Scouting and Guiding in Manitoba
# Scouting and Guiding in Manitoba

Scouting in Manitoba has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

## Scouts Canada

Manitoba is administered by the Manitoba Council of Scouts Canada.

### Service Areas

Manitoba is divided into Service Areas, each with an Area Commissioner and (ideally) with a service team.

The current Service Areas are:

* Lakeland
* West Manitoba (West Man)
* Northern Manitoba (Nor Man)
* Pembina Trails
* North West Winnipeg
* Agassiz Basin
* East Winnipeg

Within each area are groups — made up of one or more sections (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers) a group will have at least a Group Commissioner and may also have a group administrator, secretary, treasurer, registrar and quartermaster. This structure follows the Scouts Canada Standard.

Council Service Center: Winnipeg

## Association des Scouts du Canada

French-speaking Scouts are directed by the Comptoir Scout Franco-Manitobains in Winnipeg.

## Girl Guides of Canada

Guide Companies were first registered in Manitoba in 1910, in Winnipeg.

### Manitoba Girl Guides

Manitoba Girl Guides is divided into five areas:

* Cambrian
* Crocus West
* Grand Pines
* Lagimodiere
* Prairie Valley

Headquarters: Winnipeg Website: https://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/MB/

Former Camps:

* Caddy Lake established in 1948
* Ponemah on Lake Winnipeg established in 1928.

## B-PSA Federation of Canada

Canada has several associations which trace their roots to the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association in the United Kingdom. They form the Canadian Federation of Independent Scouting, which is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts. Members of the federation include BPSA — Manitoba.

## Scout memorials

Scouting memorials include The Seton Centre in Carberry, Manitoba, for Ernest Thompson Seton; an historic plaque and Seton Woodland Park, on the Trans-Canada Highway (east of Carberry, Manitoba); as well as Seton Bridge, Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Manitoba.

