Canadian Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guilds

Volume XXXV Number 2 February 2014

CANADIAN FELLOWSHIP DAY FEBRUARY22ND, 2014 ON SKYPE

Our goal was modest; share fellowship with as many members of the Canadian Fellowship from across Canada as pos-sible on SKYPE on the birthday of Baden-Powell.We were told that many members didn't understand SKYPE and many didn't even own a computer. Well, we wentahead, and were successful in talking to members from coast to coast. Even some members of the World Committee ofthe ISGF joined in as it was "Thinking Day" for the ISGF and Founders Day for World Scouting.It was about Fellowship - an opportunity to share experiences, and as some of you have said, “ let's do it again”

Emails from Sunday February 23rd, 2014Subject: Thank You Re: A Day of FellowshipDate: Sun, 23 Feb 2014Hello Fellow Guild Members;Thank you all for connecting with me sometime yesterday during the day regarding the above stated subject matter.No matter what part of the country we all live in it was great to find common ground with each one of you regarding ourvarious Scouting experiences and/or our local guild involvement.I know with some of you I was able to make small talk about other timely topics.I will be letting National Guildmaster Wayne some feedback so that in my per-sonal we can build on the success ofYesterday. Like anything else it will take some time for this event to growamong our national membership but can be done when each one of us pro-motes the success of yesterday!Thank you for your interest here.YIS Ontario Deputy Guildmaster Bob

Date: February 23, 2014 at 11:48:41 AM ASTTo: "Wayne McMillan" <waynegmcmillan@gmail.com>Subject: Skype calls.Please pass on to the organizers of the Skype Fellowship day my thanks for asuccessful event. I enjoyed the fellowship and meeting other guilders. Here ishoping this event leads to a yearly event for the Founder's birthday by addingother guild members from across Canada.Once again thanks.Russ Guildmaster 12th Halifax Nova Scotia

Hi Wayne, I hope our pioneering effort continues. I enjoyed talking to 9 Guild members across Canada plus Mida Rodrigues (theISGF President) and learning something about them and their interests and hobbies. Russ Beeswanger had a very ef-fective way of displaying all the pins he collects, Toronto was having a heat wave (+10) but Russ Kelk says that nextweek its going back to -10 and lower while here in Richmond we were getting 2 cm of snow. Snow in Richmond??????A very rare occurrence, but no shovelling involved since it melts. I got to talk to Bruce Wilson of the 31st Guild just be-fore he ran off to get the cake for their Guild dinner (he did get the cake and it, as well as the rest of the meal, was deli-cious since I attended the dinner also). As a philatelist (stamp collector) I was interested in finding out that next year wecelebrate the 45th anniversary of the 1st Guild in Canada so maybe we can have a special Picture Postage stamp creat-ed plus a crest. In between calls, I was able to work on my 48 page exhibit of WJ'83 that I will be showing in Denverwhere the Scouts On Stamps Society International will be holding their AGM in conjunction with a stamp show. Alex member, 1st Guild Continued on page 2

Page 2Mamook Papah: February, 2014

Mamook PapahVol. XXXV- No.2 February 2014

www.canadianbpguilds.orgSubmissions should be directed to:

wiebedavid66@gmail.comDeadline for next issue is 04/30/2014

Mamook Papah is the official newsletter of theCanadian Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guildsand is published 3 or 4 times per year.

As part of their registration fees, Mamook Pap-ah is sent to all registered members of the Ca-nadian Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guilds.Subscriptions for all others is $8 CDN per year.Opinions expressed are those of the writersand not necessarily those of the Canadian Fel-lowship of Baden-Powell Guilds, the Interna-tional Scout and Guide Fellowship, nor ScoutsCanada.

