize it’s hard to see the differ- He doesn’t hold back his opinion of Pennsylvania’s Keystone ence for some people, but trust me, writing this column is clearly Trails Association who prints the maps for its section of the trail. more enjoyable. First, I do this because I want too and second, He describes them as “…small, monochrome, appallingly printed, what I did do was read Bill Bryson’s A Walk In The Woods. A inadequately keyed, and astoundingly vague-in short, useless: book The Globe and Mail newspaper described as “A comic tour comically useless, dangerously useless, heartbreakingly useless, de force.” It is his account of hiking the Appalachian Trail with his dangerously useless, completely useless.” p.182 partner in crime Stephen Katz. He is concerned on how development is encroaching on the trail The week before my week off in July, I checked out the book se- and the surrounding area. He sites the foreign elements introduced lect of my local Costco and purchased my copy of A Walk In The into the environment by man as having killed off some of the na- Woods. A couple of times I’ve picked up a copy of one of Bryson’s tive flora and fauna. books, but returned it to the self due to the suggested retail price of $22 for a paperback. This time the price was right. Byrson’s writing style strikes an accord with me, as he is funny and hard hitting. Not afraid to let large institutions have it. He gives us Bryson recounts his travel experiences using his own unique brand a glimpse into what it feels like to be on the trail for weeks. The of humour. He got me hooked on reading his book by page 3. It characters you’re likely to meet along the way and the humour that not often you can sit on the deck at your cottage and read aloud to can be found in the daily grind of hiking the trail. your nephew (Josh Wilde, 3rd Newtonbrook Venturers) and both of share a good belly laugh. A Walk In The Woods is published in Canada by Anchor Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited. Bill Bryson now “Nearly everyone I talked to had some gruesome story involving a lives in Hanover, New Hampshire. guileless acquaintance who had gone off hiking the trail with high hopes and new boots and come stumbling back two days later with Appalachian Trail a bobcat attached to his head or dripping blood from an armless sleeve and whispering in a hoarse voice, “Bear!” before sinking The AT extends over 2,100 miles from its southern terminus on into a troubled unconsciousness.” p.3 Springer Mountain in Georgia to the northern terminus on Mount Katahdin in Maine and crosses the boundaries of fourteen states Only a small portion of those intending to hike the entire AT actu- along the way. The trail owes its existence largely to two men, lo- ally complete it. I don’t believe there’s any statistics on how many cal hiking clubs and thousands of volunteers over the years. First don’t complete the trail due to either bobcat or bear attacks. Ac- to Benton MacKaye who brought the idea to the public in his 1921 cording to Byrson’s research about 2,000 hikers attempt to hike article in the Journal of the America Institute of Architects and the entire trail each year. Just over 10% of those who try, make it second to Myron Avery who as president of the Appalachian Trail all the way and “A quarter get no further than North Carolina, the Conference for 20 years when the trail was originally mapped. next state.” p.31 During that first 20 years a number of existing trails were knitted together and new trails added. Over 99 percent of the trail is pro- Bryson and Katz can’t be described as typical backpackers. In fact tected by the US’s National Park Service. you shouldn’t read the book expecting to get great advice or insight how to actually hike the trail. More to laugh at their ineptitude and Other AT References: to get an idea of how wrong things can go. His description of their first breakfast on the trail sets the stage for the rest of the journey, The Exploring the Appalachian Trail series by Stackpole Books when Bryson asks Katz why his cup of coffee has coffee grounds, splits the AT into five pack friendly trail books: The Southern and little flecks of pink toilet paper swimming in it. He learns that Appalachians (Georgia, N. Carolina, Tennessee), The Virginias Katz had lightened his pack during the climb up the mountain by (Virginia, W. Virginia), The Mid-Atlantic States (Maryland, Penn- While the narrator’s enthusiasm may wear on you after a while, if sylvania, New Jersey, New York), Southern New England (Con- you truly want to be prepared for hiking the trail, I would recom- necticut, Massachusetts, Vermont), and Northern New England mend viewing the DVD before you go or before you decide if the (New Hampshire, Maine). trail is for you.

Hikes in Southern New England by David Emblidge breaks down The Appalachian Trail Backpacker by Victoria and Frank Logue the 260 miles of the AT in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Ver- now in its fourth edition is a great how-to book, one specifically mont into 29 hikes. Each hike includes: an Information Block, a written for the individual preparing to hike the AT. Each of its four- Narrative, a Trail Profile, a Topographic Map, an Itinerary and teen chapters specifically caters to one aspect of backpacking the occasionally a Sidebar. The format is extremely informative and trail, whether its: Tents, Backpacks, Boots or Trail Hazards. The easy to use. Each hike begins with the Information Block section, chapters take you through yours options and allow you to select which provides important information at a glace, such as: distance, what best suits your needs. elevation, duration, trail access points, etc. Perfect for determining which portion(s) of the trail your going to hike. Next the Narra- Other Books by Bryson: tive section takes you through the hike step by step as though you are hiking it with the author. The Trail Profile provides a visual Bryson has written a number of other books, including three other reference to the changes in elevation of the hike from start to fin- travel books: Notes from a Small Island, Notes from a Big Coun- ish. The Topographic Maps provided are a representation of USGS try, and In a Sunburned Country. The Small Island refers to Great 1:100,000 scaled maps; there are small and the weakest part of Britain, the Big Country, the United States and the Sunburned, the book. Though they provide a general idea of the terrain, and Australia. I’m currently reading In a Sunburned Country, as I have help in planning your trip, I would recommend purchasing actual Australia on my To Do List. Bryson continues his fascination with maps for the trip. The Itinerary graphic provides a chronological natural perils that may confront him in In a Sunburned Country trip plan using landmarks, road crossings, and milestones along when he asks his guide about snakes in the Outback. After provid- the trail. The Sidebars describe historical and natural points of ing a substantial list of deadly snakes she provides the following interest encountered along the trail. advice: “Most snakes don’t want to hurt you. If you’re out in the bush and a snake comes along, just stop dead and let it slide over Appalachian Impressions – Hiking the Appalachian Trail your shoes.” p.26 Bryson responds with “This, I decided, was the by Flagler Films is a two DVD set giving the prospective hiker least-likely-to-be-followed advice I have ever been given.” p.26 a glimpse of the entire trail. The DVD’s allows you to take the 2,173-mile journey along the AT in 126 minutes from the com- Final Thoughts: fort of your recliner without any risk of getting blisters. Ok, well maybe just one on your thumb from using the remote. A number of people in eastern North America hike their local trails and graduate to the AT. Those in the west gravitate towards the For the hiker who is willing to risk leaving his or her recliner and Pacific Crest Trail or the Continental Divide Trail. A couple of actually hike the AT, this is a great resource. Through the narrator years back my Humber College instructor and his dad managed to and first hand accounts from hikers, you are actually on the trail. hike from the Mexican border to Washington State over a summer You are taken to many of the 262 shelters along the trail that you vacation along the Pacific Crest Trail. A year later they returned may stay in, (if room is available). You get to see the spectacular to where they had left off in Washington State and completed the views from the top of many of the mountains you will actually trail to the Canadian border. One of the benefits of being a teacher spend many a grueling hour climbing. You are also shown some is having the opportunity for a once in a lifetime vacation, almost of the tougher terrain that you have to be prepared to cross. You each year it seems. Oh and his dad, a retired British S.A.S. instruc- get to meet a number of those people referred to as “Trail Angels”. tor and you thought you had a drill sergeant for a father. People who maintain the shelters, run the hostels, or volunteer their time in other ways, in other words, people you may actually meet on your trip. This is as close as you can get, without having Kirby McCuaig a Holodeck installed. 3rd Newtonbrook Scouts/Venturers/Rovers Rover Songbook

