Scouters’ Conference Sep 19, 2026

(DRAFT Version) Open to all registered volunteers

“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

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 Hours

 

Facilities:

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

Proposed 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?”

Proposed 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, Rebecca Lormand, Dena Rogers, Janice Lee

Volunteer Roles