Change of address should be sent to theregistrar, Shelley Pelissero cfbpgreg@gmail.com

Any questions or concerns about subscriptionsor submissions should be directed to the editor,

David Wiebewiebedavid66@gmail.com610-360 Torrance StreetBurlington ON L7R 2R9

(Proofreader: Geoff Macquire)

Canadian Fellowship of Baden-PowellGuilds Executive

National Guildmaster: Wayne McMillanwaynegmcmillan@gmail.comPast National Guildmaster: Doug Stanbrookdstanbrook2@gmail.comNational Secretary: Roger Angelnatseccfbpg@gmail.comNational Registrar: Shelley Pelisserocfbpgreg@gmail.comNational Treasurer: Susan Muirheadnattrescfbpg@gmail.com

Appointees

Archives: Vacantarchivist@canadianbadenpowellguilds.orgStampbank:15th Baden-Powell Guild (Parks-Ville) Jerryandjill@shaw.caMembership Development: Jane Johnstonbpguildsont@sympatico.caWebmaster: Wayne McMillanwaynegmcmillan@gmail.comEastCom:

WestCom: George Gouraudguildcomwest@gmail.com

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1We agree we should do it again and we hope more of you will join us.In the meantime you can usually connect with us on SKYPE. If yousee us online, don't hesitate talking to us.

Wayne McMillan SKYPE waynemcmillannsNational Guildmaster

Alex Hadden SKYPE alex.hadden3Provincial Guildmaster BC Fellowship

Russ Kelk SKYPE Russ KelkProvincial Guildmaster Ontario Fellowship

Announcement - Scholarship ProgramIn 2010, the Canadian Fellowship Scholarship Program was imple-mented to support youth in Scouting. The $1,000.00 yearly scholar-ship has alternated between the East and the West.

Your Executive Committee has approved a second $1,000.00 schol-arship. This will allow the Fellowship to award a Scholarship in boththe East and the West each Scouting Year.

At the 2013 Triennial General Meeting we were surprised that manyof you had not heard about the Fellowship Scholarship Program,while others told us they were willing to participate in this project.

Here is your opportunity to support this worthy program and help ayoung member of Scouting further their education.

Each year we will have 100 Scholarship Pins produced and will sellthem to our members on a first come first serve basis for $20.00. Thiswill generate $2,000.00 per year.These pins will be dated for the current year, they will soon becomecollectables.

Don't delay…..order your pin today! The names of all "ScholarshipSupporters" will be published in the Mamook Papah.

Wayne McMillanNational Guildmaster

Order your pin by sending a cheque in the amount of $20.00 payableto the Canadian Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guilds to Wayne Mc-Millan, 8101 Hwy 105, River Denys, NS B0E 2Y0

Email waynegmcmillan@gmail.comVisit the Webpage for more informationhttp://www.canadianbadenpowellguilds.org/page6.html

Page 3Mamook Papah: February, 2014

Reports from the Guilds2nd BP Guild

The 2nd BP guild was pleased to hear that one of theirMembers, Dr Brian Carr-Harris, was selected by theGovernor-General to receive a Caring Canadian Award;which was presented to Dr. Carr-Harris on WednesdayJanuary 29, 2014, at government house in Victoria. Bri-an has been involved with Scouting for 45 years. He ispresently leader of the Pacific Venturers in Victoria andhas taken several Venturers to Jamborees in Scotlandand tours of Europe over the years. He also was recog-nized for setting up a Dental Clinic In Ghana.

Respectfully submitted by John Bradford Guildmaster2nd BP Guild

7th BP Guild

In has been a quiet Fall for the 7th BP Guild. With influ-enza floating around this year, we always had someonemissing. Also, we had some members go south for thewinter. It was with deep regrets that we had to saygoodbye to 2 of our founding members, Dot Thompsonand Bill Fettes, they have GONE HOME.

12th (Nova Scotia)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday,steeped in joy & tradition. Speaking of tradition, we in the12th BP Guild hold dear to our hearts the traditions andhistory of Scouting and are the Keepers of the Keys inNova Scotia. We operate and maintain our ProvincialScouting museum, located in our Provincial Scout office.We would encourage other Guilds to take on this task; ofmaking sure the history of Scouting and it’s importantmemorabilia are preserved for all to see and enjoy.In the same historical context, we would like to sharewith you the story of one of our older Scouters, VincentCarl Schofield, who was active in Wolfville/Gaspereau, inthe Annapolis Valley, from 1912 to about 1922, when hemoved to Massachusetts. Alex Smith a Scouter with 1stGaspereau and a historian, has captured the remarkablestory of Vincent and his love of Scouting.