We did not receive any submissions of songs for this issue. Got a great Rover Song? Send it in to the editor at [email protected]! and was presented the Silver Acorn in June of this year. His legacy will live on for years in both the youth for whom he provided a pro- gram, and the countless leaders who he helped to train. I met Howard on my first day as a Beaver Leader, 12 years ago, when I was buying my first uniform. The counsel he has provided Howard Teal me over the years has been invaluable. I will miss him terribly.

TEAL, Howard G. - (Rover Skip, Scouts Canada 1st Holland My heart goes out to his wife and life partner of many years, Ruth, Landing, Black Knight Rovers). and to his children, Jackie and Chris, both members of Howard’s Rover Crew in Holland Landing. Peacefully, after a short battle We keep on losing the good guys.... with cancer, on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in his 59th year. Yours in the spirit of Scouting.... Dearly oved husband of Ruth Teal of Keswick. Loving father David Creek, of Christopher and Jacqueline Holland Landing, Teal and step-father of Michael Ontario. and Chet Miller. Dear son-in- law of Bernice Cooper. How- “Skip” ard will be greatly missed by many friends and relatives. I’ve found myself a quiet place to think about a man, who changed my life, my thoughts, my views…..I’m sure you understand. My thoughts have been about him now for a couple of months or If desired, donations made to Scouts Canada, Honours and Awards so, and then last night God waved his hand when it was his time Program or to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated to go. by the family. The time has come for all of us to think about this man....his life, Howard held true to the belief in brotherhood and friendship his laugh, his thoughtful ways and how he made us understand. witheveryone. I first met him when I attended a Venturee when He loved to laugh, to share a smile, his wit was sharp and keen, I was 14, when my Ranger Unit spent most of the weekend with one had to go to Scouter’s Club to know exactly what I mean. his Venturer Company. All the Rangers thought he was a really cool Advisor, as he treated us as adults and encouraged us to be For those of you who knew him ourselves. When I left Rangers to join Scouting, Howard was very best, there’s so many things to warm and welcoming. He outfitted me with a uniform and all the say. He touched us all with a gen- Rover resources I asked for. tle hand in his very special way. His Crew sponsored mine when we opened, and he invested me He was my friend, I loved the as one of the first Pas Philos Rovers. He was always the first per- man, and if I can be so bold, I al- son to volunteer when something needed to be done, and he could ways gazed at his left sleeve at his be counted on to follow through on his promises. Howard was a service bars of gold. good man, a great friend, and a dedicated Scouter. We have lost a great deal in losing Howard Teal. His memory will live on in the As I leave this place I know these hearts of all those whose lives he enriched while he was with us. words may do little to help or - Ali Gothard heal, but I know tonight he’s with B.P., Howard’s Scouting resume is incredibly long. Up’ards, Howard Teal. Akela, Scout Leader, Venturer Advisor, Rover Skip, District Commissioner, Deputy Area Commisioner, Deputy Council Com- missioner, Trip Leader, Camp Chief, Scout Shop Volunteer, Mu- Written at Great Oak Village— seum Curator, mentor and most important, my friend. Woodland Trails Scout Camp July 27th, 2006 He received the Medal of Merit, the Bar to the Medal of Merit, less ambitious, but exciting all the same! In 2003, a management Drave - Base Nacional da IV team began work. The Rover Programme of our association is considered a Promis- Rover Scout Centre - Portugal ing Practice to the strategic priority “adolescents” by the WOSM - this is because we are developing a successful programme for the adolescent and post-adolescent age-range, leading to an increase in membership.

Download here http://www.scout.org/strat/docs/pp2port_e.pdf (PDF, 196 Kb)

If you’d like to know more about our Rover Programme we have translated it (roughly).

Download here: http://drave.cne-escutismo.pt/english/more/rover_programme_cne_portugal.pdf (PDF, 116 Kb)

Our motivation is the village and the Rover Programme itself – the fact that Drave is considered an architectural jewel, the harshness to get there and live there, the fact that our lives where “touched” by Rovering – not only has Rovers but also has Rover Leaders, and the strong feeling that is in places like this that Rov- ers can meditate and find some peace of mind (even through “hard labour”) that will make them see what they want in life and make Top up their minds about it. The Village of Drave Rover Programme

The village of Drave is around 500 years old. Scouts are in the vil lage for around 20 years and only for 3 years in a managed way. It’s the birth place of the Martins family. It’s their struglle, their effort, their work that brought us Drave to the 21st century. And although no one lives there permanently, some members of the Martins family live nearby and come often to the village. That’s why we say that: Drave is uninhabited, not abandoned.

