Page ANNIVERSARY EDITION ini 75th anniversary activity schedule la Scout movement worldwide will mark it anniversary Nowhere will that anniver sary have more significance than In Canada when the World Jamboree of will bring that celebration to an cod alter activities The anniversary gets under way Feb the Kcond day of Scout And Guide Week when he program launch ed That day Is also the 125th anniversary Lord Baden- Powell birthday and la traditionally known Thinking Day by all mem ben his organisation Aug 1982 the anniversary the first official Scout camp at Island will take place with the theme Take A Friend To Scouts Cauda will launch a special book early next year called The History of Scout tag Planned at a casual read er each chapter will contain snippets Ibe history of the organisation In Canada At the same time an annl versary project called The Book Of Members will be launched On a 15- month trip should involve each member in this anniversary year SPECIAL STAMPS So far at least SO nations hay confirmed that they will issue postal stamps for the anniversary of Scout tag In 1st and 1983 The Boy Scouts of America have produced a program kit lor fee event with Iheir theme Footsteps Of The rounder The kit Catch the spirit of Scouting a heritage with events and ideas that will give Ihe youth of your council a real taste of their The Greater Toronto Region of Scouta Canada Is planning a mammoth parade through the downtown streets of that city Saturday and expect Scouts and leaders several hands floats and moving displays will pass before million spectators In Britain Park start of the leadership train ing courses will be site Tor Extort S3 an Inter national camp for ScouU with a handicap This is also an event for other Scouts who want to help their brother Scouts lake part In the wide range activities which Include canoeing pioneering boat tag sklllorama patrol camp tires a country fair and much more made available for the anniversary It includes his addresses to Scouts Scoutmasters and Commissioners and his Both birthday address In Australia the don will extend from Feb 22 1983 to July when the Jamboree ends In Alberta Their theme is Scouting Makes A Better World The Scout Museum House Toronto has already set up in exhibit of Scouting mem orabllia and and is looking for people to Identify some the people in the pictures Footsteps if The Founder is the title of a new book featuring quotations from Lord Baden Powell Author Mario Sica search ed published writ tags 6 gather over quotations and arrange them by subject WORLD JAMBOREE What lies ahead for Canadian scouting So far being published in French and Kalian and carries a fore word fcy SEr William Glad stone chairman of the World Scout Committee and has an introduction by Nagy secretary general the World Organisation The anniversary Is being used by several Scout asso ciations to make a special fund raising effort among Iheir members of behalf of the World Scout Foundation Contributions are already in from Chile Japan and Singapore and others active ly considering a campaign are Malaysia Venezuela Bangladesh Kenya Malta Mexico Rwanda and Swit Canada has announced that the 1Mb World Scout Jamboree will be held in western Canada in the foot hills of the Canadian Rock The Jamboree will be held in a park known as Country about so kilo metres west of the city of Calgary In the province Alberta Country is a beautiful area and It draws thousands of visitors each year visitors who come see the moun tains alpine meadows glacial hikes the dear bubbling streams ever green forests the rolling foothills and the abundance of wild lite The Jamboree dates have been confirmed for July 1963 These dates mean Jamboree participants will be able to spend a day at the Calgary Stampede This Is a western style rodeo com bined with an exhibition and a midway The Calgary Stampede is worldfamous Top inter national rodeo stars compete for prise money in such exciting events as bull riding Calfroping tiding and races Local Indian tribes attend Ihe tamped and they set up native villages In which they display their culture Irani and crafts In addition to the visits to the cities of Calgary pants will be able lake part In a program designed around the natural features of Kananaskis Country There will be hikes Into mountains rafting kayaking as well as Ihe more camping in with the environment will be featured the Jamboree For those who wish to see more Canada the organ ising committee is now working on providing home hospitality NO II la expected there will be 15000 participants at Jamboree This will not be a problem for the site Boy Scouts Canada held a national Jamboree with BOO in attendance on the same site In 19S1 All aafaecta of the opera lion Including the program have been tested on site at this 19B1 Jamboree History has It that Lord BadenPowell had wanted an event which Scouts would be invited to put on a massive demonstration of the skills and Ideals of Scouting A suitable name for such was needed and first thought thai came to mind was boree an Australian word used lo describe large tribal gatherings Thai seem quite right however Eventually be though of the fact the hoys would all be Jammed to gether at the event and combined Jam with to form the new word Jamboree SPIRIT SCOUTS CANADA Tales from history 1972 Revisions made to the Venturer program BeaversCanada Introduced on a controlled basis far three years VfH BeaversCanada adopted as a program Boy Scouta of Canada Rover program became tonal 1977 VenlurersandScoulersassembted in Cobol Park I July IJ79 Canadian Scouts attended In Sweden I98I Up Scouts Venturers and SI InKansnasklsCounlry just west of Calgary Anniversary of Scouting These two youngsters were caught packing in Country In the foothills of their knapsacks at the end Canadian the Rocky Mountains will host the Work Jamboree In Alberta in tail The event Jamboree In 1981 to mark IS and leaders of the rounding of Boy Scouts by Lord and was so successful that In 1983 Ihe same BaaenPowefllnlXff I Scouts Canada Photo Congratulations on Your 75th Anniversary Your involvement with the boys of our community makes Hills a better home for us all H REAL ESTATE LTD Our Proven Reliability Gets Results 360 Guelph St Georgetown 8775213