Scouts Canada Episodes

It's time to kick off another year of Scouting. Make sure to get the parents of the youth involved from the very start.

The Queen's Venturer Award is the capstone award for Venturer Scouts, and can almost be thought of as the Canadian analog of the Eagle Scout rank.

Medical Venturers (MedVents) is one of the Vocational Scouting programs offered by Scouts Canada, which is focused on advanced first aid and medical training.

Whether it's called Swim-Up or Advancement, how do we celebrate when youth progress through the Scouting movement?

Colin phones in from all the way across Canada to discuss advancement and summer Scouting programs.

It was Emergency Preparedness Week last week...which, at least for our Canadian crew, has been given a very pointed example in the Fort McMurray fires.

To help other people at all times; it's part of the Scout Promise.

There's a new Jungle Book movie out; we give our impressions (both spoiler-free and spoilerific). It's also Good Turn Week; we talk a bit about that.

We take another look at the idea of badge earning and how it relates to a youth's progression through the Scouting program.

Brian rejoins the podcast, and we catch up with him about Pinewood Derby, a certain zombie movie, and badges.

Scouts Canada offers different forms of racing vehicles to different sections of its program, from simple Beaver Buggies to massive Scout Trucks.

Sometimes, Scouts are awarded badges that aren't merit badges, and don't go on the uniform. What do those represent, exactly?

Effectively leading a Scout group, at any age level, means having good communication between the leaders.

How do you retain members of your Scout group? And how do you retain leaders, for that matter?

National Scouting bodies periodically overhaul their programs and methods. How do Scout groups, and individual Scouters, respond to this?

Why do Scouts wear uniforms? What are the essential components of a Scout uniform?

What exactly is Scouting?