Difference between revisions of "65th Toronto Scout Group"
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1944-1956 - Mr George Allen Fell | 1944-1956 - Mr George Allen Fell | ||
− | 1965- Francis Clinton Croswell | + | 1965- Mr Francis Clinton Croswell |
− | 1967 - Jim Jarvis | + | 1967 - Mr Jim Jarvis |
− | 1968-1973 - James Lambie | + | 1968-1973 - Mr James Lambie |
1973-1977 - Mr Garfield Wilson | 1973-1977 - Mr Garfield Wilson | ||
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2005-2007 - Mr Gerald Beirne | 2005-2007 - Mr Gerald Beirne | ||
− | 2008-2010 - Scott Christie | + | 2008-2010 - Mr Scott Christie |
− | 2012-2014 - Patrick Parent | + | 2012-2014 - Mr Patrick Parent |
− | 2013-2015 - Leigh Meadows | + | 2013-2015 - Ms Leigh Meadows |
2016 - No Group Commissioner | 2016 - No Group Commissioner | ||
− | 2017 - Spencer Julien | + | 2017 - Mr Spencer Julien |
− | 2017-Present - Patrick Sherlock | + | 2017-Present - Mr Patrick Sherlock |
== Notable Events== | == Notable Events== |
Revision as of 11:45, 8 January 2019
Location | Roncesvalles United Church |
Established | The 18th of January, 1923 |
Members | 50 youth 9 adults |
Neckers | Red |
Contact | 65thtoronto@gmail.com |
The 65th Toronto Toronto Scout Group serves western Toronto neighbourhoods including Roncesvalles, Parkdale, and High Park. It is part of the Old Mill Area in the Greater Toronto Council.
There are currently five sections: Beavers, Cubs, Sea Scouts, Sea Venturers, & Sea Rovers. The group meets in Roncesvalles United Church at 240 Roncesvalles Avenue in West Toronto. .
The group was founded in 1923 and is one of the oldest standing groups in Toronto.
The Scout Troop made a decision to become Sea Scouts in 2004.
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History
The 65th Toronto Scout Group was founded in 1923 at High Park Presbyterian Church at Roncesvalles and Wright Avenue in western Toronto. Unfortunately, very little is known about the earliest history of the Group, but the earliest independent confirmation is found in early 1924. By the late 1920s the Group was running with a Scout Troop and a Cub Pack, the earliest known Rovers would not come around until 1961 and last for only three years before being revived over half a century later. In its early years, the 65th Toronto often took part in District and Divisional events and often finished as one of the top Groups in intertroop competitions. In 2000, the Scout Troop was left without a Scouter and was forced to shut down, four years later it was revived under a new Scouter, after consultation with the youth, it was decided to focus on Sea Scouting. In 2010 a Sea Venturer Company was formed and our Rovers revived as a Sea Rover Crew in 2014, 51 years after the original Crew was formed.
Notable Members
Jack King, Scouter - 1920s-30s (Later Parkdale Division Group Leader and Parkdale District Commissioner)
Robert F “Bud” Meredith, Scout -1920s-30s (Later District Commissioner for St Catherine’s and Area, over 75 years of service)
Captain Frederick F Slocombe MBE, Group Committee Member (Appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire for his service with the Merchant Navy whilst serving on the Group Committee)
Francis Clinton Croswell, Scouter and Group Committee Chair - 1950s-60s (Later Regional Commissioner for Greater Toronto Region and Deputy Provincial Commissioner, recipient of the Medal of the Maple)
Group Chairs/Commissioners
1942 - Mr F Hoskin
1944-1956 - Mr George Allen Fell
1965- Mr Francis Clinton Croswell
1967 - Mr Jim Jarvis
1968-1973 - Mr James Lambie
1973-1977 - Mr Garfield Wilson
1977 - Mr Dietrich Pankatz
1979-1983 - Mr Jack Robertson
1989-1997 - Mr Donald Gill
1997 - Mr Michael Manley
2002 - Mr Bruce Schwartzentruber
2003-2005 - Mr Fred Kuglin
2005 - Ms Anne Serazin
2005-2007 - Mr Gerald Beirne
2008-2010 - Mr Scott Christie
2012-2014 - Mr Patrick Parent
2013-2015 - Ms Leigh Meadows
2016 - No Group Commissioner
2017 - Mr Spencer Julien
2017-Present - Mr Patrick Sherlock
Notable Events
1949 - The First Canadian Jamboree
1953 - The Second Canadian Jamboree
1955 - The Eighth World Jamboree
2017 - The Thirteenth Canadian Jamboree