There has been so much progress with our SCOUTING NOW Action Plan for Canadian Scouting, and I intend to use this blog to post periodic updates on our progress.

Toward the end of his life, B-P wrote two "last messages" -- one, the more famous, is his 'last message to Scouts.' But he also wrote a 'last message to Scouters,' which I'd like to share with you all today. Read on...

Greetings from the absentee blogger.  I've been so busy with my new son, my professional life, and my travels to promote Scouting, that I haven't found time to post in a while.  Thanks for your patience!

Welcome baby Benjamin!

An amazing and unique opportunity for Scouts!

Welcome to the wave of the future!

You're probably wondering what those three things have in common.  Well, not a whole lot... other than they are three things I have been meaning to write about for a while!  While I've been on the road visiting our Councils and meeting many of our members, I have continued to struggle with the blogging.  But I shall keep working on it!

Vous vous demandez peut-être ce que ces choses ont en commun. Elles n’ont pas vraiment beaucoup de choses en commun... toutefois, ce sont trois choses sur lesquelles je voulais écrire depuis longtemps!

I want to share a few thoughts on Venturing and Rovering. Thanks to John, Andrew and others on talkscouts.ca/forum for their insight and inspiration! (By the way, please check out talkscouts.ca/forum and sign up -- it's as great place for sharing -- we need to build a culture of collaboration if we're going to really grow Scouting! Check out the new social media site on scouts.ca as well.)
 

Our Chief Commissioner on the road again...