Welcome to 1st Moncton St. Georges Scout Troop!
We are glad to have you join us. Here are a few things you’ll need to know. Our members are 11, 12, 13 & 14, with an option until 16 years of age, and take part in an active and adventurous program of activities. Read on!

Troop Handbook

Please download the Troop Handbook HERE. It will provide you with alot of the answers and information that will help you as a new Scout to "Be Prepared" to start an exciting adventure as a member of 1st Moncton St.Georges Scouting

Registration Fee & Dues
The registration fee of $155.00 at the beginning of the year covers the fees for Scouts Canada  Insurance for your child and administration costs at head office in Ottawa and is not kept by St. Georges Scouting.

Scouts bring $1 dues each week. Dues are used to pay for badges, scout supplies camping and other incidental expenses throughout the year. All amounts are spent carefully & exclusively on the Scout Troop. Dues are due if a Scout is present or absent or no matter where we meet.

Camp Fees Designed to Break even With Cost
Camp fees are planned with thin budgets. Camp fees range in the $20-$50 area and are budgeted to break even to costs. At each camp $15-$17 per Scout is budgeted for food, $10-$15 on camp fuel/transportation and the remainder on any outside registrations/permit fees the troop is charged and other expenses. Food is typically the largest portion of the budget, accounting for nearly 50-80 percent of an average camp budget.

Troop Holds Weekly Meetings
Scouts meet on Tuesdays in the St. Georges Church Hall 7:00 to 9:00pm. At the meetings, we work toward planning our events and work on program and badges. The rest of the meeting we like to play a few games. If we have a weekend overnight event then there will be no meeting the following week!

Positions within the Troop:

There are many different positions and roles within a troop for a scout to aspire to or fill. An explanation of some of those roles can be found HERE

A Scout's Personal Gear Needs

Key investments are a good sub-zero sleeping bag, sleeping pad and a backpack. Scouts camp year round, including the cooler fall and even winter weather. A typical sleeping bag for summer use will not keep a Scout warm in this weather. A rating of at least -15*C is recommended. 

Apart from those items, the single most forgotten personal gear item is proper rain gear. This means waterproof (ie.rainsuit, both tops and bottoms;try wetskins) and not a nylon shell of a jacket. Other items include good fleece pullovers and synthetic or wool hiking socks. Cottons are always discouraged, as they are not good insulators on the top and make feet feel wet and uncomfortable on the bottom.

There is an extended guide of Personal Gear found HERE that will go into more detail, and a gear packing Guide HERE that can help with arranging your equipment in your pack