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HALIBURTON SCOUT RESERVE

A Leader’s Planning Guide

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Welcome to the Haliburton Scout Reserve (HSR)

Welcome to the largest Scout camp in Canada. Here at the Reserve, we make every effort to ensure that your stay will be an exciting and rewarding adventure.

At HSR you and your group are in charge of your program throughout the week…

- you decide when to get up - you decide when to eat - you decide when to go swimming - you decide in which programs to participate

The staff’s purpose is to assist you.

We’re here for you. Over the years Scout Troops, Venturer Companies, and Rover Crews from all over the world have experienced the magic of HSR. They have come from:

- Ontario and most other Canadian provinces - Many states from all over the U.S.A. - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Israel, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany

…to name a few!

This booklet is designed, in a chronological format, to help you plan your visit – from the first moment you heard about us, to the moment that you head for home after an exciting week at the Reserve.

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Before Registering Search ‘Haliburton Scout Reserve’ on YouTube or find the video on our website http://greatertoronto.scouts.ca/ca/haliburton-scout-reserve . You can use the video to build enthusiasm with your youth and parents.

How Do We Register? You can find everything you need to book your camp online at: http://greatertoronto.scouts.ca/ca/haliburton-scout-reserve . Having trouble? Just call us at (416) 490-6364 ext. 233 or toll free (800) 263-0930 or e-mail us at: [email protected].

How Much Does It Cost? With your registration package will be an invoice for a $500 (Canadian funds) deposit to confirm your booking. This deposit is refundable on a sliding scale.

Cancellation prior to 15th of January 100% Refund ($500.00) Cancellation January 15 to March 31 50% Refund ($250.00) Cancellation after April 1 0% Refund ($0.00)

Fees are set annually. There is a minimum charge per campsite. This cost is the lowest fee you would pay for your stay at the Reserve. This means that the number of people you have on site multiplied by the ‘per person’ fee should total more than the minimum fee or you will pay the minimum fee. http://greatertoronto.scouts.ca/ca/campsite-fees-descriptions

What Does The Fee Include? The fee includes transportation to your campsite upon arrival, all program facilities and equipment, program instructors, canoes, rowboats, transportation from your campsite at the end of your visit - and with a little luck, constant sunshine.

The fee does not include: Food, a nominal charge for ammunition at the rifle range, outboard motor rental (optional), and any gasoline for any outboard motor, whether rented or your own.

How Do We Select Our Campsite? There are 24 campsites around our main lake, Kennabi; as well as 1 remote site at another lake on the Reserve (Please see maps on pages 17 & 18). Use the following link to obtain a description and map of each site. http://www.friendsofhsr.ca/Pages/MoreAboutTheCamp/SiteMaps.htm For additional assistance in selecting a site, send an email, or call the Camping Department. They are quite familiar with all of the sites. They will suggest a site that takes into consideration the average age and number of campers in your group. If you arrive with a significant difference between your predicted number of campers and your actual number, we reserve the right to change your campsite.

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What Do We Pack? We are a semi-wilderness camp. Bring all equipment necessary for an independent camping experience. That would include: tents, dining fly, latrine fly, stoves (and all fittings!), water containers, all cooking and eating utensils, lanterns, one (1) outboard motor maximum per site no more than 6 h.p. (See page #6 for outboard guidelines), shovel, CLEAR plastic garbage bags, and an emergency whistle for each person.

DON’T FORGET: All personal gear. HSR is located in the Canadian Shield – all types of weather should be expected (i.e. – hot, cold, dry and wet). Remember to include any materials and equipment for special programs and games that you wish to have on your site.

What Is Available On Our Site? There are defined tent sites and a dining area, picnic tables, a 1 metre diameter well-tile cooler with lid (this acts as a functional refrigeration unit – ice blocks are available at the camp store), a portable toilet (for sanitary reasons, each troop digs a new hole each week), a buoyed swimming area, reaching assist & ring buoy, row boats, a dock, an intra-camp phone system, and sufficient deadfall for campfires.

Can We Book Our Program Before We Arrive? Absolutely! When you have completed and submitted the “Booking Information Sheet” we will send you an access code in early April to the e-mail address you have provided on the sheet. It is encouraged that you log into the system before you arrive at camp and book your group into one session of each program that you would like to do. Please note, there is a cut-off date in June before we move the database up to the camp, so don’t leave it too late! If there are additional spots available in any program, you can book into them when you verify your program on the day of your arrival. Most programs will accommodate approximately 25 people.

