Need to Know
When? Friday September 30 through Sunday October 2, 2022
Where? Farmland south of Dorothy, Alberta with an alternate location near Irricana, Alberta as a back up site
Who Can Participate? Any Scout Patrol (with 2 Scouters per Patrol) and Venturer Company
Deadline for Registration: to be determined
Costs for this Race? $30 per person (youth and adult)
● All youth participating in this event be current, registered members of Scouts Canada or Girl Guides of Canada. All adults must also be registered active members.
● All Scout patrols must be accompanied by two adult Scouters during the Great Escape game. These Scouters must remain within eyesight of each other throughout.
● In addition all groups must have at least two Scouters at camp in case youth return to camp before the game is finished. One of these Scouters may be working in another group site providing that the Scouters remain within eyesight of each other at all times that youth are present.
● All groups need to be able to handle basic first aid needs. More complex needs can be brought to headquarters.
● Groups are also asked to provide at least one Scouter to assist with the Saturday night program in such roles as checkpoint personnel, kitchen food preparation and service, League of Nations safety patrol and safe vehicle road patrols.
● There will be no open fires or propane fire pits of any kind. Camp stoves, lanterns, and propane barbecues are allowed.
● There will be no water on site. You will have to bring your own.
● There will be no power on site for campers and no generators will be allowed in the campsites. If you need power please email TBD .
● No MOTORIZED VEHICLES allowed on campsite after you unload until after closing ceremonies. (Utility trailers ok) RV's to camp in parking lot, not in campsite area
● You will have to haul out your own garbage.
● There will be a snack available (drinks, hot dogs, sandwiches, etc.) when you complete the event Saturday night - this is not supper. You provide regular meals for your group, including drinks and snacks to carry during the game.
● Cost TO BE DETERMINED.
● There will be Port-o-Potties on site. DO NOT pour wastewater in them. Use a gopher hole or dig a hole away from the camping area and primary foot traffic for wastewater.
● Each group is required to come prepared to run an event for a group of 5 to 12 Scouts for about 20 minutes long to be repeated 8 times during the day on Saturday.
● Please email Scouter Rose (rose_m@shaw.ca )when you have decided on what activity or activities your group will run on Saturday. The activity should be suitable for a Scout Patrol to complete in 20 minutes. There will be eight activity sessions. Three in the morning and five in the afternoon on a rotation basis. Organize for your adults and Venturers to run these activities. There is an award for the best Saturday activity as voted on by the Scout Troops.
● Camping areas will be preassigned based on your groups estimated numbers. If you have special needs or wish to camp Scouts and Venturers in one site or to be located near another group please email TBD .
● Camping areas will be along marked "roadways or clearways" leading to the H.Q. and Port-a-potties area, in a manner that should reduce the need for participants to shortcut through others campsites. Please ask your group to respect others campsites and walk around them.
● The camping field is fairly ROUGH either stubble or summer fallow, so be prepared- have durable ground sheets. The surface may be fairly dusty by the weekend. Bring rakes and shovels.
● Scout Uniforms are not required, however, participants should wear their group neckerchief to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
● Information and Organization Meeting TO BE DETERMINED.
● In keeping with the theme, the only ‘technology’ that was available before 1945 is permitted during the GREAT ESCAPE GAME (i.e. no GPS's, modern radios, night vision scopes, walkmans, powerful flashlights, etc.). The adults with the ‘Patrol’ may carry a FRS radio on Channel 9 to contact HQ in case of emergency only. Scouts can have their flashlights with them as well in case they get lost from their group.
● Leaders who accompany Scouts during the Great Escape Event Saturday evening must be courteous to all participants when sorting out disputes.
● Please note: Scout leaders who prevent "their" (or any) Venturers from tagging Scouts will have their Scout Patrol disqualified.
● Also in line with the them: Scouts may offer "bribes" to avoid being tagged - but Venturers are not required to honour the bribe.
Please address questions to Tim Tratch (Co-ordinator) at tratch@shaw.ca