“Lighting the way: Sharing experience and guiding others”

A great day of workshops, displays, vendors, badge trading, and networking.

Central Ontario Scouters’ Conference 2026

Hosted at Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario Visit our Facebook Page: – 2026 Camp Samac Scouter’s Conference

Registration        $30 includes lunch

Swag Shop           Shirts, crests, etc. (Order by Aug 23rd) ——————————————————————————— Vendor/Sponsorship Package (PDF) Vendor/Sponsor Registration Link Speaker Interest Link

Schedule:

• • 7:45 – 8:25      Registration Check-in

• • 8:30 – 8:55     Opening Rally, introductions and setting the pace for the day

• • 9:00-9:50       Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 9:55-10:30      Rotation, coffee station, Trade Show, vendors, networking

• • 10:30–11:20     Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 11:20–12:10      Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 12:10-1:20       Luncheon and Trade Show, networking

• • 1:20–2:10        Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 2:20–3:10       Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 3:20–4:10       Workshop period (4 session’s simulations)

• • 4:15–4:30       Wrap Up, Key Note
  • 4:45               Happy Hour (snack and refreshments to keep you talking)

Facilities:

Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario Council Hall Annex: Opening and Closing, Coffee Station, Lunch, & Trade show Council Hall Fireside Room: Breakout room Council Hall Range Reception: Breakout room Cubland: Breakout room Cubland: Breakout room

Workshop Titles:

• • Honours and Awards

• • Menu Planning & Cooking

• • What’s in my patrol box?

• • Recruiting Scouters, Youth

• • Light weight tripping

• • International Travel Scouting

• • Risk Management, Insurance and Safety

• • Crafters Corner

• • Building a Scouts Own appropriate for your youth

• • Songs for Colony, Pack

• • Teaching outdoor skills to Scout age youth

• • Intro to Scouters Playbook (administration)

• • Selecting tents, sleeping bags, etc

• • Budgeting & fundraising for your group

• • Samac Nature Centre program orientation & “What is SCENES anyway?”

Exhibits:

• • Tributes Community Centre – group events

• • OPG

• • Sail – outdoor resources

• • Conservation Authority

• • Scouts Canada HSR Haliburton Scout Reserve

• • Fire Dept – Fire Safety Programs

• • Nova’s Ark

• • Michael’s Craft Centre

• • Superstore – cooking clinics

• • Scouts Canada Woodland Trails & Camp Samac

• • Ripley’s Aquarium

• • Canadian Tire

• • Canoe Museum – Peterborough

• • UOIT STEM Programs

Accommodations: Bring your own tent or bunk beds available at Camp Samac Cubland – $30 for two nights

• • Friday night “Commissioner’s Round Table” with those staying over

• • Cracker Barrel (Cubland)

• • Saturday evening dinner out at a local restaurant (One Eyed Jack’s)

Lunch & coffee station

Offering soup, sandwich, salad & sweets table (included in your registration), Coffee, tea, water, camp juice available all day

Volunteer:

Contact Rajesh Aggarwal, 647-939-3327, [email protected]

Rajesh Aggarwal, Brian Wick, Dena Rogers

Volunteer Roles