CJ 2017
The 2017 Canadian Scout Jamboree will be held at Camp Nedooae, Elderbank, Nova Scotia, from July 8 - 15, 2017. The jamboree is open to Scout and Scouter participants, and Venturer, Rover, and Scouter offers of service (volunteers).
Key Information
When: July 7 - 15, 2017
Where: Camp Nedooae, Elderbank, Nova Scotia
Who:
- Scouters: Graham, Annemarie, Rob, Jennifer
- Scouts: Aiden, Alex, Amy, Christian, Derek, Ewan, Liam, Samuel, Stuart, William
Important Dates
- Flight deposit due: ASAP
- Flight payment due: June 1
- Departure: July 7
- Return: July 15
Costs
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Youth Registration | $550 |
| Scouter Registration | $300 |
| Flight to Halifax | $472.63 * |
| Flight to Vancouver | $505.56 * |
| Food | ~$160 |
The group has budgeted $3000 towards CJ 2017 (covering both the Troop, and the 4 Venturers attending as Offers of Service). We anticipate that this will be used in part to offset the costs of shipping our gear and renting what we can not ship.
The troop has the opportunity to hold CJ-specific fundraisers, the proceeds of which would be allocated to the participants in said fundraisers (tracked by the Group Treasurer).
Participants are responsible for the full costs of the Jamboree. After the Jamboree is complete an accounting will be done and rebate cheques will be issued to all those participants who have a credit from participating in fundraising.
* Flights had to be booked as one-way trips because the same people will not all be on each leg, as all of the Scouters and their respective youth are either arriving early before, or staying later after the Jamboree. See the #Travel section for more details.
** Food is purchased at on-site grocery stores. We've been advised to estimate about $20-24 per person per day.
Patrols
A jamboree patrol is composed of 2 Scouters and between 5 to 8 Scouts. We are sending two patrols.
- Patrol PU2471:
- Scouts: Amy, Ewan, Christian, Aiden, Stuart
- Scouters: Graham, Jennifer
- Patrol PU2475:
- Scouts: Derek, Samuel, William, Liam, Alex
- Scouters: Annemarie, Rob
Each patrol is an individual unit that camps, cooks, and attends activities together. Both our patrols will be camping side-by-side in the "Gold Rush Trail" BC/Yukon Subcamp.
Travel
We are traveling on WestJet, booked through their group booking department.
All of the Scouters are either arriving early in Halifax before the Jamboree starts, or remaining after the Jamboree ends. There will be two Scouters on each flight.
Because there are different people on each flight, WestJet requires that we book our travel as one-way segments rather than a return trip.
Vancouver to Halifax
| Flight Number | WS 386 |
| Departure | Friday, July 7, 21:00 (PDT) |
| Arrival | Saturday, July 8, 06:32 (ADT) |
| Duration | 5h 32m |
| Fee | $472.63 |
Passengers: (12) Graham. Rob, Aiden, Alex, Amy, Derek, Liam, Stuart, William, Ewan, Samuel
Halifax to Vancouver
| Flight Number | WS 385 |
| Departure | Saturday, July 15, 07:35 (ADT) |
| Arrival | Saturday, July 15, 09:59 (PDT) |
| Duration | 6h 24m |
| Fee | $505.56 |
Passengers: (10) Annemarie. Jennifer, Aiden, Alex, Amy, Derek, Liam, Stuart, William, Christian
Baggage
WestJet's baggage allowance is as follows:
- A first checked bag fee of $25-29.50 CAD applies for flights within Canada or to/from the U.S per direction.
- A second checked bag fee of $35-41.30 CAD for all flights per direction.
- A third checked bag fee** of $100-118 CAD applies per direction.
- A fourth checked bag fee** of $100-118 CAD applies per direction.
A Group Equipment and Baggage Form must be completed and submitted no more than 30 days before departure.File:Group equipment and baggage form.docx
Payment
A $100 per person deposit is required by WestJet to hold our seats. The deposit was paid by Graham on March 10. Each attendee should submit a cheque, payable to "Scouts Canada 12th New Westminster", for their deposit(s) as soon as possible.
Full payment is due by 30 days prior to departure. A list of names must be submitted at the same time. File:WestJet Group Names Form.docx
Patrol Equipment
We are determining what of our existing patrol equipment we will be taking with us, and what we will need to rent from the Jamboree (or otherwise obtain).
[File:Camping Rental Kits.xlsx]
Personal Equipment
List coming…
Food
While at the jamboree we will be getting all our food from a grocery store on site. A recommended menu for patrols will be available; the items on that menu will be fully-stocked at the grocery store.
Program Activities
Each patrol has selected their preferred activities from the CJ Adventure Guide. Each patrol will have a separate schedule. We are waiting to receive our program schedule.
Subcamp
We have been assigned to the "Gold Rush Trail" Subcamp, hosted by a team from BC/Yukon.
Theme Days
Every day of the Jamboree except for travel days will have a theme in the subcamp.
- Suspender Sunday
- Moustache/beard Monday
- Tacky Tourist Tuesday
- Wild West Wednesday
- Canada Day Thursday
- Flag Friday