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Entries from January 2008

Summer registration to be drawn by lottery…

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Is this the future for low cost programs? As the economy slides down, the price of leisure will not be lowered by the same rate, so parents will search for the less expensive option, maybe even  be willing to stand in the line with a lottery number to ensure a spot for their children. Courier [...]

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Canadian Camping (February 1951) – Definitions of Camping

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

This is the editor’s comments from the February 1951 issue of Canadian Camping Magazine, the editor was Mary S. Edgar: Definitions of camping are many and varied. From a collection of them, the following are submitted for your cogitation. The first comes from an article in a recent issue of Saturday Evening Post. “Camping – [...]

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Cities, towns expand day camp programs to meet jump in demand…

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Are we forming a divide among the have and have nots in the summer camp world?  Can families afford the price of private camps? As we gather together at camp conferences and camp fairs we often talk about reaching the new immigrant populations and into different ethnic backgrounds – those children should come to camp [...]

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