Northeast Region Camp At Lac La Biche

We can’t wait to see you at the

2017 North-East JFW

Family Camp

Sept 1-4 at Beaver Lake

All JFW and Alumni welcome!  

Join us for a fun-filled weekend camp to get your JFW year off to a roaring start!

Register now!

Directions

From Lac La Biche

Follow Hwy 663 for about 5 km.  Watch for the campsite entrance on the right.

Map

Click here for a google map

54.756048, -111.878241

Campground website

Site Information

• Large shelter with wood stove
• Some electricity
• Potable water available
• Lake with nice beach
• Cell service is good
• Weather: Expected to be perfect for a Junior Forest Wardens camp!

Program

We are lucky to have some great sessions lined up, including a fantastic tour of the nearby regional Forest Fire Centre and the Fire Base (might see water bombers up close!)

Sunday will feature a new version of the “A/C Cooking Challenge” with surprise ingredients!

Also on the list:

• Rope Making
• Jackson Pollack Nature Painting
• Compass Paracord Bracelet Making
• Cooking Challenge Event
• Throwing Axes
• Drop-in Crafts
• Art Session (by Portage College students)
• Canoeing
• Make your own Bug Repellant, Cooling Mist, Sunscreen, Plantain Salve

Schedule

Friday

Stock up at the :ac La Biche Farmers Market at the Agricom (just outside town on the way to camp)

Arrive, set up, settle in

Supper - your own

Evening bonfire & informal get acquainted evening

Saturday

Breakfast - your own

Forest Fire Base & Fire Centre Tours (split into 2 rotating groups for tours)

Lunch - your own

Sessions (split sessions according to age, multiple sessions for different age groups)

Free time

Potluck Supper! Red JFW shirt!  Register your Potluck Item at Perfect Potluck and enter password 0902.

Bonfire & Socializing

Sunday

Breakfast - Pancakes & Sausages compliments of the NE Region!

More sessions!

Lunch

1:30-3:30pm  Drop-in Activities: Craft Tent, Games, Playground, Throwing Axes, Compass Game, Canoeing

2:30pm  Adventurers & Challengers Cooking Challenge Auction, Cooking Event & Taste Testing

Supper - eat your own food but all get together (“semi” potluck)

Bonfire & Socializing

Monday

Breakfast - your own

Camp cleanup

Last-minute programs

Windup & camp closing

Things to bring - Family and personal

Payment - $50 per family

A non-perishable food item for the Cooking Challenge

PFD and canoe paddle if you have one

Cooking & eating

• Bowls, plates, utensils
• Mugs
• Food to share at Saturday potluck
• Meals for your family (Friday, Sat breakfast-lunch, Sunday lunch-supper, Monday breakfast-lunch)
• Camp chairs
• Cooking equipment for your family
• Water container

Clothing & bedding

• JFW uniform shirt
• Tent or RV
• Bedding
• Rain gear
• Warm clothes (toques, woolies)
• Extra clothes
• Good footwear
• More warm clothes

Other

• A song, skit or story for the campfire
• Mora knife
• Daypack
• Camera
• Notebook & pencil

Things to bring - Club

• Program activities
• Club banner or flags, if any
• Tea kettle
• Tarps

Adventurer and Challengers and Trailblazers

You will be participating in a Cooking Challenge with mystery ingredients.  Ingredients will be provided for you, however you will need to have a knife, cutting board, your favorite spice blends, mixing bowls or additional utensils required to prepare your meal.    

Pet owners

You are responsible for the good behaviour of your dog or aardvark and for picking up after it.  Please keep it on a leash!

Please register early!

Alumni Summer Family Camp

Alberta Junior Forest Warden Alumni Association

Summer Family Camp ‘17

Please joins us at

MacKenzie Crossing

for a family fun weekend August 18 - 20, 2017

The perfect weekend to spend a day or two,

floating down the Red Deer River!

Activities & Crafts!

Potluck Supper Saturday Night!

Pancake Breakfast Sunday Morning!

We will have a variety of activities including crafts, walks, paddling and more! If you have an activity or craft, which you would like to share, please bring it along.

The cost is $30 per unit for the weekend.  Please bring drinking water and your own canoe, including all the accessories such as paddles, PFDs, whistles, bailing device and throw bag.

For more information please contact  

John Stoodley – jdstoodley@raytheon.com

Deadline for payment and registration is August 11, 2017.

Please send payment to:

The Alberta Junior Forest Warden Alumni Association

c/o Merry Brotherston – 5208 39 St Panoka, AB, T4J 1C8

msb1@telus.net

See you there!

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Please check the day you will be arriving: □ Friday □ Saturday

Directions to MacKenzie Crossing

20 km west of Big Valley on secondary road 590

Featured Session - AdventureSmart

AdventureSmart at National Camp 2017

Do you want to make an impact on reducing the likelihood and severity of incidents which may require Search and Rescue? 

Have you wondered about how to position your JFW group as a leaders in the outdoors for your area, and to attract new members to your group?

Looking for a way to demonstrate leadership within your group?