The Scouting MovementScouting began officially in England in 1907 under theleadership of Baden Powell, who had been influenced byKing Edward VII to organize boys who were alreadyscouting. In 1908 Baden Powell wrote a book called"Scouting For Boys".Baden Powell stated, "The whole object of scouting is toseize the boy's character in its red hot stage of enthusi-asm and weld it into the right shape and to encourageand develop Its individuality".Scouting began to really catch on in England by 1909. Injust two years it went from 20 boys to 80,000 boys.

By 1911, E. Percy Brown of Wolfville had organized oneof the first troops in Canada. Wolfville's kerchief is theNational colour, red. At this early stage, Scouting was inIt’s infancy and men like E. Percy Brown built an organi-zation with only Baden Powell's Manual,"Scouting ForBoys" as a guide. They relied on the basics and mouldedtheir programs from the resources they had aroundthem. This is what scouting is all about.

Vincent Carl Schofield - An Exemplary ScoutOne of E. Percy Brown's most illustrious Scouts was Vin-cent Carl Schofield who was born in White Rock and be-came a Scout in the Wolfville Troop about 1912. Hewalked 11.2 km to meetings at Wolfville and home.To this day we should be proud of his accomplishments.Vincent was an achiever and commanded a tireless workethic. The badges he achieved speak volumes.Vincent attended Sunday School at the White Rock Bap-tist Church and by 1916 had organized his SundaySchool class into a Scout Patrol called, "The ChickadeePatrol" under the guidance of Scout Leader E. PercyBrown.In 1918, Vincent received his Kings Scout Award andAll-Round Gold Cord. Since 1914 he had worked for,and in 1918 received, a badge for Homeland Serviceduring the 1st World War along with a 100 hour badge.This badge was circular in shape and worn above therectangular service badge inscribed 1918, which wasworn above the right hand breast pocket.On February 8th, 1918, Vincent was granted a Warrantof Appointment, as an Assistant Scout Master atWolfville Troop, which also encompassed the WhiteRock "Chickadee Patrol".On April 16th, 1920, the Wolfville Acadian reported that apresentation of awards night was held at the Opera The-atre. Along with others receiving badges, Vincent waspresented with an additional sixteen badges, giving hima total of 40 proficiency badges, more than any otherScout in Canada. These were in addition to service andrank badges.Vincent, the leader of the White Rock Patrol, expressedso well his knowledge of Natural History, that PresidentCutten of Acadia University agreed to grant him a Schol-arship at Horton Academy which allowed Vincent to workabout the College, for his board and tuition. Vincent ac-cepted the offer and spent 1919-20, 1920-21 and 1921-22 at the Academy. Along with the regular academicCourses, he took Surveying and Carpentry.After leaving the Academy, Vincent spent the next fewyears in Western Canada. On June 3rd, 1926, he wentto Massachusetts, where he spent the remainder of hislife. Vincent often reminisced of his experiences whilescouting at Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Alex B. SmithApril l6, 1920 July, 2004

Continued on next page

Page 4Mamook Papah: February, 2014 Reports from the GuildsContinued from last page

Wow, it’s no wonder that Scouting grew into what it usedto be. I say that with sadness. All of us senior memberscould sit around a table and list the many reasons whyScouting is in such decline but this one article sums itup. Scouting doesn’t mean the same to our present daysociety as it did just a few short years ago, nor do folksnowadays want to walk the extra mile, as did Vincent.As a final thought, I think it would be wonderful to read inthe Mamook Papah some of your Province’s history sto-ries or anecdotes to give us a better sense of Scoutingacross this marvelous land we call Canada.It is with great sadness that we report the death of Guildmember Marion Roberts, age 88. Marion passed awayon December 1, 2013. She joined the 12th Guild in 1981,a year after its inception, and received her 50-year long-service award in 2010. We will all miss her.

