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Q1:

What is the ScoutLook Wliderness Camp?

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ScoutLook Wilderness Camp (ScoutLook for short) is a week-long back-country camping experience open to Scout age youth. The camp is an introduction to back-country camping and provides the skills necessary to have a fun and safe wilderness experience.
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Q2:

Where is the Big Whiteshell Lake?

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The Big Whiteshell Lake is located in the northeast corner of Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park approximately 160km from Winnipeg.
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Q3:

What is the Alloway Wilderness Reserve?

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The Alloway Wilderness Reserve (also known as Camp Alloway) is an isolated 48 hectar (118 acres) site along the south shores of Big Whiteshell Lake. Scouts Canada was granted use of this land in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve by His Honour Lieutenant-Governor John Stewart McDiarmid in 1959.
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Q4:

How will the Scouts get to the Big Whiteshell Lake?

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Scouts are responsible for arranging their own transportation to the Big Whiteshell Lake. Car-pooling with other participants is encouraged and the ScoutLook team will be available to help parents arrange transportation. The two most common routes for getting to Bigh Whiteshell lake are via Hwy 44 or Hwy 15.
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Q5:

How will the Scouts get to the Alloway Wilderness Reserve?

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There is no road access to the Alloway Wilderness Reserve. The ScoutLook team will provide boat transportation from the Government dock, located in the Big Whiteshell Lake campground to the Alloway Wilderness Reserve.
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Q6:

Do Scouts spend the whole week at the Alloway Wilderness Reserve?

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Yes, the entire week is spent at the reserve with a day trip over to the adjacent Crow Duck Lake through a 1km portage and the infamous "Boat Graveyard".
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Q7:

Can Scouts bring extra food and snacks to ScoutLook?

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No. All food will be provided at the camp and participants are discouraged from bringing their own food or snacks. Extra food or snacks brought by participants and not properly stored can attract unwanted visitors (squirrels, skunks, racoons). If there are specific dietary requirements or restrictions please contact the ScoutLook team.
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Q8:

Can Scouts bring electronic equipment to use in their tent?

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No. Owing to the wildeness aspects of the camp, sensitive electronic equipment can easily be damaged or lost. The ScoutLook team will have communication devices on hand that can be used for communicating with parents and for emergency calls if needed.
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Q9:

Can Scouts keep their medication with them?

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No. All medication, except for emergency inhalers, epi-pens, etc. must be give to the ScoutLook team for storage and to ensure the medication is taken as prescribed and stored safely.
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Q10:

Can Scouts bring a knife to ScoutLook?

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Yes. Knife, axe and saw use and safety is part of the ScoutLook program. Knives with a folding blade (pocket knives, multi-tools) must have a locking blade. Knives with fixed blades must be in a sheath. All knives (excluding dining utentils) must meet Scouts Canada's standard and have a maximum blade length of 10cm.
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Q11:

What's on the menu at ScoutLook?

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The ScoutLook fees covers all meals and snacks for the entire week. By using dutch ovens, the ScoutLook kitchen is able to provide a variety of hearty home-style meals that includes chilli dogs, pizza, lasagna, chicken pot pie and desserts that incude black forest cobbler, brownies and upside-down pineapple cake. The ScoutLook recipe book, containing recipes for many of the meals can be downloaded here: ScoutLook Recipes
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