50 Years of Adventure: Scouts Canada operates Alberta
Summer Camps Program Geared to Keep Youth Active
Camp Impeesa celebrates 50 years of offering Alberta summer camps in the Rocky Mountains and continues
co-ed adventure programs for both Scouts and non-Scouts.
LETHBRIDGE, AB – When
Robert Baden-Powell started
the Scouting movement in
1907, there were no smart-
phones, computer games or
other distractions for youth,
and their parents, to contend
with. Instead, children were
led to the great outdoors to
experience the three principles,
which Baden-Powell called the
3 H’s: Happy, healthy,
and helpful.
That same way of thinking is
applied today with the start of
the season for Alberta sum-
mer camps, and especially at
the Scouts Canada premiere
adventure summer camp,
Camp Impeesa.
Celebrating its 50th anniver-
sary this July, Camp Impeesa,
which is nested in the Rocky
Mountains, welcomes all
youth, both male and female
Campers
Wanted!
Scouts and non-Scouts, ages
eight to 17, to be active, make
new friends, and to enjoy a
summer they will never forget.
“We acquired the camp in
1967 as part of a Centennial
project. It’s set around a rustic
high adventure camp. Our mo-
tive is really about getting kids
outside and being active,” said
Pascal Seguin, Youth Council
Commissioner with Scouts
Canada’s Chinook Council.
Situated south of the Crows-
nest Highway, off the shores of
Beaver Mines Lake looking up
to Table Mountain, Camp Im-
peesa runs weeklong overnight
camps that emphasize the
outdoors. The numerous activ-
ities and facilities make it one
of the top adventure summer
camps within driving distance
of Calgary, Lethbridge, and
Medicine Hat.
“We use the mountain and
lake as part of our program-
ming,” said Seguin. “We now
have updated facilities for our
summer programs, but our
campers still stay in ‘glamp-
ing’ tents and sleep outside.
We try to make it as much
of an outdoors experience as
possible… I like to think of it
as that camp from the film The
Parent Trap, but more rustic
and spread out amongst the
mountainous scenery.”
Fully renovated and expand-
ed in 2016, Camp Impeesa
now features a new washroom
and shower facility that has 10
individual rooms with a show-
er, toilet and sink, so campers
have more privacy. Along
with old camp activity favour-
ites, such as canoeing, hiking,
campfires and swimming, what
makes Camp Impeesa truly
unique are high adventure
activities such as the 40-foot
rock climbing tower, ziplines,
water trampoline, 3D archery
and tomahawk throwing.
This year, Camp Impees
has added more weeks to its
programming from July 9 to
August 25.
For those looking for an ad-
venture on horseback, Camp
Impeesa is holding its Timber
Trails Horse Camp August
6-11 for ages 12 and up.
“Our long-term goal is to of-
fer as many activities outdoors
as possible to help children
discover something they love.
New skills and new friends are
a bonus!”
Bus transportation is available
for a small fee, healthy hot
meals are included, and nightly
group campfires are held
under the stars.
Get Ready for Adventure!
Register Today
Join us for
summer camp!
Experience a week at the amazing
Camp Impeesa in Southern Alberta.
From swimming and paddling to
hiking in the Rockies and tomahawk
throwing, the adventure never ends!
Camp runs every week, July 9 to
August 25. Timber Trails Horseback
Camp runs August 6-11 only.
Scouts and non-Scouts welcome!
www.campimpeesa.ca
1-888-487-1920
ext 1
[email protected]