In 1992 a new, Rover Programme and Symbolic Framework was Rovers that want to camp there need to have this in mind, the vil- launched and several activities were held across the country to lage is not ours - only some buildings and fields. And here, more mark the occasion. than in any other place, someone with a scarf on his or her neck is representing all scouts. It’s a big responsibility. One in particular, had made a big impression on the participants and organizers, not only because of the event, but because of the It’s a very beautiful place that’s untouched by progress, only na- surroundings. It was their first encounter with Drave . ture, silence, rocks, stars... Soon after, an ambitious plan was born – to make Drave into a fully equipped Scout Centre. A team was set up to turn it into a You really feel something there, some say it’s magic... reality and some houses to accommodate Scouts were even pur- chased in the village. Unfortunately, the initial momentum wasn’t A place where we can experience being a new man; a place of maintained and the dream of transforming Drave into a Scout Cen- becoming, not of being. tre gradually faded. Drave is waiting for you and we are happy to welcome you in the In 2001 Drave was again centre stage as the venue for Rover centre and help you in everyway we can. 2001 – the National Rover Camp. It was then agreed that the hous- es purchased should be used for a Rover Scout Centre. Slightly Launching the International Scout Solidarity project Beirut, August 28th, 2006 - The Secre- Remembrance Day tary General of the World Organiza- tion of the Scout Movement (WOSM), November 11th, 2006 Dr. Eduardo Missoni, has completed today his mission in Lebanon launch- The men and women of the Ca- ing the International Scout Solidarity nadian Forces have demonstrated project in support of the rebuilding and time and again that they will rise Peace process in the country and in the to any challenge. As well as re- Middle East region. World Scouting membering those soldiers who with its 28 Million members distributed in 155 countries is the sacrificed their lives in the service world largest Youth Educational Movement. of our country, why not also rec- ognize the efforts of those cur- “Once again, as soon as the needs arise, Scouts are immediately at rently service our country. Let work helping their communities” commented the Secretary Gen- your Canadian Forces members eral witnessing ongoing activities in his yesterday visit to commu- know you appreciate their service nities and villages in the Southern part of the country. by sending a message.

In Joaya, local scouts were organizing themselves to receive in There are currently four overseas operations currently underway the coming days 150 leaders and rover scouts from the rest of the which the Canadian Forces have committed troops to: country which will join their hand in cleaning up, distributing aids and facilitating the children’s integration in normal life through OP ARCHER – Afghanistan appropriate psycho-social support. OP BRONZE - Bosnia-Herzegovina OP CALUMET – Sinai Both Ministers of Youth & Sports and Social Affairs, Dr. Fatfat OP JADE/OP PROTEUS - Jerusalem and Mrs. Mouawad expressed full support to the scout project. The UNICEF representative Mr. Roberto Laurenti immediately trans- Postcards and letters (not parcels) can be send to the following lated into concrete action the existing international partnership be- addresses: tween that organization and WOSM providing the Scouts’ initia- tive with UNICEF’s “recreation kits”. Equally supportive were the Any Canadian Soldier representative of the European Commission and the Italian Am- OP ARCHER bassador H.E Franco Mistretta that Dr. Missoni also met today. PO Box 5058 Stn Forces Belleville ON K8N 5W6 “The rebirth of the Phoenix” is the name of the project of the Scouts which will soon involve young people around the world in a chain Any Canadian Soldier of solidarity mobilizing financial resources and volunteering for OP BRONZE environmental and health campaigns; educational programs for PO Box 5000 Stn Forces families, children and injured people; helping national and local Belleville ON K8N 5W6 institutions in the rebuilding process. Any Canadian Soldier At the dawn of the second century of their history, in 2007, Scouts OP CALUMET will donate to the Region a wonderful Gift for Peace. PO Box 5237 Stn Forces Belleville ON K8N 5W6

cluding the Police Chief of the district of Zaharany, Hassan Jbeily, Scout Dies Whilst On Duty who had to undergo the amputation of both of his legs.

As the war in Lebanon errupted, Scouts in theregion rushed to George Ghorayeb, a member of the World Scout Committee, was join the relief efforts, and have since been working with the Red able to discuss the tragedy with him and said that “in spite of his Cross and the civil protection agencies to aid those injured or dis- wounds, Mr Jbeily still has very high spirits.” The Lebanese Scouts placed by the bombings. are today among the principal actors in the fight to help those who have become refugees due to the war. An on duty Scout, Fawzi Ali Jaffal, 24 died when the ambulance he was driving was hit by a bomb originating from Bazourieh. He was transporting wounded civilians in Southern Lebanon. Nine other Scouts have also been seriously injured during an air raid in- Nova ScotiaVenturer & Rover Update

Companies Going to CJ 2007 If any Companies are looking for or would be willing to include CALL FOR an extra Venturer for their group going to CJ, please contact Kevin Croft 476-3847 [email protected] . There is a Venturer looking for a company to join to go to CJ, if you are interested, please con- tact Kevin Croft ASAP! NOMINATIONS

Provincial Venturer Conference/ Rover Roundtable

As part of increasing communication and networking with the com- Do you know a Rover, Ad- panies and Crews across Nova Scotia, the fist Provincial Venturer visor or Crew who has ren- Conference/ Rover Roundtable will be hosted at RAVE this year. dered exceptional service to Companies and Crews from around the province will have an op- Rovering, Scouting and to portunity to meet with other groups and share problems, successes and other related program issues or concerns. For more information their community? Why not contact Kevin Croft 476-3847 [email protected] nominate them for the R.S. Dell Award? Iron Scout / Steel Venturer: October 13-15, 2006 This award has been presented annually to individuals The Iron Scout / Steel Venturer is an annual event sponsored by the Central Border Area. It takes place at the Long Lake Scouts Camp and groups who have striven to provide such a level of in Amherst and is open to all Scouts (2nd year and older) and Ven- service that even within a service-minded community, turers. All troops and companies must be self contained and will their peers cannot help but be inspired. Roly Dell, be responsible for their own gear, water and other supplies for the of 1st Niagara, devoted himself to Scouting, Rover- duration of the event. ing and his community for over thirty years, and this Details and registration information are available on the Nova Sco- tia web site at http://www.ns.scouts.ca/events.htm - under the Ven- award has been presented in his memory since 1982. turer/Rover update section of the Current Events page, or by con- Roly’s sense of commitment, honour, dignity, and ser- tacting Traci Gowan at (902) 641-2093 or [email protected] vice has been regarded as a model for innumerable men and women. Rovers and CJ 2007

In July 2007 the 11th Canadian Jamboree will be held at Tamra- Anyone may submit a nomination for the award. All couta Scout Reserve near Montreal Quebec. The Venturer Subcamp nominations stand for three years from the date they will be staffed entirely by Rovers from across Canada. Cureently i are received. The nominated party must be a Rov- have good representation from Ontario but I would really like to see er, Rover Advisor, or Crew currently registered with other provinces represented. If interested please contact kdunn@ Scouts Canada in Central Canada Division. softhome.net. Please put CJ07 in the subject to get through my spam filters. I will also be holding a Rover gathering at the Jamboree for any Rovers that are in camp with Scout troops. The nominations deadline for this year is December Thanks, 31, 2006. Please send all nominations to: Kevin Dunn CJ07 Venturer Subcamp Chief. R.S. Dell Memorial Award Kevin Dunn is looking for Rover to help fill the following positions. c/o 120 Ottawa Street North Current rovers will have priority over Advisors / past Rovers. P.O. Box #43113 Kitchener, Ontario World Scout Jamboree and World Centenary Activities: 2007 N2H 3S9 The World Scout Jamboree is a gathering of Scouts from around the world, for 10 days of adventurous activities, memorable events, and For more information, or to get a flyer sent to you by international friendship in a campsite big enough to accommodate email, please do not hesitate to contact us at tens of thousands of young people. The theme of the 21st World [email protected] Scout Jamboree in 2007 is ““One World, One Promise”” –– which captures the aspirations and hopes of young people for the future. The web site for more information is www.scouting2007.org ASK A TRAINER