Dave Cameron Secretary, 12th Canadian Fellowship ofBaden-Powell Guild

The 28th BP Guild of Kamloops

This season started off with a change of location for ourMeetings, which were at the ABC Country Restaurant(and as of March 5th will be there again) but we hadmoved to Mt Paul Golf Restaurant, for October to March,which was to help them in their quite season, but wewere not that lucky, our first meeting ended up at anoth-er restaurant known as Harold's ( good place for thosepassing through Kamloops). For the next few monthsour meetings went well, other than our group size drop-prd from 15 to 20 to 10 to 15 members per meeting dueto more than this or that reason and Mt Paul Golf couldnot afford us without additional $75 rent - - so for nowBack to ABC.The Annual General Meeting at Coquitlam was a re-sounding success, lots of new faces and glad to see oldfriends. Was great to see Mamook Papah library fromthe beginning of its publication, and oh yes, a touch ofrain … by the gallon.Unfortunately, Bob & Linda Osborne, who lived in Merritt,BC, (Bob became our Guildmaster, and did a fantasticjob), showed up at our meeting with a fully loaded truckheaded for Alberta to join their family in Lethbridge, wishthem the best of good fortuneNow of course we have a new and rebuilt executive: Wil-liam Heese, Guildmaster, Margaret Houben, DeputyGuildmaster, Wim Houben Secretary, June Stewart,Treasurer and Dick Stewart as Past Guildmaster.

June Stewart Margaret William Wim Houben Heece Houben

40th (Tri-Cities) BP Guild

The Guild at Jamboree on the Trail (JOTT) 2013

Youth having fun at the Guild sponsored JOTT event2013

Our Guild activities have slowed down this year, as wewere very busy for a number of months last year with ourScout display at the Port Moody Station Museum. One ofour activities this year will be helping Port Coquitlam cel-ebrate their 100th, Anniversary and Scout/Guide week,with a rope making activity. Some of our members willbe joining the 42nd (Zhong Hua) Guild, February 2nd towalk in the annual Chinese Parade. The late Dr. Chen,of the 42nd, always encouraged the Guild members towear their campfire blankets as they are very popularand attract many a photo op. Last May 2013, was our5th year to host JOTT. We had over 600 youth andleaders register for the walk. We held it for the 3rd yearat Belcarra Regional Park. The view is spectacular, es-pecially when the sun is reflecting off the waters, and thetrails are numerous. This year on May 10th, we are re-turning to the same venue, as it gives us an area largeenough to provide additional activities with groups suchas the Coquitlam River Watch, geocaching, and Metronaturalists who talk about the flora and fauna in the park.As hosts we provide a barbecue lunch. Thanks to RobertGoodrick, a Guild member and butcher, we again re-ceived accolades for the hamburgers and smokies thatwe served. A picture of some of our members and volun-teers who assisted us, and Cub Scouts enjoying theirlunch is attached from last year. A number of our mem-bers received recognition for their Scouting and Guildservice. Congratulations to Wendy Williams, our Guild-master, and Anita Eriksen on receiving their SilverAcorns. Lynn Holden, Isbel Nebel, Donna Stanbrook andDoug Stanbrook received the Certificate of Commenda-tion for Service to Scouting. Jim Pound, received his 30year and Peter Tomlinson his 10 year, Scouts Canadayears of service award. Continued on next page

Page 5Mamook Papah: February, 2014 Reports from the GuildsContinued from Previous Page

Wayne Jardine, Isbel Nebel, James Pound, GeorgeGouraud, June King and Doug Stanbrook were awardedtheir 20 year, Jon Kingsbury his 15 year, and Jan Dyke,Lynn Holden, Celinda Williams, Jim Millar, Gordon En-nis, Richard Kearney and Brian Klassen their 10 yearBaden Powell Guild years of service awards.