Do you want to find out how to obtain free swag, like Fox40 whistles, emergency blankets, trip plans, coloring books, etc.? Swag you can provide to your members and the public?

If you said yes to any of the above questions then you should be signing up to become an AdventureSmart Presenter. In this session we will give you all the information and materials you need to present any of the five AdventureSmart Programs (Hug a Tree, SurviveOutside, PaddleSmart, SurviveOutside Snowmobile, & Snow Safety). We will equip you with exercises and walk you through all the material, teach you how to report your presentations and how to order supplies (for free!), and how to get out into the community. 

Also I don't know if you have noticed, but 5 of the 10 offerings of the AdventureSmart sessions are full, with the others close to filling up. In order for these sessions to run, we need you as presenters! So don't hesitate and sign up now!

National Camp - Map and Menu Planner

Only 20 days until National Camp . . 

The Planning Committee is working hard putting together the finishing touches on camp.  

Here are a few printouts that might help you prep during the coming weeks.

Please remember to pack the following:

• JFW Uniforms for Opening and Closing Ceremonies
• Silent Auction Item
• food/dishes for the week
• cash for:

• Sessions with a fee
• JFW Store 
• JFW items, ice, septic, snacks, kids activities
• Silent Auction
• Trade Show
• Farmers Market on Wednesday

• bikes and helmets
• musical instruments, props for Talent Show
• canoes and life jackets (optional)
• Club mailbox

Full Packing List is available on the National Camp website

National Camp - Feature Session - Nature's Expression and Response using Mixed Media

sample of Mixed Media artwork

Nature's Expression and Response using Mixed Media

Instructor: Christina Dixon
Age groups: TB/ADV/CH/Adult
Session Duration: 3 hours
Extra costs: $5.00
Things to bring: nothing (Christina will provide all the materials needed)

During this session, the participants explore basic oil pastel techniques (blending, layering, creating thin/thick lines) and apply them to create a few nature inspired projects (birch trees, rocky shore, creative leaves). 

These projects will be demonstrated step-by-step. 

A variety of artist materials, as well as materials found in nature, will be incorporated (leaves, bark, twigs). 

Link to National Camp Registration website

National Camp - How to Sign up for Sessions and Volunteer Shifts

National Camp Session Signup opens up at 7:00am June 8

Follow these steps to sign up for sessions and volunteer shifts:

• Login to the RegPack registration app 

• Use the same email address to log in as you used to register
• If you have forgotten your password, use the password-reset feature

• Ensure just to make sure all your family info is in order - trailer size, shirt sizes, medical info, etc needs to be entered. Ensure that your camp fees are paid (online or by club cheque)

• On the Dashboard select Session Selection for a family member by clicking on the arrow on the right of the progress bar

• Use the Filter to select the sessions and volunteer shifts you are interested in. Note that only sessions that are suitable for the individual will be displayed.
• eg. a session for Challengers would not display when selecting sessions for a Pathfinder.

• Regpack will then show you a list of all those sessions (along with their times, instructors, session description and the number of spots available)

• Select the sessions you want.  RegPack will let you know if you have a conflict and ask which one you would like to select.

• Click on Go to Next Step to get back to the Dashboard

• Select the next person, click on Session Selection then repeat the process for all family member.

• You are signed up for sessions!!  You can always de-select sessions and select others if you change your mind. 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SESSIONS REQUIRING ADULT ACCOMPANIMENT

• Some sessions are marked as "Available to [Wanderer/PF/TB] With Adult"  These sessions require that a parent or other responsible adult accompany the child, for reasons of safety and supervision. 
• These sessions will ONLY show up in your Adult profile
• For example, if you are selecting sessions for your Pathfinder, only sessions that DO NOT need adult accompaniment will show up in the list.  "PF with Adult" sessions will show up in your Adult profile instead.  Please select the session under your Adult profile. 
• Your Adult schedule will then include any session that you selected that requires you to go along with your child
• The challenge for you is to not double-book your child, as these sessions will NOT show up on their schedule!

To Save Your Selections
Be sure to click "Go to next Step" at the bottom of the screen, and then "Confirm Selections"
You can return at any time until the third week of June to change your session selection.  By default, your current selections will be displayed.  To show other available sessions, click the "View All Options" button:

Please email us at event.registration@ajfwa.ca 

if you are having issues after following these instructions.

Newfoundland Sock Fundraiser

Dear JFW

We’re coming to camp!   

Families from Junior Forest Wardens St. John’s East Club are really excited, and can’t wait to pitch in at National Camp.  There are seven of us coming – Jack (9), Lucy (13), Owen (16), Kate (18) along with Kim, Finn, and John. 

It’s a long way and a big deal, and we’re selling socks to help raise money to get us there.  

These wicked popular socks are a special order with free shipping so CLICK HERE for more info and get yours before the June 19th deadline!

Looking forward to meeting you!   We’re coming soon.

Kim Todd

Jewelia White Photo, Outer Cove NL, May 29, 2017

Here’s (most of) us – we thought ye’d like a beach photo and an iceberg shot.   We are half-froze.   Also there is a dead whale just off the shoreline outside the image.  (Email us at juniorforestwardens@gmail.com if you want to see it.)