What is a PRC? Do I need one as a Rover? None of us is as smart as all of us - Ken Blanchard PRC stands for a Police Records Check. It is part of Scouts Cana- Training courses are great because the Trainers are experienced da’s Adult Screening process. people with lots of ideas and knowledge. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a lot of Rover courses out there these days. If you are participating just as a Rover, and are not in an adult lead- The good new is that the RTE has pulled together a bunch of Rover ership role working with the youth, then you do not need a PRC. Trainers and made them available to answer your questions. However, if you are a leader with another section or volunteer on a regular basis, then you will be required to get one done as part of your Adult registration. For the same reason, it is not uncommon Can I register in more than one Crew at a time? to have Rovers who help out at large camps as Event staff to also get one as well. If your Crew volunteers to run the Area campfire Yes – it’s called cross-registration and is really simple. Just have once a year, you don’t need one. For further details, look in B.P. & the Group Registrar in your new Crew contact their Area/Council P. at Section 3000 – Membership and Registration. B.P.&P. can be to link your account to your Group. You may need to sign another found online at Scouts Canada’s website (www.scouts.ca) registration form (with your cross-registered group), but just mark across the top ‘Paid with Group’. Cross-registration is not PRCs are good for 3 years, and must be valid in order to be an limited to Rovers; you can do it in any role as long as you meet the active Adult Member of Scouts Canada. They can be obtained registration requirements. from your local police force for little or no fee. Contact your Area/ Council for more information. A couple of things to keep in mind:

• You only pay the registration fee once; it doesn’t have to be with The Ask a Trainer Column aims to provide information that is ap- your home Group. Some Groups/Areas tack on a little more to the plicable for all of Canada. Local Areas and Councils may have Council Registration fee to cover local costs. further policies or exceptions – please check with your local rep- resentative for details. • You only have one account in Scouts Canada’s Membership Management System (MMS). You can register in as many Groups If you have a question or issue you would like to submit to the and roles as appropriate. Trainers, please send them to [email protected]

• In some Areas, if you volunteer in another section, the Group will pay the Leader’s registration fees. In this case, register first as an Adult member, and then cross-register as a Rover. However, please don’t use this as a way to skip out on paying registration fees – it’s not fair to you or the Group that paid for you. If you sign on as a Leader, make sure it’s because you want to be one.

• If you’re serving in an Adult Leadership role, make sure you’re actually cross-registered as a Rover, by filling out a Program Sec- tion Registration Form. Otherwise you won’t be counted as a Rover when National tallies up the membership numbers. It’s im- portant to have a true reflection of our numbers.

• Unless you are registered and marked as an active member in MMS, you won’t be covered by Scouts Canada insurance. If you’re cross-registered as a Leader, it is possible to be an active Rover, but a prospective Adult member. This is because the Adult Screening process can take longer (See PRC question below). As long as you are marked in MMS as an active Rover, you can par- ticipate in Crew activities. 20 July 2006

To: All NSOs/MOs Copy to: WOSM/WAGGGS Regional Bureaux and Regional Committees

Subject: Scout & Guide for immediate Peace in the Middle East

It is with increasing concern that we see conflict and tension flaring up in the Middle East. Both the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have many members in Israel, Lebanon and Palestine and we are worried about their safety and those of their families.

When we became a Scout or a Guide we all made a lifelong Promise to ‘help other people at all times’ and to be a ‘friend to all and a sister/brother to every other Scout/Guide’. One of the most important and fundamental principles of our great Movement is to work towards a peaceful world. Both within the countries now involved and on the outside we all have a commitment to try our best to bring peace, understanding and security where there is conflict, misunderstanding and fear. We reach out to all our members, past and present, to do their utmost as Scouts and Guides to bring this misery to a swift end and to rebuild the communities in the region that have already suffered too much.

Yours in Scouting and Guiding,

Elspeth Henderson Herman Hui Chairman, WAGGGS World Board Chairman, World Scout Committee

Lesley Bulman-Lever Eduardo Missoni Chief Executive, WAGGGS Secretary General, WOSM Roverway Finished But Opens Doors To a Culture of Peace. held at the event and attended by UN a representative from the Italian Civil Protection Authority, it was agreed that the flag would reach Lebanon in the coming days on board a boat leaving Italy carrying Italian and UN aid.

More than 5000 Rovers participated in this years event in Loppiano near Florence, Italy.

The camp has ended, the flag has been lowered and the partici- pants are returning home with memories of a truly great event Eduardo addresses the participants at the emotionally charged - European Roverway 2006. closing ceremony.

In the very involving closing ceremony held in Loppiano, near In response, and to continue to move forward with the peace pro- Florence, World Scouting’s Secretary General, Dr. Eduardo Mis- cess, World Scout Committee Member, Georges El Ghorayeb (and soni addressed the camp of 5000 Rovers. Making reference to the native of Lebanon) has proposed to the WSC that a “permanent” theme of this year’s Roverway, “dare to share”, Dr. Missoni spoke international rehabilitation camp be organised involving Scouts not only of the participants’ projects and commitment to “shar- from Lebanon, the Arab region, Europe and all over the world, ing” but also insisted that Scouts “top this” and “dare to make the until the country is entirely rebuilt. impossible possible - to develop a culture of peace and make it a reality everywhere!” In a very emotional moment, he also an- The strength and commitment of World Scouting towards devel- nounced that a truce had been accepted in Lebanon and Israel and oping a culture of peace is also evident in the fact that the Arab a ceasefire has finally commenced, to which the audience of Rover Regional Jamboree, initially scheduled to be held in Lebanon, was Scouts and Guides from all over Europe responded with a standing postponed and not cancelled. Trusting in the capacity of the Move- ovation. ment to build peace in the region, the Jamboree will be transformed into a rehabilitation camp. As a symbolic gesture, Scouts and Guides of Roverway 2006 have European Rovers and Scouts around the world are “daring” to sent the camp’s flag to their brothers and sisters in the Middle East make a difference and leave the world a little better than when as a gift of peace. In an initiative devised at round table discussions they found it! to help others in nee. As Rovers, we must take stock of our worldly equipment, consider the acquisition and due use of money, devel- op muscle and mind power, so as to become personally efficient, and to be able to better help others. Some will look wider still, and determine to add new knowledge to the world, and new sources of health and wealth. All should study the nature of “character” and learn how to improve their own endowment. The Quest of Personal Efficiency Practical Applications As Rovers we must accumulate stores of energy, accomplish- ments, etc. so that we may be ready for days of adversity, whether 1. Develop yourself physically and mentally, including camping, our own or of others. Realizing that my Service tomorrow can be sports, observational skills, engineering, the arts, business, poli- much fuller, freer, and more fruitful than it is today, and that there- tics, etc. fore I must prepare myself for the development of life. Wasting as little time, money, and energy as possible on transient amusement, 2. Study various “vocations” possible open to members of the and hoarding them so that I may spend lavishly on the pleasures Crew, emphasizing the wrong done to the Rover by thinking of which endure. his job as something which has got to be done, and not as a “voca- tion” to which he has been called. Thrift means wise spending, including wise saving. Moreover, as the Baden-Powell has told us, the old rule of the Knights about 3. Discuss the temptations of alcoholism, gambling, etc and trace thrift had a twofold object: to avert poverty from themselves, and causes, preventions, and cures. months. If for some reason you cannot be here for the 3 months, this may affect our decision on whether to offer you a place. How- ever, get in touch with us and let us know what you can do, and we will see what is possible.