Donna Stanbrook, Secretary

61st B P Guild

Our Guild started off this year with 15 members andwe are still growing, as we have accepted two newmembers and may have a couple more waiting in thewings. Our sad report is that we have lost our Hon-orary member, Rev. Lloyd Lake, who recently passedaway October 5th. He will be missed.Our project of our Field of Honor project at Camp Holder-ville was re-dedicated and we had approx. 25 peopleattend. We now have a total of 42 names on theboard in recognition of those scout members fromScouts Canada, Boy Scouts of America and thosewho have given time to the scouting movement inSaint John. We hope to continue this project as timegoes by. Much appreciation goes to our member JerryPoole who was the driving force behind getting it off theground, and keeping it going. We have passed a mo-tion at our last meeting in November to look into acquir-ing some presentation jackets for our Guild. At themoment, we only have the badge, and scarf to signifywho we are.I attended the Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge Scout Campo-ree in September, at which we had approx. 250 Scoutsattending from Canada and the USA.Our next get together is the usual Saint John Levee onJanuary 1st, at which we have a few members attend,also, we did have approx. 10 members attend the Re-membrance Day Parade at Harbour Station.We continually look to acquire more members as timegoes by.

Mike Bonvie 61st B P Guild

63rd BP Guild63rd Canadian Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guilds inOakville, OntarioHere in Oakville, Ontario the Scouting spirit continues atthe annual 2013 Gilwell Reunion at Blue Springs ScoutReserve in Acton, Ontario. 8 out of 11 members of ourlocal guild attended at this year’s reunion weekend insome way. In fact, the majority of our members helpedout at the Scout Shop as part of a work detail. Historical-ly we are a social guild but this is a good trend for us tobe a working guild like others across the country.Members of the Executive continue to be hard workingfor the good of our guild membership. Besides constantlykeeping in touch with each other for communication pur-poses, Scouters Ross Norton & Bob Russell attendedthe Ontario & National AGM at Blue Springs Scout Re-

serve. These meetings took place in early October/13.Scouter Bob Russell has been elected to the position ofOntario Deputy Guildmaster, while he does his presentposition at the local guild level.Scouters Jim Richardson, Bill Edwards & Bob Russellhelped out again at the Fort George weekend in Niaga-ra-on-the-Lake, Ontario. We all attended, when possibleall planning meetings, work details and the wrap upmeeting following this event. We will encourage othermembers of our local guild to help out at this event iftheir time allows, for 2014.Scouter's Murray Payne & Jim Richardson were present-ed with the National Guild Award by Guildmaster RossNorton at the annual Oakville Gilwell Club X-mas party.Kindly see their Scouting & local guild bio's in this editionof the newsletter. Other Scouters from our local guildwere encouraged to attend this festive event while livingthe ideals of the national guild aims & objectives.

Scouter Murray PayneThis Scouter was active for over twenty five years withOakville, Ontario Scouts Canada at the local, Provincial,National and International levels. He has been a sectionleader at the Beaver, Cub, Scout, Venture and Roverlevels. He has also supervised other leaders and qualityprogram delivery as an Asst. District Commissioner. Histraining includes Woodbadge Part II at the Scout level in1985. He has also done other training at Blue SpringsScout Reserve for courses like Charge Certificate Train-ing.

Scouter Jim RichardsonWithin Scouting circles, this Scouter is known as a dedi-cated and exceptional Scouter in many ways. Since1967, he has been involved for 33 years with one Cubgroup. For 35 years he has been involved with three dif-ferent scout troops. For the majority of these years, hehas worked both sections at the same time. His effortshave taken him to over 100 camps. He was on the Ser-vice Team as Asst. District Commissioner for both Cubs& Scouts.