What if we have more than 25 people?

We would give you an access code that will allow additional bookings.

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How Do We Get To The Camp?

• The camp is located on 3161 Kennaway Road off Highway #118 between the towns of Haliburton and Tory Hill.

• Most GPS units as well as Google Maps will find the camp under ‘Haliburton Scout Reserve, 3161 Kennaway Road’. The camp postal code relates to a Postal Box in Haliburton.

1. From Highway 118 Make a left onto Kennaway Rd. 2. At the top of the hill, turn right to continue on Kennaway Rd. 3. Drive through the gates to arrive at Haliburton Scout Reserve. 4. Follow the road into the Parking Lot and park your vehicles where indicated by the

Parking Lot personnel. 5. Once your entire Group has arrived, walk to the far side of the parking lot, past the

totem pole and check in with the Camp Director at Kennabi Lodge. 6. Once checked in, please wait until your number has been called and then follow the

instructions of the Parking Lot Manager and his/her Staff. This will ensure that you are barged to site as quickly as possible.

When Should We Arrive? • Saturday, between 12:00 noon and 5:00 p.m. would be terrific. This is our normal

arrival time. Naturally, we make exceptions if your travel plans dictate early or late arrivals.

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What Happens When We Get There? • Once your entire group has arrived, the Scouter in charge sits down with the Camp Director in the Kennabi

Lodge. The Director will give you a number. This is the dock order number you will be processed by. The Scouter in charge will then submit the registration sheet containing everyone’s name and address, book the barge out time for the following Saturday, book a bill paying time for the following Friday and get some general information from the Camp Director.

• You then verify the program of activities for the week that you booked on-line before you got to camp. If you did not book your program on-line, now is the opportunity for you to book your program with the program staff on duty in the lodge. (See “Program” on pages 8, 9 and 10 for a full description of each program).

• When your number is called, drive your vehicles directly to the dock area, where the troop loads their equipment onto the barges. After that, everyone is issued a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) to which everyone can attach the whistle they brought. Down the lake you go to your campsite!

• Our main reception area has a snack bar (open all day Saturday!) with burgers, coffee, snacks, and refreshments. Why not plan on having lunch in our picnic area overlooking Lake Kennabi, before heading out to your campsite?

At The Campsite

• We suggest that the Scouter survey the site, while the troop is unloading the barge, to determine tent, dining, and latrine locations. Set up, have a swim, eat supper – and listen for the loons!

Motorboats • You are welcome to bring a maximum of one (1) outboard motor to camp with you. Camp policy limits

motors to a maximum of 6hp, with no exceptions. Any motor found or suspected of being higher than a 6hp, will not be allowed on the lake. You can also rent motors at the camp. Please note that there is a maximum of one motor per site. If you have a motorboat, we ask that you do not tow anything with people in it or on it.

Note: All motors will be checked prior to being allowed on site or in the water. HSR reserves the right to refuse access to any and all boats and/or motors that are not properly cleaned or do not meet the camps horsepower limits.

• Any Canadian Citizen who is operating a motorboat must hold a valid Pleasure Craft Operators License.

Please see the “Transport Canada-Office of Boating Safety” website to find out more: www.tc.gc.ca/BoatingSafety/providers/menu.htm

• For our guests from the USA, the equivalent certification would be through the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). Information on licensing can be found on their website at: www.nasbla.org/. The same regulations that apply to Canadians apply to everyone using any boats on any waterway in Canada. For more information: www.tc.gc.ca/BoatingSafety/facts/foreign.htm

• We also ask that only adults and designated, responsible youth operate the motorboat. There are underwater hazards that inexperienced drivers could have a problem with. A hazards map is on page 19 and is also available on the HSR website.