The dates of the future seasons are as follows:

WINTER 2007

Start Date: 10 December 2006; End Date: 10 March 2007; Closing date for applications: 15 September 2006

How to apply SPRING 2007

Start Date: 11 March 2007; The Staff at Kandersteg International Scout Centre come from all End Date: 08 June 2007; over the world and bring many different ways and ideas of Scout- Closing date for applications: 15 December 2006 ing with them. Generally, we do not expect formal qualifications, just Scouts and Guides who are willing to work hard, help others, SUMMER 2007 learn new skills, make new friends and enjoy themselves. We want people who want to be part of this exciting international Centre Start Date: 09 June 2007; and who will take home many fantastic memories of their stay. End Date: 08 September 2007; Closing date for applications: 15 February 2007 There are just three require- ments you MUST fulfil in order to apply to join the Staff. AUTUMN 2007

Start Date: 09 September 2007; Scouting End Date: 08 December 2007; Closing date for applications: 15 June 2007 All members of Staff must be registered members of a Scout or Guide Association If you would like to read more about being staff at Kandersteg and which is recognised by the conferences of the World Organisa- apply, we have a special staff booklet (ftp downloadable as a ZIP tion of the Scout Movement or the World Association of the Girl file) with a separate application form (ftp downloadable as a ZIP Guides and Girl Scouts. If you are not sure about your situation, file). With your application please send us also the medical form please contact your National Headquarters who will be able to help (ftp downloadable as a ZIP file). They are in Adobe .pdf format, for you. which you will need the Adobe Reader.

Age

All members of Staff must be at least 18 years old on the day they arrive in Kandersteg.

Language

All members of Staff must be able to understand and communicate in English. Other languages are also very useful, particularly Ger- man & French.

Dates and Info

Kandersteg International Scout Centre is organised into seasons of 3 months each. Our Short Term staff come for one of these sea- sons and it is very important that you can be with us for the full 3 JOTA & JOTI