68th LethbridgeHappy New Year from the 68th Lethbridge WindystoneBaden Powell Guild located in South-Western Alberta.We have been busy as little Beavers, raising funds tosupport our local Scouting groups and arranging serviceprojects for the upcoming year. Members of the Guild putin over 500 hours assisting with the Alberta InternationalAirshow, held this past July in Lethbridge. We sold pro-grams and assisted with other features in support of theAirshow raising approximately $2000.00, which we put togood use in support of the youth in the Windstone Areaof Chinook Council, Scouts Canada.The main project for this year is the painting of the JohnDormaar Training Center located within Camp Impeesa.Camp Impeesa is the local Scout camping facility forthe youth and adults in Chinook Council. The Camp islocated in the Rockies, on the shores of Beaver Mines

Continued on next page

Page 6Mamook Papah: February, 2014 Reports from the GuildsContinued from previous page

Lake. It is approximately 110 miles west of Lethbridgeand accommodates programs for Beavers, Wolf Cubs,Scouts, and Venturers. The Camp is also home to Im-peesa Extreme. Painting, and refurbishing of the Dor-maar Centre is a combined venture with our local HomeDepot and their Community Return Program. We assist-ed with a similar program two years ago when Home De-pot and their volunteers painted the interior of the localScout Service Centre in Lethbridge.In the past six months the Guild has supported youthattending the Canadian Jamboree held at Camp Woods,located on Sylvan Lake in Northern Lights Council. Weheld our usual summer camp out and awards presenta-tion in late June at the group campsite in Taber Provin-cial Park. Registration went smoothly. This year with 21members registering for another fun filled year. We didwelcome two transferred members from the Kootenays,— Bob and Linda Osborne. We promptly put Bob to workas our new provincial representative replacing BrianTreadwell. September saw our annual Fireside retreatprogram, where we brainstormed program ideas for theyear. October was our Potluck Dinner celebrating Hal-loween and Remembrance Day. We participated in theRemembrance Day parade with local Scouting Groupsand shared in the memories of those who have given somuch for the freedom that we enjoy today. Christmaswas enjoyed with a traditional dinner held at the home ofour resident Christmas Angel —Joyce Ross. A return,reuse and refund present exchange was held and theGuild donated $250.00 to the local 'Feed the Schools'program.And as we are now gearing up for the Spring and Sum-mer programs of Scouting, and of course, the painting ofthe Dormaar Centre, we bid you adieu with hopes that2014 will be better than the last year and just as pleasantwith the memories of jobs well done in support of Scout-ing.Respectfully submitted,Kathy Conners, Historian, 68th Lethbridge

99th Blue Springs January 2014We have been busy this fall with an Astronomy Campand the annual Eco-Spirit Walk (over 400 participantsthis year) as well as planning for the Spring.Upcoming Events: Spring Things and Flap Jacks,Earth Hour, World Environment Camp for Scouts andVenturers, Black Star camp for Cubs, White Tail Campfor Beavers, JOTT both an evening and day Event, SoapBox Derby in May for Cubs and in June for Scouts andHammock Camp,Spring Cleanup and Maintenance of BSSR April13-16,2014The Wednesday Cew has been busy helping the Rangerin various tasks from splitting wood and checking fireextinguishers, to cleaning, to keep Blue Springs readyfor everyone.

Continued on next column

Mike Burke receiving the Silver Acorn from Jane John-ston, Lloyd Clark and Michael Holla

Congratulations to :Mike Burke - Bar to the Silver AcornSusan Little- Silver AcornAnd to all members who have received Certificates ofCommendations through the Thanks Program. The 99th

members have currently received over 140 of theseawards.