Harmful Exotic Species. (www.invadingspecies.com)

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Ontario's fish and the waters that support them are threatened by several exotic species that can be spread unknowingly by anglers and boaters. Some harmful exotic species that have been discovered in Ontario waters and ways of preventing their spread are described below. Whenever you move your boat from one water body to another, exotic species may tag along for the ride. There are some important things you can do to prevent the transport of harmful exotic species from one lake or river to another:

• Inspect your boat, motor, trailer, and boating equipment (anchor, centre boards, rollers, axles) and remove any zebra mussels and other animals and plants that are visible before leaving any water body;

• Drain water from the motor, live well, bilge and transom wells while on land before leaving the water body

• Wash/dry your boat, tackle, downriggers, trailer, and other boating equipment to kill harmful species that were not visible at the boat launch. Some aquatic nuisance species can survive more than 2 weeks out of water so it is important to:

• rinse your boat and equipment that normally gets wet with hot tap water (greater than 40 ºC or • 104 ºF); or spray your boat and trailer with high pressure water (250 psi or greater); or • dry your boat and equipment for at least 5 days before transporting to another water body. • Empty your bait bucket on land before leaving any water body. Never release live bait into a water

body, or release aquatic animals from one water body into another;

Learn how to identify zebra mussels and other exotic species. If you suspect a new infestation report it to the Ministry of Natural Resources or the Invading Species Hotline (1-800-563-7711) - this hotline is a partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

Zebra Mussels

Zebra mussels are freshwater mollusks that often attach in large numbers to hard objects in the water. They are normally brown in colour, with yellow or white stripes, and are very small - about the size of a fingernail. In the Great Lakes, zebra mussel colonies have clogged municipal and industrial water intake lines, covered boat hulls, fouled beaches, killed native clams, and disrupted the lake ecosystems.

Zebra mussels have spread rapidly in Ontario. Since their initial discovery in 1988 in Lake St. Clair, they have spread throughout the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence

River system, and into some inland lakes. Zebra mussels have invaded the Trent-Severn and Rideau systems, and have been found in some Muskoka Lakes. They probably entered these inland systems through recreational boating traffic. Zebra mussels are invisible to the naked eye in their early life stage (called a veliger), when they can be transferred unknowingly in live wells, bilge water and baitfish buckets. In their adult stage they can attach to boat hulls.

Help slow the spread of zebra mussels by thoroughly cleaning your boat and angling gear before moving between bodies of water.(Courtesy of the Ministry of Natural Resources)

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What Programs are available? There are two types of programs; those that require program instructors, and those that you organize yourself. * Please note that the programs are operated on a troop basis, not on an individual basis. Some programs are offered at a central area (the “Hub”), while others are at sites nearby (see camp map for locations).

Instructor Assisted Programs:

Climbing Wall • Surrounded by forest, our climbing wall offers challenges to all kinds of climbers. With

three increasingly difficult routes our wall appeals to first-time climbers as well as experienced climbers. The 90 minute lesson will take you through all aspects of climbing from safety to technique.

• For those wishing to stay closer to the ground, or just looking for a different challenge, our Bouldering Wall offers a climbing experience just a few feet from the ground.

Low Ropes Course • Located directly beside our Climbing Wall, this lesson is a great way for your troop to bond

and work as a team. Your instructor will lead you through the course through an amusing role-playing activity. This 60 minute session is fun for everyone involved, and even those watching.

Mountain Bikes • This program offers youth and adults a chance to explore the property like never before. The

180 minute bike ride will take you to one of our beautiful lakes, perfect for photographs. Due to the length of the Program this program is booked using a lottery system.

Canoeing • At the Reserve, canoeing is a major activity! On Sunday morning

your troop will be barged to the “Hub”, given a short canoe lesson, and then issued a proportionate number of canoes based on the number of campers that week. For the rest of the week, troops travel to and from all activities by canoe. Explore the lake and find a new passion for canoeing.

Sailing • Lake Kennabi is the perfect place to learn how to sail. With a fleet of over 20 CL Echo

Sailboats, people of all ages can have fun on the water. This half day lesson addresses sailing aspects from points of sail to rigging your boat. Afterwards, you are welcome to book the sailboats for your personal evening use.

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Kayaking • Another great way to explore Lake Kennabi. The 60 minute lesson covers basic skills and

safety and re-enforces them in a game/challenge setting. Like sailing, upon completion of this lesson you are encouraged to book kayaks for the evening.

• If your group can’t get enough kayaking, ask about our advanced lessons where our instructors will guide your group through rolls and rescues.

Snorkeling • This 60 minute program quickly moves from equipment and safety to exploring the depths

of Lake Kennabi. There are a ton of sunken treasures in our snorkel hole, once you’ve explored them try some of our invigorating snorkeling challenges.

Rappelling • The Rappelling Cliff provides a unique challenge for any individual. And is fully staffed

by certified instructors. The 90 minute lesson provides incredible views and thrills.

