SCOUT eh!SCOUT eh! is dedicated to helping Scouts Canada become a democratic association.2012-11-14T00:00:00Zhttps://scouteh.ca/graphics/scoutEh.pngSCOUT eh!info@scouteh.cahttps://scouteh.ca/feed.xml.phpScouts Canada Elections 2012https://scouteh.ca/2012/11-14_election.phpSCOUT eh!2012-11-14T00:00:00ZAt the upcoming Scouts Canada Annual General Meeting, there will be an election for posts on the Board of Governors. For the first time in a very long time, the Scouts Canada voting delegates will have a real choice as to who will sit on the body that decides the direction of Scouting in Canada.Election 2012https://scouteh.ca/election/SCOUT eh!2012-07-29T00:00:00ZAs a founder of this organization and a member in good standing, I am putting forth this call for nominations for the democratic election of officers to the executive body of the organization. As a member of SCOUT eh! and an ordinary member of Scouts Canada, I urge you all to draw on the power around you and consider throwing your hat into the ring. Consider serving as an officer in what is quite possibly the only movement capable of mounting a voice of reason in the current governance. Eagle Scouts are returning their medals in protest over the Boy Scouts of America's lack of judgment on inclusion within their organizations. They are putting themselves out there for principle. Let us all take note of their example and screw up our courage once again to challenge the status quo.Town Hall Meeting Called for Nova Scotia Councilhttps://scouteh.ca/2011/02-26_nova-scotia.phpSCOUT eh!2011-02-26T00:00:00ZA memorandum has been circulated by the National office concerning a Town Hall meeting soon to be convened. I am pleased to hear that there have been some positive discussions with Nova Scotia members. We can hope that the Town Hall meeting called for Sunday March 6 will result in something substantive being done to rectify the action taken to dismiss the Council Commissioner and his team. That action was, in essence, an attack upon the fundamental integrity of the Nova Scotia Council volunteers. We shall trust that any resolution resulting from the Town Hall meeting will be seen as just by the volunteers affected.A Legitimate Succession for Nova Scotia Councilhttps://scouteh.ca/2011/02-12_bog-letter.phpSCOUT eh!2011-02-12T00:00:00ZThe following letter was sent to Steve Kent, Chief Commissioner and Chair of the Board, and to the members of the Board of Governours of Scouts Canada.Scouts Canada fires Nova Scotia Council, SCOUT eh! respondshttps://scouteh.ca/2011/02-06_nova-scotia.phpSCOUT eh!2011-02-06T00:00:00ZIn November 2010, Nova Scotia Council held a democratic election for the new Council Service Team. Less than a month later, in an unprecedented move, Scouts Canada's CEO fired the entire team. SCOUT eh! finds the action taken by the CEO to remove the Nova Scotia Council Commissioner and his Council Service Team from their positions to be fundamentally wrong and unjustifiable.Scouts Canada Financial Statement 2010https://scouteh.ca/2010/11-23_sc-finances.phpSCOUT eh!2010-11-23T00:00:00ZIn the interest of transparency in Scouts Canada, we are posting the Financial Statements of Scouts Canada National Operation for the year ended August 31, 2010. This is the copy provided by Scouts Canada at the Annual General Meeting November 20, 2010. These are the national financial statements and do not include the councils.We're excited about Scouting Now!https://scouteh.ca/2009/SN-SE-response_2009-06-18.phpSCOUT eh!2009-06-18T00:00:00ZScouting Now is the name of a document recently published by Scouts Canada. From the content of this plan, it's apparent that our Chief Commissioner knows quality ideas when he sees them. Message from our new Chief Commissionerhttp://www.youtube.com/user/scoutfocusScouts Canada2009-05-25T00:00:00ZSome very hopeful things are happening at Scouts Canada. This video outlines some of the goals and hopes of our new Chief Commissioner. We're very optimistic about what he wants to achieve. While democracy per se is not directly on the agenda, the focus on Scouting values and on openness gives us hope for the organization and for democracy in the long term.Haliburton Scout Reserve land for salehttps://scouteh.ca/hsr/SCOUT eh!2009-04-05T00:00:00ZWe have posted some photos of the for-sale Drag Lake campsite at Haliburton Scout Reserve. See what they’re trying to get rid of.Backgrounder on Haliburton Scout Reserve Land Salehttps://scouteh.ca/2009/03-05-hsr.phpSCOUT eh!2009-04-05T00:00:00ZAs someone who has been going to HSR for close to 45 years and who regularly uses the Drag Lake end of the property, I would like to add a few more comments and a bit of history.Scouts launch online protest of land salehttp://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1405370Haliburton Echo2009-01-27T00:00:00ZThe Toronto chapter of Scouts Canada is facing strong opposition to the sale of a portion of the Haliburton Scout Reserve along Drag Lake. A group of 680 members, many of whom are Scouts, has joined together on Facebook, a social networking site online, to discourage Scouts Canada from selling the 100-acre parcel for $1.3 million.Haliburton Scout Reserve land for salehttps://scouteh.ca/2009/01-18-hsr.phpSCOUT eh!2009-01-18T00:00:00ZScouts Canada has recently listed for sale the beautiful shoreline and campsite on Drag Lake at Haliburton Scout Reserve. The only reason Scouts Canada has given for selling this land is that it will make money. They have also reveiled that there is no plan for how the money will be spent.Ted Claxton Elected Chair of SCOUT eh!https://scouteh.ca/2009/01-08-letter.phpSCOUT eh!2009-01-08T00:00:00ZRead his welcome letter.New Chief Commissionerhttps://scouteh.ca/2009/01-07-welcome.phpSCOUT eh!2009-01-07T00:00:00ZWe welcome our new Chief Commissioner, Steven Kent. Steven has been an active member of Scouting as a youth and now carries on his Scouting career, as the youngest ever Chief Commissioner.SCOUT eh! Elections: Final Call for Nominationshttps://scouteh.ca/2008/11-23_nominations.phpSCOUT eh!2008-11-23T00:00:00ZThis is the third and final call for nominations for the Elected Officers of SCOUT eh!. We will be electing nationally our Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, and in each Scouts Canada council, a Council Representative. If you are interested in one of these positions, know someone who might be suitable, or would like to know more, please contact the National Secretary, Don Connors. Nominations will close on Sunday, November 30, 2008. Be part of making Scouts Canada democratic.