Scouting and Guiding in New Brunswick

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Scouting in New Brunswick 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.

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Anglophone Scouting in New Brunswick


New Brunswick is administered by the New Brunswick Council of Scouts Canada. The New Brunswick Council has been directly involved with Kenya's Extension Scouting program (previously known as the Street Scouts program, active in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania) for a number of years.

Local Areas

The Areas in New Brunswick are Southeast NB Service Area, Wabanaki Service Area, Riverton Service Area, Chaleur Service Area, Fundy East Service Area, and Wabanaki Area.

Francophone Scouting in New Brunswick

Girl Guiding in New Brunswick

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

Headquarters: Saint John, NB
Website: http://www.girlguides.nb.ca/

New Brunswick Council is divided into 6 areas

Camps:

Camp Wegwamageek was a 150-acre (0.61 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. [1]

See also

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MB
ON
QC
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PE
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References

  1. "N.B. Girl Guide camp to be protected". CBC News. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-07-02.