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New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.


Anglophone Scouting in New Brunswick

New Brunswick is administered by the New Brunswick Council of
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. The New Brunswick Council has been directly involved with Kenya's
Extension Scouting Extension Scouting are programs in Scouting organizations which cater for young people with special needs. Background Extension Scouting was earlier called ''Scouts Malgré Tout'', which is French for "Scouts Despite Everything". It aims to meet ...
program (previously known as the Street Scouts program, active in
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, eastern
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and northern
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) for a number of years


Local Areas

The Areas in New Brunswick are Southeast NB Service Area, Wabanaki Service Area, Riverton Service Area, Chaleur Service Area, Fundy East Service Area, and Wabanaki Area.


Francophone Scouting in New Brunswick


Girl Guiding in New Brunswick

Guides are served by the Guiding in Canada - New Brunswick Council. Headquarters: Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John, NB
Website: http://www.girlguides.nb.ca/ New Brunswick Council is divided into 6 areas *Coastal Shore in northeastern New Brunswick *Kennebecasis in central south New Brunswick *Mawiw in central New Brunswick *Tidewater in southeastern New Brunswick *Upper Saint John River Valley in western New Brunswick *Water's Edge in southern New Brunswick Camps: *Camp Chacik is near Kingston, NB in the Kennebecasis area. It was acquired in 1993. *Camp Chiplaquorgan is on the shores of
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in the Mawiw area. It was opened in 1963. The name means "the stick that holds the pot over the fire

*Camp Wee Waa Zee Zuk in the Mawiw area *Camp Nebooktook in the Tidewater area. The name is Mi'Kmaq meaning "Little camp/cabin in the woods". *Camp Whisong is in the Tidewater area *Camp Etalacimuk in the Upper Saint John River Valley area *Comp Oswego in the Water's Edge are Camp Wegwamageek was a site in the Tidewater area. It was acquired in 1962. The name means "land's end" in Mi'kmaq language, Micmac. It was sold in 2010 to the
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See also

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Scouting in Maine Scouting in Maine dates back to the creation of the Katahdin Area Council in 1920 and has continued prominently to the present day. Boy Scouts of America History Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouting started early in Maine, with two local counc ...


References


External links


New Brunswick Council - Scouts Canada

Guiding in Canada - New Brunswick Council
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