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- 2 - Your radio am ateur has to register w ith Echolink beforehand. This takes a few days; so don’t w ait until the last m om ent to prepare your Echolink station. Special-event call signs can be used on ------N o te for JO TA particip an ts ------Echolink, but not to register; instead you m ust use the call sign of the 1st operator. The softw are, To take part in the JOTA requires the help o f a licensed am ateur- how ever, allow s you to set a station descriptor. In order to easily recognise them, JO TA stations radio operator. This is not as difficult as it looks. Such a person can are asked to put in their station descriptor: easily be found via the nationa l am ateur-radio organ isation in your “JOTA: your call sign” country. Every country w here Scouting exists has such an (e.g. JOTA: HB9S). organisation. Radio am ateurs throughout the w orld are very keen on helping Scouts to take part in the JOTA. Detailed instructions for JOTA stations on Echolink are available on the radio-scouting w eb site, M ost Scout Associations have appointed a National JOTA O rganiser together w ith the free softw are . Register w ith Echolink before 1 O ctober 2006 if you intend to use (NJO ), to co-ordinate activities for his Association and liaises w ith it for JOTA. Am ateur Radio O rganisations in his country. W here no NJO exists, The radio-bridge experim ent the International Com m issioner is the point of contact. During the JOTA w eekend, a sm all-scale H ow to proceed ? experim ent w ill be held to transfer internet traffic a) Fam iliarise yourself w ith the JOTA inform ation in this over HF amateur radio. The idea is to provide circular, have a look at the JOTA info leaflets available from the World Scout Bureau and basic internet access in rem ote locations, at the radio-scouting w eb site. larger distances from an internet access point, b) During the JOTA w eekend, visit an am ateur-radio station w ith your Scout group or invite a typically a few hundred kilome tres. radio am ateur to install his radio station in your Scout building; It aim s to test the concept and verify if the c) Via the radio, call "C Q Jam boree" o r answ er Scout stations calling to establish contact; available technology can be handled in a simple d) Any radio frequency authorised by W orld Scout Freq uencies: w ay by Scout stations and can be operated by the national am ateur-radio Band SSB(phone) C W (m orse) Scouts for JOTA contacts. If this is successful, the regulations m ay be used. It is 80 m 3.740 & 3.940 MH z 3.590 MH z concept may be used on a wider scale next year, in recom m ended that stations use 40 m 7.090 M H z 7.030 MH z particular in those countries and areas w here internet access is not readily available. If you w ish to the agreed World Scout 20 m 14.290 M Hz 14.070 MH z take part in the experiment, please contact the World JOTA Organiser. frequencies, or frequencies nearby 17 m 18.140 M Hz 18.080 MH z to easily find each other. O nce a 15 m 21.360 M Hz 21.140 MH z A song for W orld Scouting contact is established, the sw itch 12 m 24.960 M Hz 24.910 MH z The idea - This year you will have the chance to use your m usical talents and creativity. You w ill to another frequency can be m ade. 10 m 28.390 M Hz 28.190 MH z be able to participate at the m aking of the future song of World Scouting. We w ill take as a starting point the melody of the song brought back from Africa by the founder of H B 9S, W O SM ’s voice on the air the Scout Movement, Lord Baden-Pow ell (see the melody here be low ). The participants w ill add The am ateur radio station H B9S of the World Scout Bureau in Geneva will be active on all short- the first verse to that line and pass the entire song on by radio or Echolink to Scouts in another w ave and VHF bands during the enitre JOTA w eekend. In addition, HB9S will use the Echolink country. They w ill, in turn, add another verse and forw ard the entire song to yet another country, network to connect to distant radio stations. W ith a bit o f luck, you m ay be able to m ake contact and so on. Forw arding the song is done by singing it. using your local repeater station and a portable radio. After a m inim um of 4 countries have added a verse to the song, the com position can be sent to At H B9S, you can speak directly w ith station m anager Yves Margot, World JOTA O rganiser Richard M iddelkoop, World Scout Bureau staff m em bers and an international team of Scout radio H B9S in Geneva. If it arrives before 12:00 GM T on 22 O ctober, it w ill be transm itted to the operators. w orking group which has been given the task to w ork w ith the composer (a surprise for 2007!) H ow to prepare - H ave a look at the m elody that is printed here and create a few lines for the You m ay send requests for pre-arranged contacts (skeds) in advance to the station m anager by song that m atch the m elody, preferably in English. You can also use your ow n language, but em ail:m argoty@ m ysunrise.ch. Please note the propagation predictions w hen selecting sked tim es. rem em ber that the song has to be transferred to another country. M aking a contact w ith HB9S takes som e patience and practice. U sually m any stations are calling The Scout's Chorus. This is a chant that at the sam e tim e. The operators w ill do their very best to m ake contact w ith Scout stations world- the African Zulus used to sing to the ir Chief. w ide and speak to Scouts in as m any languages as possible. It m ay be shouted on the march, or used as applause at games and m eetings and camp Echolink m akes radio-w aves travel over the internet fires. It m ust be sung exactly in tim e. If you have an internet connection available at your radio station, w e recom m end that you use Leader: Eengonyama-gonyama. the Echolink system . Echolink allow s you to m ake radio contacts over very large distances, Chorus: Invooboo. Ya-boh! Ya-Boh! Invooboo! regardless of the propagation conditions, using even sm all handheld radios. For m ore inform ation about the m elody and the lyric of the song, please go to: Echolink works via com puters that are connected both to the internet and to an am ateur radio http://w ww.scout.org/jota station. By contacting one of these, your signals can go from the airwaves onto the internet and vice-versa. Echolink even allow s PC users and am ateur radio stations to directly com m unicate with The m eaning is: Leader: "He is a lion!" each other. In fact, if you don’t have am ateur radio equipm ent you can still use it. You need a PC Chorus: "Yes! he is better than that; he is a hippopotam us!" w ith a soundcard, speakers and a m icrophone. Your PC transm its your voice signals over the internet, to another Am ateur Radio station. Suppose you are at a location that does not allow you to put up antennas, or you have easy access to the com puter classroom in a school building, well now JOTA sked book you have the chance to take part in JOTA from the school’s PC's, sim ply by connecting to Echolink. M ake an appointm ent for a radio contact beforehand. The radio-scouting web site offers the possibility for individua l Scout groups to pre-arrange radio contacts for the JOTA w eekend. O ne The sam e regulations apply for regular, on the a ir, radio contacts. The transm issions are identified can sim ply click the icon of the JOTA sked book and send an em ail m essage to the system . w ith the radio call sign, so they are not anonym ous, and can be traced to the responsible Enter in the m essage the details of your desired contact: operator. The license of the operator is checked before access to the system is granted. This w ay, Date and tim e in GM T Echolink protects youngsters from unw anted elem ents present on the internet and ensures child Radio station call sign safety. Nam e and location of your Scout group A lternatively, you can respond to sim ilar m essages from other Scout groups. w w w . s c o u t . o r g • B e l g r a d e • B r u s s e l s • C a i r o • C a p e T o w n • D a k a r • G e n e v a • M a n i l a • M o s c o w • N a i r o b i • S a n t i a g o d e C h i wl e • Y awl t a • w . s c o u t . o r g • B e l g r a d e • B r u s s e l s • C a i r o • C a p e T o w n • D a k a r • G e n e v a • M a n i l a • M o s c o w • N a i r o b i • S a n t i a g o d e C h i l e • Y a l t a • - 6 - - 7 -

j. Mailing list: this is to be used by all national JOTI organisers to coordinate their work. National ------Note for JOTI participants ------organisations should check if their organisers are subscribed to it. If not they should send the Voice chat (in addition to "keyboard" chatting) will be name of their organiser and his/her address to [email protected] . featured again this year. Please announce and promote it k. JOTI NetMeeting directory server: this will be available as well. All participants who want to to your participants. See item c. for more information on use NetMeeting/GnomeMeeting for videoconferences can use that directory server to find voice chat. partners.

The latest information on this year's JOTI will be announced on the National JOTI Organisers (NJiO) mailing list ([email protected]). Please be sure that your NJiO is subscribed to this list. To subscribe just send a request - 9 - mail to [email protected] .

