Hyack Camp Badges

During the Hyack Festival, 12th New Westminster hosts Hyack Camp in Queens Park. This was established in 1988.

One of highlights wass firing rifles at the Sapperton Fish and Game Club rifle range under the Arenex in Queens Park. This is represented in the 1999 “target” badge. Unfortunately, the Arenex (which housed the gun range) collapsed in December 2016, so we can no longer do this.

The other highlight is the giant campfire in the baseball field which is represented in the 2003 badge. Groups from the lower mainland, interior BC, and Washington attend.

A number of the badges have references to Anvil Salute contained in them - from the uniforms of the officers of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery to the anvils that are used to do the 21-shot salute, and as subtle as the playing card that is used to level the black powder charge. An interesting article on the Anvil Salute by Archie Miller can be found on page 19 of the March/April 2007 issue of Senior Living.

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1988 (first year, showing a fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1989 (Showing a fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1990 (Showing a fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1991
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1992	1993 (Showing a fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1994 (Showing a fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1995 (Showing the anvils are used by The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery in a 21-shot Royal Salute as part of the Hyack Festival.)
1996 (In the shape of a playing card with the A being a structure lashed together with square lashing. Playing cards are used by the members of the The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery to smooth out and cover the black powder on the face of the anvil when preparing it for each of the 21 shots of the Royal Salute, a tradition it has done since the late 1800s.)	1997 (Showing a black powder bag used by the Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery.)	1998	1999 (Showing two Scouts in the old tan uniforms and sashes and green neckers to indicate the Scout Section. The tent in the background has the yellow and gold colours of the 12th New Westminster crest and necker.
2000 (Camping in the City. The badge includes a cherry blossom tree of which are many in the city.) The 2000 and 2001 badges were designed by Bill Markvoort's daughter Eva Markvoort who later died of cystic fibrosis.	2001 (Showing a heritage house in Queens Park where the Hyack Camp is located.)	2002 (Showing the anvils are used by The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery in a 21-shot Royal Salute as part of the Hyack Festival.)	2003 (Campfire on the ball diamond in the Queens Park. The crest is in the shape of the 12th New Westminster crest, the red flames spell out Hyack, the logs spell out NW, the coals spell out “ew” and “est” to go with the N and W of the brown logs, the rocks spell out the year 2003, and the orange flame and the orange beads are in the shape of the royal City Crown as the Group crest.)
2004 (This badge is similar to the District badge produced the same year. The stones are the “gone home” symbol, representing the end of the Districts when they changed to Areas. The figure is the same as the one that was on the old New Westminster District badge.)	2005 (The newly formed Coho Area was supposed to run the camp this year, but didn't. The new Coho Area crest had just been adopted, so this badge incorporates the Coho Area crest's native design of a Coho Salmon.)	2006 (An off-leash dog park had been opened in Queens Park where the Scouts normally camped, forcing them to move to the southwest corner of the park near the ballfield, hence the words "NEW WEST PARK - GONE (to the) DOGS". Outside the pup tent is a stake with a chain going into the tent as if it was a doghouse.)	2007 (This is a very large badge representing the 100th Anniversary of Scouting in Canada. The figure on the left is the fully uniformed member of The Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery and the figure on the right is the same as the one that was on the old New Westminster District badge.)
2008 showing a stretched out clove hitch forming the H of Hyack.	2009 (On target for 22 years showing a 22-caliber target at the Sapperton Fish and Game Club rifle range under the Arenex. There are 22 black bullet holes and the red 22 is made up of 22 red bullet holes.)	2010 (The 2010 Olympics were in held in Vancouver this year. The Olympic rings spell out “Hyack”, but notice that they are not the standard colours - they are the colours of the various Scouting Sections - brown for Beavers, yellow for Cubs, green for Scouts, blue for Venturers, and red for Rovers)	2011 (A digital 24 hour clock counting down to the 24th Hyack Camp. Even the fleur de lis looks "digital".)
2012 (This year was the 25th Silver Anniversary of the camp. This is a large crest in silver.)	2013 (Same design as the year before, but smaller than the 2012 crest. The green background refers to the Scout Section colour.)	2014 (Same design as the year before, but in a different colour. The red on green is a nod to the Rover Section (red) assisting the Scout camp (green).)	2015 (Same design as the year before, but in a different colour. The blue on green is a nod to the Venturer Section (blue) assisting the Scout camp (green).)
2016 (The 29th annual camp in the shape of a classic crib board. Note the Scouting symbols (fleur de lis, hatchet, knot and scout sign) for the suits and Baden Powell as the face card. The four 5s and the right Jack make up the maximum hand in crib - 29 points.)	2017 (The badge design is similar to the Canada 150 stylized maple leaf but instead is a stylized fleur de lis with the colours of the various Scouting Sections.	2018 (The theme of the Hyack Festival this year was "Rooted In Tradition... Blossoming Into The Future". The roots of the tree spell out HYACK.)	2019 (The theme of the Hyack Festival this year was "Shining Bright in the Royal City" and the badge this year was a modified version of the Hyack Festival pin, replacing elements to make them relate to Scouting and our event).
2020 (The 33rd annual camp was held online due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Even BP played it safe this year.	2021	2022	2023 .