Archery • This 60 minute lesson gives everyone a chance to learn the basics of a bow and arrow. Not

only do we have the standard re-curve bows, but we also offer the more advanced and impressive compound bows. At the end of the week groups are encouraged to send their best archer to compete in a camp-wide shoot-off.

Rifle Range • The Rifle Range provides everyone with a thorough introduction to .22 Caliber rifles. The 60

minute program covers parts of the rifle as well as marksmanship. Send your best marksman to the camp-wide shoot-off competition at the end of the week. A signed parental permission form is required for anyone under the age of 18.

• Participants in this program are charged $2.00 for 10 rounds of ammunition. This charge can be added to your group bill at the end of the week.

Trapper’s Cabin • This authentic Trapper’s Cabin will take you back to a place where trapping and logging

ruled these lands. This 60 minute lesson will give a brief history of the camp and talk about different types of trapping and logging techniques. There are many old artifacts from Lake Kennabi and the surrounding area on display.

Survival • Located on Pine Island in the middle of Lake Kennabi, this 60 minute Survival Lesson will take

your entire group through strategies and techniques for surviving in the bush. From shelter building to food gathering, the survival lesson gives you the tools to survive in the wild.

Star Hikes • Seeing the stars from the middle of the lake is a truly unique experience. Instructors will pick

you up by barge after dark and take you on a journey through timeless myths and legends, while you stare up at the beautiful sky that is filled with stars and constellations. Be sure to dress comfortably and warmly so that you don’t miss a thing.

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Programs of Your Own Making:

War Canoes • These oversized canoes allow 11 campers a chance to paddle a canoe like the Explorers

of 100 years ago used to do. With three War Canoes available, you can take as many people as you want out to explore the lake. Available from the Program Centre, the war Canoes can be used from dawn to dusk each day except Thursday afternoon when they are used in the Regatta.

Swimming • A swimming area is provided at each campsite for regular troop swim periods. Each unit

is responsible for lifeguarding their own swims. Staff assistance may be requested. Swimming instruction, mile swim, and badge testing may be scheduled through the Program Centre at the “Hub”.

Trails, Hikes, And Outpost Campsites • A number of hiking trails have been marked throughout the Reserve. They vary in

length from an hour’s walk to a three-day expedition. A number of outpost campsites are located on several of our other lakes.

Special Programs:

Badge Trading • This very popular activity takes place every Tuesday evening at the “Hub”. Don’t forget

to bring your traders! As a hint, Canadian District/Area badges and U.S. Council Strips are both popular. What a great way to meet and share the scouting spirit!

Regatta • Every Thursday afternoon a regatta (a set of boating and swimming races) is organized

at the “Hub”. Two regattas, based on age, are run concurrently. A plaque is awarded to the winning units of both regattas and presented at the campwide campfire on Friday evening. Please note that other programming is not offered on Thursday afternoons.

Campwide Campfire • This is the culmination of a week of fun. The campfire is held at Smokey Hollow, east

of the “Hub”, every Friday evening at dusk. Since you have to return your canoes to the “Hub” on Friday evening anyway, why not stay for the campfire.

• Please come prepared with a song or skit. Naturally, good taste and the Scouting Spirit set the tone for the quality of these campfires.

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One Stop Shopping at the Country Store and the Trading Post

For your convenience, the Reserve operates its own grocery store (“The Country Store”) and tuck shop (“The Trading Post”). There is no need to worry about transporting your week’s supply of food- the shelves are well-stocked, the prices are very competitive, and special orders are typically handled with 24 hours’ notice. And there’s no need to worry about cash either- all purchases can be added to your group’s final bill. Charges in the Trading Post close after the Regatta on Thursday and at noon on Friday in the Store

WE’VE GOT IT ALL

Groceries… • Meat and poultry • Ground beef • Sandwich meats • Fresh fruit and vegetables • Butter, eggs, and cheese • Canned fruits, beans, and

vegetables • Pasta and rice • Breads and cereals • Soft drinks and ice cream • Ice cubes and blocks • Cookies and snacks • Dairy Products

Camping Supplies…

• Small propane cylinders • Coleman fuel/naphtha • Fishing tackle/dew worms • Toiletries/personal hygiene • Paper towels/napkins • Aluminum foil, clear garbage bags

AND MORE!

