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Today’s Vax Bus
Huntsville Shoppers Drug Mart got Pfizer vaccine, so we arranged for camper vax. They’re vaxed! We’re so happy for them and for the community at large. Our vax bus with 25 campers and 7 under-18 staff left camp this morning right after breakfast, it went smooth as silk in Huntsville, and the kids were back […]
ContinueTepee Lake: A place of healing
I awoke this morning at 6:30 to the sound of paddles thwacking on canoe gunwhales, and the happy shouts of kids exhorting each other: “Let’s go. Paddle… We got this!” And they do. It was the sound of 15-year-old campers and their counsellors training for the marathon Brent and Back canoe trip in mid August. […]
ContinueSome things about camp make me cry with joy
A few years ago, when Prime Minster Trudeau welcomed 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, it occurred to me that as the grand-daughter of four refugees, it was my turn to take some responsibility for the refugees of today. So in summer 2018 we started our Syrian refugee bursary programme and welcomed 11 Syrian campers to […]
ContinuePlanet Arowhon: Vaccination Nation!
Here at Arowhon we believe passionately in the importance of vaccination. And we desperately want to keep our camp community safe from COVID. So at the beginning of the PreCamp training period, we collected info on the vax status of all our staff. We knew that everyone 18+ was eligible to receive the Moderna vax; […]
ContinueAnother letter from a child at camp to a parent
Dear Mommy and Daddy, I didn’t have time to write this to you yesterday so I’m writing it now because I wanted to tell you about my awesome day!!! Ok, so, my good day started with windsurf. Last time I went to surf, I didn’t enjoy it because I got stuck at the swim dock […]
ContinueLetter from the mom of a two-week camper
Our two-week campers went home this morning, and I just received the following email from one of the moms: It’s been 7 hours since I picked up my daughter from Arowhon. I know it sounds weird to hear this but my daughter is inconsolable. Since leaving camp, she’s been crying “I want to go back […]
ContinueOK, so testing isn’t glamorous, but it’s sure helping keep camp safe
We’re proud to be near the top of the “leaderboard” of CDL (Creative Destruction Labs, the University of Toronto consortium that’s supporting companies across Canada to antigen screen their entire populations twice weekly, in order to keep COVID out of our communities. We’re ranked pretty close to the top of the CDL cross-Canada list of […]
ContinueA fabulous hot sunny Sunday at camp
Today started with a yummy Sunday brunch…. A few days ago I blogged about the trials and tribulations of our COVID times food service troubles. Am so happy to report that the camp kitchen has found its footing, and is doing much better. The food is once again delicious, fresh and coming out of the […]
ContinueWhen camp started it felt a bit odd to be here after so long away and in isolation, but a week in it’s starting to feel like 2020 never happened and we’re picking up where we left off. After the whole camp tested negative, the kids finally enjoyed their well-earned candy party before an incredible […]
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