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On 5/13/2018 at 8:00 AM, RememberSchiff said:
Could you cite a source? I have not found a recent LDS statement regarding Scouts Canada which became coed 20 years ago
I found from https://globalnews.ca/news/4196815/mormons-severs-ties-boy-scouts-of-america/
The Mormon boys who will be leaving represent about 18.5 per cent of the 2.3 million youth in the organization (BSA).
More than half of the church’s 16 million members live outside the U.S. and Canada.
And from
About a year ago, the LDS Church announced that young men ages 14 to 18 in the United States and Canada would no longer be participating in the Varsity and Venturing programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada. The change took effect at the beginning of this year (2018).
The source of the numbers are from Scouts Canada. Like in the US, the impact will be felt more in specific parts of the country. The council in southern Alberta, for example, with 6,100 kids, has 2,000 of those in LDS groups.
Allan.
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On 5/9/2018 at 4:36 PM, walk in the woods said:
Anybody have a feel for the impact on Scouts Canada?
Overall, including Beavers (ages 5-7), ~6% of the kids in Scouts Canada are in LDS groups. The impact to the sections in which the LDS have groups is as follows:
Allan.
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"program area staff will help Scouts with BSA requirements"
I read that there was an area set aside for the "mile swim".
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Highly recommended. US troops visit frequently. I was there last summer, and a troop from Philadelphia was present; my kids hung out with them a lot.
Have a look at http://1stmerrickville.ca/camping/hsr.htm for trip plans, notes, and recommendations from various troops.
Allan.
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Here is a tabulated comparison of Canada, UK, and USA. Note that the sections cannot be compared directly, as they age ranges differ from country-to-country.
Allan.