There is also a large selection of souvenirs.

If you are bringing a very large group, please let us know in advance so we can “Be Prepared”. If you have a large group your orders can be sent to the Camping Department by e-mail or by fax before your camp week and the store will have the order ready for pick up on the day you need it.

Due to Health Department Regulations we are prohibited from storing outside food in our fridges and freezers that have not been verified by HACCP procedures

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If Someone Gets Hurt Let’s hope not, but if it happens, we’re ready. Your campsite telephone system can be used to summon help 24 hours a day. Just call the Clinic or the Program Centre and someone will assist you. If it is a major emergency, please dial 911 on any camp phone or give three (3) blasts on a whistle. The majority of our staff are trained in first aid and are constantly updating and practicing their training, and a resident nurse and/or volunteer doctor complement our staff. There is also a Camp Clinic where beds are available if an overnight stay is required. Refrigeration is also available for various medications.

Your group is expected to have a basic first aid kit on site, and a medical form for everyone. Your local Scouts Council’s medical form is sufficient.

Safety First

• Drinking Water: It is recommended that you use the water from the taps at the Ab Shack, H- Dock or the Country Store for drinking and/or food preparation. Be sure to bring adequate water containers. The water is treated and tested regularly according to Ministry of the Environment regulations.

• Swimming: Each site is responsible for ensuring that their members utilize the buddy system at all times. As mentioned earlier, you must provide your own lifeguards, however staff assistance is available if necessary.

• Canoeing/Boating: We encourage at least one member on your site to have canoe safety certification. In Ontario, this would be a Basic Canoe Certification, or ORCKA certification. In the U.S., Safety Afloat will suffice. If you have any concerns about your qualifications please contact us at the address or numbers in this book. Further assistance can be attained through the Program Centre at the Reserve.

• Warning Siren: There is a warning siren for our lake. If you hear a long blast on the siren, please leave the lake as quickly as possible at the first available campsite. We usually use the siren in the case of adverse weather in the area or extreme emergency. When you hear several short blasts of the siren, it means you can go back out on the lake again.

• Campfires: Every campsite has a designated fire area. The soil is a burnable humus! Special care must be taken to prevent brush or ground fires.

Fishing

• Small Mouth Bass- the best fighting fish for its size! We a policy of ‘barbless’ hooks and the Reserve encourages a “catch and release” philosophy. Please remember that residents of Ontario between the ages of 18 and 65, and all non-residents of Ontario, are required to have a valid fishing license. Short-term group licenses are available for non-residents. Licenses can be obtained from:

Ministry of Natural Resources Highway #35 By-pass Box 820, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 (705) 286-1521

Please check the Ministry of Natural Resources website for complete fishing information: www.mnr.gov.on.ca

• Why not write in advance and have them mailed directly to the camp. We’ll hold them for you until you arrive.

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Garbage Disposal Once again, Scouting will lead the way on the trail of environmental stewardship. • Garbage is picked up at your site each evening after supper, between 6:30 and 7:30. All

recyclable materials must be separated from regular garbage. Both types of refuse must be placed in clear garbage bags; any other type of garbage bag will not be picked up. If the local County identifies recyclable material with regular garbage, the camp will be fined.

• Clear garbage bags will be sold at the HSR store. • We ask that you burn those items that leave no residue. No garbage should be

buried. Cans, bottles and plastic containers are recycled. Please wash and crush all plastic and metal containers.

Administration Office

• The camp business is done through the Administration Office located beside the Store. . If you have any questions about anything while at camp, the Office is the place you can get answers.

• The office is also the place you come to pay your final bill at the end of your week. • Here you can purchase stamps for mailing as well as dropping your mail off that is going

into town. Just deposit it in the mailbox located outside the office. Mail is also picked up in town on a regular basis.

Phone System

The camp has an intercamp phone system which links all the sites and the staff areas. Some of the more common numbers you will need are: • 200 -Camp Office • 300 -Clinic • 350 -Hub • 400 -Program Centre • 600 -Store • 911 -Emergency Cell service can be hit and miss while at camp. The location of the camp is in what is referred to as “Deep Fringe Cellular Service”. There are only a few towers in the area and due to the topography of the camp, hills and trees can get in the way of good service. Please do not be surprised if your phone does not work in one place but has full service a foot to the left.