112th Wetaskiwin Baden Powell Rovers Guild (TheBandits)Although we are a relatively new group, we are strongand active. Our membership is a Rover-based group butwe are open to all who are interested. We have adoptedCamp Wetaskiwin in the Scouts Canada, St. CatharinesArea, as our service project.At present we have 17 members, 12 of whom have beeninvested. January 11 - 12th was our first meeting of2014. We gathered at 10 AM for refreshments, to reviewour plans for the day and to discuss upcoming eventsand projects. Three of our members had joined the ser-vice team at the World Rover Moot in August 2013, andwe reported on this awesome event. We then identifiedneeded repairs pertaining to the camp and reviewed aplan to organize a roster for Ranger coverage. Lori, Mike and Pat prepared for the investment ceremo-ny, painting candleholders and signs for future use at theRangers cabin.In the near future we plan to assist with various eventsthroughout the area; a display at the Penn Center forScout Guide Week, possibly an all sections camp and aRed Star Camp. Scheduled for May is a Scout Chal-lenge Camp organized by our member Andy. We willalso accompany youth on Tag Day to help raise fundsfor the camp. We will also give our service at the Fruit-belt and St. Catherine's/Niagara Cuborees. Some of ourGuild will be present to help at Snow Moot and are incharge of parking and security at Llama Moot [coordinat-ed by Tim W]"The Bandits" will have the flexibility of choosing whichone of these events to attend and support. All in all itlooks like the rest of our year will be busy

Submitted by Ethel DemainSecretary- 112th WetaskiwinBaden Powell Rovers Guild

Page 7Mamook Papah: February, 2014

GONE HOME

Rev. Lloyd LakeThe passing of our honored member Rev. Lloyd Lakewas remembered by many as a man who liked to dwellin the aspects of everything. He was well liked by all,especially those who knew him. Rev. Lake was instru-mental in getting many things in the city of Saint Johnon the move. He was a renowned scholar, and alsopresented with many awards. He was a humble manassociated with Saint John Rotary, Boys and GirlsClub, Scouts Canada, Saint John Legion, ProbusClub, Korean Veterans Association and many more.He was married for 55 years and had 4 children.Mike Bonvie 61st B P Guild

Dorothea “Dottie” ThompsonDottie Thompson served as a Trainer, Service TeamMember, and a member of the Operations Policy Boardfor the National Capital Region of Scouts Canada.In 1972, Dottie and her Scouting buddy Elsie Clementswere instrumental in bringing the new Beaver Programto Ottawa and developed a Wood Badge Part I coursefor new Beaver Leaders.In 1982, she was a founding member of the 7th Canadi-an Baden-Powell Guild in Ottawa and an active partici-pant in the Eastern Ontario Gilwell Reunion (EOGR)where she and two other ladies introduced the malemembers to a conga line through their sleeping quartersin the middle of the night as they sang lustily “When theSaints go Marching In” Collectively the trio becameknown as “The Saints”.For her services to Scouting, Dottie was awarded theSilver Acorn in 1977, the Commemorative CentennialMedal in 2009, and her 60 year Service Award (posthu-mously) in November 2013.

William “Bill” Fettes(submitted by the 7th BP Guild)Bill started his adult Scouting service in in 1949 in Hun-tington, Quebec where he was Cub Master for the 1stHuntington and between 1951 and 1954 he began hisservice as Scout Master with several Groups in Bel-leville Ontario. When he moved to Ottawa in 1969, heserved as a member of the Cub Service Team and thenbecame Coordinator of the team until 1972 at whichtime he became the Regional Cub Coordinator for theNational Capital Region (NCR). In 1977 he becameDeputy Regional Commissioner for NCR and moved tothe non-uniform side of the organization as Vice Presi-dent in 1980. In 1982 he accepted the role of RegionalCommissioner for NCR and became an Honorary Vice