Languages Some of the services, and safe-guards, which are being Life would be so much easier, but perhaps less interesting, if every Scout spoke the same provided at http://www.joti.org/ include: language; but this is not the case. How can we help Scouts to communicate with fellow-Scouts that do not speak their language? Here are a few ideas: a. Technical information: rules of participation, tutorial material, access to software, and more ... much of it in The translator machine: 20 languages. Every effort is made to help leaders and There is a free translation service available on the internet. You can enter up to one page of text young people learn about the Internet and how to use in one language and ask it to translate it into another. It has over 20 different languages it safely. available. Several JOTA groups have used it successfully to translate radio messages in the past. It may not be very fast, but it is fun to do and it does help. You could even prepare a standard b. Chatting: this is by far the most popular activity in JOTI. It is the opportunity to communicate message for your Scouts in many different languages. Click on the “translate” button on the radio scouting web site at www.scout.org/jota and it will take you to the translator machine. worldwide, in real-time, on as many as 50 different channels in many languages. Detailed information how to get, configure and use the necessary software is available. Operators are monitoring these channels constantly to ensure that conversations are not The J-Code inappropriate, and most of all, follow rules for the protection of children, such as not allowing The J-code is a tool that enables a very basic conversation in those cases where there is no the communication of personal email addresses, home addresses, telephone numbers, etc. common language between the youngsters. The J-code is simply a set of abbreviations similar to the Q-Code used by radio amateurs. It is NOT a code intended to hide the contents of the People who do not comply are asked to do so, or if necessary, are blocked from the channel. transmissions, quite the opposite, it is intended to enable communication. As such, it can be used over amateur radio and in internet chat contacts. c. JOTI voice chat server: Participants can - by using the software TeamSpeak - directly talk to a number of other Scouts using a microphone and the computer's soundcard. Detailed The J-code is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian-Portuguese, Italian, information how to get, configure and use the necessary software "Teamspeak" is available. Dutch, German, Norwegian and Chinese (more to follow) and can be downloaded from the library at the radio-scouting web site. d. Contact list: Scouts and Scout groups may leave a message here to say they are looking to make contact with others. They are encouraged to use nicknames and a special JOTI email Personal Scouting JWN = My name is ...... JCS = I am a Cub Scout address (below). The city, country, region, and Scouting branch can be entered to aid others JFC = I come from .... (Country) JSC = I am a Scout. in searching for contacts. Physical addresses and ages, for example, are not allowed. (All JHO = I am ..... years old. JGI = I am a Guide. entries are monitored, and removed if inappropriate.) JWA = My address is ...... JRS = I am a Rover Scout. Those who join the contact list receive a welcome message, which helps to verify the address. JEM = Our e-mail address is ..... JRG = I am a Ranger Guide. All email addresses in this contact list are removed after JOTI. The data collected is not JWL = The language I speak is ... JLS = I am a Scout Leader. 1 = English JWG = I belong to the Group .... retained, or used for any other purpose. The contact list will be available from September 1st. 2 = French JHJ = Happy JOTA / JOTI 3 = Spanish 4 = Portugese JSW = Best Scouting wishes to you e. Special JOTI email addresses: A very important service is the ability for any participant to 5 = Russian 6 = German General obtain a temporary email address, at no cost, for use during JOTI. The process is quick and 7.= Dutch JAC = We are camping. automatic. These addresses are available a few days before JOTI starts and are cancelled 8 = Italian JWB = The weather here is ... soon after JOTI. This email address prevents the participants from getting contacted by 1 = overcast anybody unwanted (e.a. spam mails) after the JOTI. The special JOTI email addresses will be 2 = rainy 3 = very heavy rain available from mid September. 4 = snowy 5 = fine f. Guest book: JOTI participants are invited to add their greetings to the guestbook. In order to ask a question just add the letter "X" to the end of the particular code, e.g.: g. Participation certificates: Individuals and groups may request to receive a personalised, JWN = My name is ...... JWNX = What is your name? colour, participation certificate. They will receive a special address on the Internet where the JHO = I am ...... years old. JHOX = How old are you? certificate can be viewed, downloaded and printed. w w w . s c o u t . o r g • B e l g r a dIem• aB gr iunses tehl es •foC laloi wr oin• gC aepxechaT ongwen •bDetawk eaer n• GaeRnuesvsiaa•nMSacnoiul ta i•nMWo slacdoiw •oNstaoikr oabnid• hS iasnftrieangdo-tdo-ebeC hini l e • Y a l t a • Caracas, Venezuela. All words can be spelled in the international spelling alphabet: h. Servers worldwide: the JOTI team organizes a series of 5-10 Internet servers around the Doswe danja, JWN Dimitri world to mirror (duplicate) the main JOTI pages and services. This is essential in providing Hola Dimitri, JWN Paco quick Internet access for many Scouts from many parts of the world. This service is provided JHJ Paco, JFC Russia, QTH Wladiwostok. JWL 5 only during JOTI. (This is independent of the IRC network for chatting channels.) OK Dimitri, QTH Caracas y JHO 12. JHOX JHO 14 Paco. JSC, JAC, JWB 4 Muy bien, JSC y JWB 1. JSW Dimitri. i. Contact verification/greetings: Individuals and groups can send and receive an electronic card JSW Paco. showing that they had contact (via email or while chatting) with a specific individual/nickname or group in a particular country. Looks like code to you? Well, that’s exactly what it is, the J-Code. Dimitri and his friend Paco would otherwise not be able to have this basic contact. Can you? Give it a try.

w w w . s c o u t . o r g w w w . s c o u t . o r g • B e l g r a d e • B r u s s e l s • C a i r o • C a p e T o w n • D a k a r • G e n e v a • M a n i l a • M o s c o w • N a i r o b i • S a n t i a g o d e C h i l e • Y a l t a • • B e l g r a d e • B r u s s e l s • C a i r o • C a p e T o w n • D a k a r • G e n e v a • M a n i l a • M o s c o w • N a i r o b i • S a n t i a g o d e C h i l e • Y a l t a • NATIONAL REPORT 2006 JOTA activities: 49th Jamboree On The Air / 10th Jamboree On The Internet The Jamboree-On-The-Air and Jamboree-On-The-Internet are world-wide events, organized and experienced differently everywhere. Please share your experiences, ideas and suggestions with us in the boxes below. Feel free to include extra pages if needed. Write your information in English,  French, German, Dutch or Spanish, whichever is more JOTI activities: convenient to you.

Scout/Guide Association : Country : Report for : JOTA JOTA & JOTI JOTI National JOTA Organizer National JOTI Organizer  Name: Name: the most exciting contact: Call Sign: Nickname: Packet Radio BBS: JOTI-Homepage: E-Mail-Address: E-Mail-Address: Postal Address: Postal Address:

JOTA participation Number of Number ofJOTA participants: Radio Visitors Radio stations Scouts Guides operators funny situations: Radio only Mix (both Radio and Echolink) Echolink only Are non-licensed Scouts allowed to speak over the radio? Yes No Did you use the information on the WOSM JOTA web site? Yes No Did any Scout groups in your country use the J-code? Yes No The longest Scout radio contact was made by the Scout group over a distance of km with the Scout group in . JOTA ideas:

JOTI participation in total of them in groups of them as individuals Scouts Guides of them using services in total of them in groups of them as individuals IRC Chat Voice Chat (TeamSpeak) JOTI ideas: Video Chat (NetMeeting) of them using joti.org services in total of them in groups of them as individuals Account at Contact List JOTI Validation Card joti.org E-Mail-Address Our story is supplemented with the following (mark boxes when included): Participation Certificate Photographs; newspaper cuttings of the event in your own language; Guestbook Logo design for next year; any other comments or suggestions (on separate pages).

