Canoe Camp

August 21-23, 2014

Earn your Lake Tandem Introduction Certificate
Who: Pathfinders, Rangers & Adults
(Maximum 10 participants)
Where: Camp Hughes on West Lake, near Prince George
What: Participants will spend most the camp earning their canoeing certificate, but there
will also be opportunity for other camp activities.
Cost: $80 including tax
Participant will be led by a qualified canoe instructor from Blackwater Paddling.
Participants will learn: introduction to canoeing, safety equipment, safety skills, paddling
strokes, & rescue procedures.
All participants must have their Swim Test for Boating prior to taking part in the course.
This information must be in iMIS at least 1 week before camp.
Camp Hughes Facilities
Waterfront property with an indoor dining hall, tenting area & outhouses
Registration Deadline: July 25, 2014
Applications will be processed on a first come, first serve
--------------------------------------------------------------------Registration
Pathfinder/Ranger applicant

or

Adult applicant

Name_________________________________ IMIS#________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________
Email_________________________________ Phone#________________________
Unit__________________________________ District________________________
Send registration form, along with cheque payable to Girl Guides of Canada
Laura Allgrove

560 Watrous Street, Prince George, B.C. V2M 2B9

email: canadatrex@hotmail.com

Budget -8 Girls & 2 Adults canoeing participants (plus RG-Laura Allgrove & QM-Donna Porteous)
Basic Tandem Paddler Certificate - $120 per girl/ $150 per adult
Food (Snacks, Fri Breakfast, Lunch, dinner & Sat. Breakfast) = $200.00
Accommodations - $70
Cost
Per Girl =$150
Per Adult =$180
RG = $0
QM = $0
This camp has been partially subsidized by the Rivers North Area Council

Canoe Camp Schedule (subject to change)

Thursday
6-7pm
7:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
Friday

7am
8:00
9:00
11:30
12:00
1:30
4:30
5:00
6:00
6:30
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00

Saturday
7am
8:00
9:00
11:00
12:00

Arrival
craft
Snack & campfire
Bedtime
Lights out

Rise & Shine

Breakfast
Morning session begins
Morning session ends
Lunch
Afternoon session begins
Afternoon session ends
Free Time
Dinner
Dessert
Evening session begins
Evening session ends
Snack & Campfire
Bedtime
Lights out

Rise & Shine

Breakfast
morning session begins
morning session ends
Good-bye campers!

Kit List
Canoe Camp
Clothes packed in large backpack or duffle bag
o T-shirts
o Pants & shorts
o Socks, 1 pair per day + 1 extra
o Underwear
o Pajamas
o Warm sweater
o Jacket
o Raincoat, rain pants
o Extra shoes
o Old towel
o Plastic bag for wet clothes
o Flashlight or headlamp
o Notebook and pencil
o Sit-upon
o Sunscreen
o Insect repellant (non-aerosol)
o Camp blanket (optional)
o Camera (optional)
Warm sleeping bag, pillow and sleeping pad in a
stuff sack or bedroll

Toiletries
o Face cloth & hand towel
o Tooth brush, Tooth paste
o Brush/comb
o Hair ties
o Sanitary supplies
o Tissues & lip balm
Appropriate clothing for paddling
o Quick dry shorts & long pants
o t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, fleece
o windbreaker
o Rain gear
o Water bottle
o Hat with brim & sunglasses
o Shoes that can, and will, get wet old
runners or water shoes (no flip flops,
no crocs)
o Optional: wet suit, paddling gloves ,
PFD

Good morning,
BC Girl Guides is already planning Provincial selection Camps for 2015
Christine Constable submitted a proposal for 3rd Year Guides & Pathfinder to
paddle the Bowron Canoe Circuit.
Province loved the idea. It was approved and has a tentative date of Aug 4 - 12,
2015 (including a day in Quesnel at either end)
As Camp Advisors, I think it is important that we provide the Rivers North Area
girls with the skills/experience required to apply for this camp.
Here's what I think we could offer to the girls & Guiders in our communities.

Introduction to Lake Canoeing (day event or over a few evenings)

This introduction course would take canoeists with no or little canoeing experience and provide
them with the skills and confidence to canoe on lakes. The course will include an overview and
practice of basic canoe strokes and rescue techniques.

Basic Tandem Paddler Certificate - 8 hour course (over a weekend or turned into a canoe
camp)
Skills: Paddling in a straight line, turns, docking, beaching, and keep up right
Strokes: Forward, Reverse,"J" , Sweep, Draw, and Pry; What to do if your canoe does over: T
rescue or called Canoe over Canoe.

Topic: Paddles, styles of paddles and sizing, PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices (life jacket))
and sizing, dry equipment and what you need to bring for safety paddling; packing for a trip, and
how to work together; Trim and balance of a canoe.

If anyone has questions or needs help planning or contacting local paddle companies
(Third Party Provider) let me know. Also don't be afraid to see if there is a Guider
in your District who would love to plan a canoe training or canoe camp.
Please keep me informed. I want to support & promote your activity/camp within
the Area.
Laura Allgrove
canadatrex@hotmail.com