Winter 2021 Activities

Lower Lynn Loop Trail Hike Sat Feb 27th

Next Saturday, February 27th, from 9:30 am to noon our scout troop will be having a hike at the Lower Lynn Loop Trail in North Vancouver.  

Here is the Google Maps link to the parking lot where drop off and pickup will take place.

Details about the trail are available at this link.

COVID-19 protocols: 

• When you arrive, please line up, socially distanced with your parents
• We will ask you these 4 key questions. If you cannot answer "NO" to all 4, please do not come. If you do not answer "NO" to all 4, you will not be able to attend the hike.
• Are you experiencing symptoms of COVID-19?
• Have you, or anyone in your household, returned from travel outside of Canada within the last 14 days?
• Have your or any household members had unshielded contact with someone who is ill with a cough and/or fever?
• Have you or anyone in your household had unshielded contact in the last 14 days with someone who is being investigated or confirmed to be a case of COVID-19?
• Everyone must have a mask, which must be worn whenever we are not actively hiking or eating
• Everyone must strive to maintain a 2 metre distance at all times except with members of your own household
• Scouters must maintain a 3 metre distance from others if not wearing a mask except in emergency situations, and then we'd put a mask on

What to Bring: 

• These items are mandatory:
• Water bottle, filled
• Mask
• Clothing appropriate for the weather
• Footwear appropriate for hiking - there may be leftover snow on the ground in places
• Snack - we can't provide any during COVID-19
• Necker (Uniform if you have one)
• Small day pack
• Optional items:
• Emergency kit
• Pocket knife and permit (if you have a knife permit)
• Walking staff
• Personal first aid kit

Scout Week Virtual Potluck

On Wed Feb 24th at 6:00 pm we will be having our Scout Week Dinner as a virtual potluck. Zoom details will go out by email and are the same as for pack and troop Wed meetings.

What is this? Our founder, Lord Sir Robert Baden Powell’s birthday is on Feb 22. Every year, scouts around the world celebrate this as a time to recognize contributions of members and enjoy a celebration together. Normally Willingdon would host this in the Connection, but this year, we need to keep it virtual, so we are doing a virtual potluck.  For older kids, this might be a great opportunity to do the cooking and make a camp-style meal the whole family can enjoy.  Ranging from hot dogs or mac and cheese, to steak and lobster!  Feel free to keep it simple, or challenge yourself!

Agenda:

(First hour is optional, but we encourage you to participate, if you are able):

• 6:00 Gather on Zoom in your kitchen to start cooking supper and visit (you might start cooking earlier if your meal takes more than 30 minutes)
• 6:30 Start eating – I will show slides of pre-COVID camps and rambles for pack and troop
• 7:00 Pastor Jono will bring a devotional
• 7:15 Recognition for our retired Akela and semi-retired Hawkeye
• 7:30 Movie night: Shaun the Sheep
• 9:00 End

Virtual Meeting - Chief Scout Award

On Wednesday February 3rd at 7:00 pm we will have our regular biweekly Zoom meeting. We will have two guest speakers who achieved their Chief Scout Award and have pursued the Duke of Edinburgh award.  We encourage all our scouts to make this meeting and come with any questions that you may have.  

More details including Zoom information will be provided by email.

Pacific Spirit Park Hike - Sat Feb 6th

When: Saturday February 6th 2021 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm

Where: Pick up and drop off at the Cleveland Trail Parking Lot in Pacific Spirit Park

This took me about 30 minutes to get to from my house near Joyce station, going down 41st to Marine Drive then backtracking a few blocks, and pulling a U-turn to get on the north side where the parking lot is. If the parking lot is full, there's lots of room for street parking.

We will hike to a loop called the Salish Trail to Spanish Trail Loop.

We will stop at the Acadia Beach on Spanish Banks for our lunch.

We will return to the parking lot by 2:30 pm.

COVID-19 protocols: 

• When you arrive, please line up, socially distanced with your parents
• We will ask you these 4 key questions. If you cannot answer "NO" to all 4, please do not come. If you do not answer "NO" to all 4, you will not be able to attend the hike.
• Are you experiencing symptoms of COVID-19?
• Have you, or anyone in your household, returned from travel outside of Canada within the last 14 days?
• Have your or any household members had unshielded contact with someone who is ill with a cough and/or fever?
• Have you or anyone in your household had unshielded contact in the last 14 days with someone who is being investigated or confirmed to be a case of COVID-19?
• Everyone must have a mask, which must be worn whenever we are not actively hiking
• Everyone must strive to maintain a 2 metre distance at all times except with members of your own household
• Scouters must maintain a 3 metre distance from scouts at all times except in emergency situations

What to Bring: 

• These items are mandatory:
• Water bottle, filled
• Mask
• Clothing appropriate for the weather
• Footwear appropriate for hiking (parts of the Admiralty Trail is a bit muddy)
• Lunch and snacks - we can't provide any during COVID-19
• Necker (Uniform if you have one)
• Small day pack
• Optional items:
• Emergency kit
• Pocket knife and permit (if you have a knife permit)
• Walking staff
• Personal first aid kit

Here’s a short video I took while checking out the hike last weekend.