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Just A Few More Things

• There are no shower facilities at the Reserve. If you become unbearable, please soap up with an environmentally friendly product, and rinse off a safe distance from the lake.

• If you want a campfire or cooking fire, cut and burn deadfall only. Please help us to prevent the cutting or damaging of live trees, and particularly the stripping of birch bark. A minimum charge of $100 per tree applies to damaged trees.

• Due to invading species we do not allow any outside wood to be brought onto any of our

camp properties.

• Please Note: pets, fireworks, alcohol, personal firearms, slingshots, bows/arrows, Paintball Guns, potato cannons, etc., are not permitted at the Reserve.

• Some groups have asked about catching and eating Snapping Turtles. These animals are

off limits because you need a licence to hunt them and hunting is not permitted on Scouts Canada properties.

• Smoking in front of any youth is not permitted on Scouts Canada property. Please use

discretion if you wish to smoke.

• Scouts Canada policy prohibits use of chainsaws on any Scouts Canada property by anyone other than authorized employees.

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Packing it up! (or, Time To Go Home)

Friday afternoon • Drop into the Camp Office at the payment time you arranged for upon your arrival and

pay your bill for the week. • The bill will include camper fees, any store charges, and any other fees from the week. • Although personal/group cheques and traveler’s cheques are preferred, cash is always

acceptable. Unfortunately we are unable to process credit cards at the camp. We accept U.S. currency at a reasonable exchange rate.

• Your site inspection and departure times will be confirmed for the following morning. • If you have a lot of equipment, you may want to pack some of your equipment in your

vehicles on Friday evening. If so, we will provide a supplementary barge. • If you have anyone in your group who would like to be part of the staff for the next year,

please leave their name and address with the office in camp or in Toronto and a staff application will be mailed to them in the fall. All staff must be at least 15 years of age by July 1st of the following summer.

…and why not pre-book your favourite campsite for next year!

Saturday morning • With the help of your Patrol Leader’s, we inspect your site. • Upon completion of the inspection, your barge(s) arrive for your equipment and your group. • After a final voyage down the lake, loading up your vehicles, and one last head count- it’s

time to head home to a hot shower!

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HALIBURTON SCOUT RESERVE

The following prices will be charged to your account for the uses of certain services or damages assessed by the camp staff. Should you have any questions concerning these or any other costs appearing on your statement, please consult with the Camp Administrator or contact our office at (416) 490-6364 Ext 233

CAMP FEES Current Camping Fees can be found at

http://greatertoronto.scouts.ca/ca/campsite-fees-descriptions EXTRA FEES Outboard Motor Weekly Rental

$ 165.00

(Does Not Include the cost of gasoline)

Extra Barge Trip $ 15.00 Each Way Boat Taxi $ 10.00 Each Way Rifle Range $ 2.00 per 10 rounds Hub Meal (booked upon arrival) Breakfast $ 3.00 Lunch $ 5.00 Dinner $ 7.00

Please note: All fees, except gas, DO NOT include HST. HST will be charged on all fees. HST is included in the cost of gas.

DAMAGES FEES

• Tree cutting (depending on the size of tree, as deemed by the Camp Staff) $100, $200 and up

• P.F.D. (Life Preservers) Damage or Loss, Boat or Canoe Damage, Other Site Damage (Docks,

Kybos, etc.) At the discretion of the Camp Staff

Thank You for your co-operation. We hope you have enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again.

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Haliburton Scouts Reserve HAZARDS MAP FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS

GENERAL RULES:

1. Do not cross dotted lines.

2.Stay in the middle of all channels.

3. Watch out for swimmers.

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How To Contact Us

Scouts Canada Central Ontario Service Centre 10 Kodiak Crescent, Unit 120

Toronto, Ontario (CANADA) M3J 3G5

Phone: (416) 490-6364 Ext. 233

Toll Free: (800) 263-0930 Fax: (416) 490-6911

E-mail: [email protected]

Website- http://greatertoronto.scouts.ca/ca/haliburton-scout-reserve

Haliburton Scout Reserve P.O. Box 450

Haliburton, Ontario (CANADA) K0M 1S0

To locate HSR on a map, google Haliburton Scout Reserve. The above address is a PO Box in Haliburton.

Camp Office: (705) 457-6983 (July/August Only)

Edited/Compiled/Design/Layout by HSR Staff from 1997- 2013

Illustrations by Chris Macivor, Alex King & Scouts Canada Files

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