1st Kemptville Scouts

To contact us, fill in the form here. One of the leaders will get back to you.

North Grenville Section Info: A few paragraphs on some of the activities the different sections undertake in a typical year.

North Grenville Scouting contact info:

2008/2009 Registration (all sections):

Tuesday, Sept 9th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM
St. Johns United Church; Kemptville.

To save yourself time, consider downloading, completing and bringing the Youth Program Participant Enrolment Form by clicking here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required, see below).

If you are unable to attend the registration night, contact the appropriate section leader from the table above for alternatives.

Parents! Leaders are always required in all sections. More information and pertinent forms available at the Scouts Canada web site here.

Current Troop Newsletter

Article: A letter to parents

Troop Links (camp photos, etc):

CanAm Camp '04 photo spread.

CanAm Camp '05 photo spread

Other Useful Links:

    Scouts Canada

    Voyageur Region (which Kemptville is part of)

    Scoutdocs (Resources for Canadian Scouting)

    Municipality of North Grenville (our home)

Here are some documents created by/for the 1st Kemptville Scouts. Feel free to view or download any of these documents, but we'd appreciate if you could drop a note to the webmaster letting us know what you think of them.
Note: Some links are to Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) files. Get the Acrobat Reader here:

Scout Picnic Table Plans - Adobe Acrobat PDF file with plans to build a picnic table from a single sheet of plywood

What to bring to Fall Camp - a checklist

What Every Scout should know about Dressing for Winter Camping - Adobe Acrobat PDF file with helpful hints on winter dressing

Map of Camp Sheldrick

What every Scout should know about Scoutrees.

We have managed to acquire the original charter request establishing the existence of  the 1st Kemptville Scout troop back in 1921. The actual charter didn't come into effect until 1937 (2002 was our 65th anniversary). View it here (click on thumbnails to see full-size images):

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Below is a variety of links to sites of interest to Scouts and/or parents. Check back often for additions to this section. Forward any links you think appropriate to this list to the webmaster.

The Lightweight Backpacker - information on backpacking, equipment selection, tips, etc

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - trip planning, equipment selection, food & safety for outdoor activities

Parks Canada - national parks across Canada

Get Knotted - knot-tying animations by the 42nd BRIGHTON (Saltdean) Scout Group, East Sussex, UK

Animated Knots by Grog - Huge collection of knot-typing animations and rope-care information

Canadian Topographic Maps - all about Canadian topographic maps and how to use them

Star Child - NASA site for youth focusing on astronomy

NASA for Kids - another NASA site focusing on astronomy & space technology

Astronomy Picture of the Day - a difference astronomy-related image every day, with an explanation by a professional astronomer.

See the International Space Station - NASA's viewing schedule for the ISS from Ottawa. For an explanation on how to use the information, click here

Canadian Space Agency KidSpace - space-related activities & information on the Canadian space program

Canadian Museum of Science and Technology - All about the museum, and science links

How Stuff Works - easy to understand explanations of how a wide variety of things work

Antarctica Penguins WebCam - Gentoo Penguins hanging about in Antarctica

Mawson Station (Antarctica) WebCams - links to other Australian-run Antarctica stations from there

Panama Canal WebCam - and you thought our locks were cool!

In 2003/2004, 1st Kemptville Scouts chose Astronomy as the target for a Troop Specialty badge. Scouter Brad's favorite site for star-gazing is Heavens Above, developed and maintained by Chris Peat.

Get to the page configured for Kemptville by clicking here. Of particular interest, check out the following links from this main page:

- Under the Astronomy section, click on the Whole sky chart link. This will give you a star chart for the current date and time (which you can change at the bottom of the page). Print this out and hold it overhead (with the 'N' on the chart pointing North) to be able to find objects of interest.

- Also under Astronomy, click on the Solar system chart and Constellations links for

- Under Satellites, click on the 10-day predictions for ISS, the International Space Station. This will show all the times that the space station will pass over us in a manner that might make it visible. How likely you are to see it depends on several factors, but look for passes with negative numbers under Magnitude ("Mag"). The larger the number on the negative side, the brighter it will be. Look for the start time and end time. The "Max Altitude" column will tell you when it will be at its highest point, and how high.

   Send comments on this web site to Brad Smith