Please describe your JOTA – JOTI weekend:

World Organization of the Scout Movement page 1 of 3 The 49th JOTA - 10th JOTI Story World Organization of the Scout Movement page 2 of 3 The 49th JOTA / 10th JOTI Story Jam. We need: We arelookingforhelperstoworkinspecificjobsKander applications fromnonEx-Staff also. able andwemainlyrequireEx-Staff althoughwewillconsider tween 24July-10 August 2007. There aremanypositionsavail We arelookingforlotsofhelperstoworkduringKanderJambe KanderJam Helpers If interested,keeparegulareyeonthispage! KanderJam 2007. You willfindinformationhereregardingtheavailablejobsat Staff Opportunities During our weekend, contacts were made with Scout stations in the following countries (this is a complete list of all countries where Scouting exists): JO JOCountry JO JOCountry JO JOCountry JO JOCountry

5 FoodSupplyhelpers 6 Cateringhelpers 16 In-CampandEnvironmental programmeguides 18 Hikingguides 18 Climbingguides TI TA TI TA TI TA TI TA Algeria Dominica Lesotho Romania Angola Dominican Rep. Liberia Russian Fed. Argentina Ecuador Libya Rwanda Armenia Egypt Liechtenstein San Marino Australia El Salvador Lithuania Saudi Arabia Austria Estonia Luxembourg Senegal Azerbaijan Ethiopia Macedonia FYR Seychelles Bahamas Fiji Madagascar Sierra Leone Bahrain Finland Malaysia Singapore Bangladesh France Maldives Slovakia Barbados Gabon Malta Slovenia Request forService Belarus Gambia Mauritania South Africa Belgium Georgia Mauritius Spain Belize Germany Mexico Sri Lanka Bhutan Ghana Moldova St. Lucia. Bolivia Greece Monaco St. Vincent Bosnia & Herzegovina Grenada Mongolia Sudan Botswana Guatemala Morocco Surinam Brazil Guyana Mozambique Swaziland Brunei Darussalam Haiti Namibia Sweden Bulgaria Honduras Nepal Switzerland Burkina Faso Hong Kong Neth. Antilles Tajikistan - Burundi Hungary Netherlands Tanzania - - Cameroon Iceland New Zealand Thailand Canada India Nicaragua Togo Project Director, at If youareinterestedpleaseemail Jens,our2007 The benefitsofcomingthetobeHelperinclude: at theCentre! after theyfinishworkingtorelaxandhavesomefunwhilsthere and arewelcometoarriveafewdaysearlierordepart Helpers willworkfromthe24thJulyuntil10thof August Cape Verde Indonesia Niger Trinidad & Tobago Central African Rep. Ireland Nigeria Tunisia Chad Israel Norway Turkey Chile Italy Oman U. Arab Emirates One dayoff perweek Towels toiletries Free laundryfacilitiesandbasicstandardbrand availability Use oftheCentre’s skiandliftpasses,subjectto Free bustransporttoandfromthevillage Accommodation (Camping) bytheCentre) Accident Insurance(PersonalpropertyisNOT covered Sickness Insurance Meals duringyourstay China Republic Ivory Coast Pakistan Uganda Colombia Jamaica Palestinian Auth United Kingdom Comoros Japan Panama United States Congo Jordan Papua N Guinea Uruguay [email protected] Costa Rica Kenya Paraguay Venezuela Croatia Kiribati Peru World Bureau, HB9S Cyprus Korea Philippines Yemen Czech Rep. Kuwait Poland Yugoslavia Denmark Latvia Portugal Zambia Lebanon Quatar Zimbabwe Total contacted countries JOTA: Total contacted countries JOTI:

Please send us your JOTA-JOTI story by email: or by postal mail: The maximum size of your email can be 1 Mb. directly to the report editor: Send your photographs (max. 5) in JPG format. Richard Middelkoop, Compress attachments using e.g. ZIP. Cornelis van Ramshorstlaan 13, Email this form, together with any attachments, to: NL-3863 AZ Nijkerk, [email protected] The Netherlands. Reception confirmation is published at the NJO-Network web server, updated weekly in December. The World Scout Bureau assumes that all materials received are free of copyrights and may be used for publication. Please make sure that your story is received by the 31st DECEMBER 2006.

World Organization of the Scout Movement page 3 of 3 The 49th JOTA - 10th JOTI Story ROVENT A Medieval Tourney

October 20- 22, 2006 Camp Opemikon The 112th Nepean Rovers and their friends, command all Rovers and Venturers to renew their promise and pay homage to the King and Queen of Rovent.

This camp features a medieval feast, a dance, a medieval fair, a superb quest and a medi- eval siege warfare game, and a possible midnight movie.

In addition to medieval costumes and a group banner, all groups must bring materials for the war-game. This event involves building a machine capable of launching a grapefruit sized projectile containing flour using a lever arm. The catapult must be easily transported and made of wood and rope. Groups may build more than one. (Metal catapult parts and pulleys are allowed in the interest of having a good working unit)

FOR REGISTRATION PACKAGE, EMAIL [email protected] JOTT (Jamboree On The Apex Extreme Trail) Genesis IX Venturee When: When: Oct 13-15, 2006 May 12, 2007 ROVENT When: November 10-12, 2006 Where: Where; Peak District, Der- Worldwide When: Oct 20th - 22nd 2006 Where: Camp Bel byshire, England [email protected] Where: Camp Opemikon Dorchester, Ontario More info: Perth, Ontario More Info: Asia-Pacific Regional [email protected] More Info: [email protected] Scout Conference campoperovent@hotmail. Sedan Chair Rally When: Oct 18-23, 2007 com 7th Annual Camp Opemikon When: Oct 20-22, 2006 Where: Tokyo, Japan Work Weekend Where: More Info: Cuffley, Hertford- Jailbreak Moot When: Apr 27-29, 2007 shire, England [email protected] When: October 27th-29th Where: Camp Opemikon More info: 2006 Perth, Ontario 13th World Scout Moot www.sedanchair.org Where: Niagara Falls, Ontario More Info: When: Aug 10-19, 2008 More Info: [email protected] 17th Australian Rover Moot Where: Mozambique [email protected] When: Dec 29/07 - Jan 10/08 More Info: Where: New South Wales, [email protected] Australia More Info: WINGS2009 www.aussiemoot.com When: Aug 1-8, 2009 Where; Royal County of I Am Moot ‘07 Berkshire, UK WB basic Company/Crew When: Apr 5-9, 2007 More Info: Centennial Trail - Cascadia Council Where: Dunedin, New Zea- [email protected] Hike & Build the When: October 27-29. land Trans-Canada Trail More Info: [email protected] 65th New Zealand http://www.victoria.cascadia. Rover Moot When: October 1, 2006 scouts.ca/ New Zealand Where: Bear Lake, Manitoba When: April 6th-9th 2007 More Info: Camp Rainbucket [email protected] When: November 17th-19th 2006. More Info: WB basic Company/Crew http://www.nicomeklscouting. - Pacific Coast Council ca/events/rainbuck.htm When: October 20/21 and November 3/4. More Info: RAVE 2006 Rabbit Hill Ski Night http://www.pacificcoast.scouts. When: October 13-15, 2006 When: March 10, 2007 ca/calendar.html More Info: [email protected] Where: Rabbit Hill Edmon- ton, Alberta More Info: [email protected]