Camps of Scouts Canada

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Scouts Canada operates about 200 Scout camps across Canada. [1] The Tamaracouta Scout Reserve is among the oldest continually operating Scout camps in the world. [2]

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List of local councils

Camps of Scouts Canada, currently includes:

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References

  1. "Scout Camps Directory". ScoutDocs.
  2. Eby, David L. (2014). "America's Oldest Boy Scout Camps" . Retrieved 2001-08-01.