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Scouting and Guiding in Prince Edward Island

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 17, 2025
Entity authorityQ7438458 ↗
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Scouting in Prince Edward Island has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Anglophone Scouting in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is administered by the Prince Edward Island Council of Scouts Canada.

National Jamborees

CJ'77, 1977: 4th Canadian Scout Jamboree, Cabot Beach Provincial Park, Prince Edward Island. 16,000 attend.

CJ'89, 1989: 7th Canadian Scout Jamboree, Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst, Prince Edward Island. 10,000 attend.

CJ'01, 2001: 10th Canadian Scout Jamboree, Cabot Beach Provincial Park, Prince Edward Island. 14,000 attend.

Camps

Camp Buchan (summer, fall, winter)

Girl Guiding in Prince Edward Island

Guiding is served by the Guiding in Canada - Prince Edward Island Council.

Guiding started in Prince Edward Island in 1923.

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