President of NCR in 1996. He continued to serve in thatcapacity after the name of the NCR was changed toVoyageur Region. He was named an Honourary Mem-ber of the Provincial Council for Ontario in 1999, and anHonourary Member of National Council and VoyageurCouncil in 2002.Bill also served in a variety of positions to support Scout-ing over his years of service with the organization. Hewas Chairman of an Apple Day Task Group, and mem-ber of Organization and Bylaws Committee, a GroupServices Committee, the Honours and Awards Commit-tee, and the FreeNet Subcommittee, but he was also asupporting member of a number of other Committeesincluding the ‘Judd’ Ad Hoc Structure Committee, Com-munications Committee, Region Joint By Laws Commit-tee, and the Council Recognition Team. In addition, heserved as a member of the NCR Operations policyBoard from 1987 to 1996.Bill served as a member on Provincial and NationalCouncil Committees including the 75th AnniversaryCommittee and the Task Group on Honours andAwards. He was Chairman of the Task Group on CubBadges and attended the 4th Canadian Jamboree aspart of the Reception Team. At the 5th Canadian Jambo-ree he served on the staff of the newspaper for theevent.Over the years, Bill was involved as a Trainer or CourseLeader on a number of courses including Wood BadgePart I, Let’s Communicate, Group Committee Work-shops, and Wood Badge Service Teams.More recently, Bill was a Guide for the National Museumof Canadian Scouting in Ottawa and served on the Com-mittee of Friends for the Museum. He was active withthe Baden-Powell Guild organization where he servedas a member of the catering team for the 7th CanadianBaden-Powell Guild, Treasurer/Registrar for the OntarioFellowship, as well as the same function for the Canadi-an Fellowship of Baden-Powell Guilds.For these and many other services to Scouting, Bill wasawarded the Silver Acorn, the Medal of Merit, the Orderof the Caribou Medal, the BP Guilds of Canada Recogni-tion Award.

Continued on next page

EDITORS COMMENTS

Please send submissions to wiebedavid66@gmail.comThe next issue will be published in May so please haveyour submissions to me for April 30th 2014.Please send them in the body of an email or in Wordformat. Do not send them as a .pdf document as theyare hard to work with.Please send pictures as separate .jpg files.Do not send pictures embedded in a .pdf document as Ican not work with them.Some submissions will be edited for content as we haveonly so much space.

It is difficult to do this job without submissions.

Page 8Mamook Papah: February, 2014

Baden-Powell Guild MerchandiseCanadian Baden-Powell Guild Flag contact for quoteCanvas Tote Bag ( Red/Tan or Blue/Tan ) $25.00Canadian Baden-Powell Guild Necker $15.003” Crest $3.751 ½” Crest $2.75Lapel Pin $3.00

To order contact:Wayne McMillanwaynegmcmillan@gmail.com8101 Hwy 105River Dens, NSB0E 2Y0

Continued from previous pageHe also received the President's Award of Appreciation, theScouts Canada Commemorative Centennial medal, andnumerous other awards that recognized his contributions tothe Scouting program.

Doreen Annabell West

In 1975, Doreen was one of the first Scouters to introducethe world of Beaver Scouts to Scouting in Maple Ridge, try-ing and exploring many new programming ideas. She fond-ly recalled her days as a Scouter with 1st Haney, seeingher sons through the early years of the Scouting program.She especially enjoyed the many outings with the Beavers;from visiting the Stanley Park Totem poles to riding thebridge of the Albion ferry on their way to Fort Langley, notto mention the guided tour of Super Valu and getting aclose up look at how a large grocery store was run, espe-cially where the ice cream was stored - lucky Beavers! Aftertaking additional Scouter training at Naramata in 1979, shebecame District Commissioner for Beavers, organizing sev-eral district Beaverees before retiring from Scouting in1982. She made numerous friendships in Scouting andmaintained contact with many of them. In 2011 she joinedthe 31st Baden-Powell Guild and became an active mem-ber, helping with numerous events and keeping the Scout-ing spirit alive.Doreen passed away after a courageous battle with canceron Friday, January 10th, 2014

Continued on next column

Continued from previous column

As we say in Scouting: Doreen our sister in the Guild hasGONE HOME!We miss you and your smile!

Jonathan Smyth31st Alouette : Canadian Baden-Powell Guild

_______________________________________________

Last Word

Members of the 112th being invested at Camp WetaskawinMike Brodie, Anthony Vantroost, Cheryl Gigniac, Andrea

Aienkause, Kyle Jodoin and Amanda Bolton

Joinuson

Facebookand

check outour

website!