Scouts Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Properties Inc. owns Camp Nor’ Wes, near Port Blandford and Camp Ashanti, near Stephenville.
Scouting also holds interest in approximately 30 other parcels of land through conveyances, Crown grants or Crown leases. Some have been abandoned by active groups. Others were once owned by now defunct groups or regions. Most of these parcels are vacant land and few of them were ever developed.
Incorporation
The corporation was incorporated in 1979 under the name “Boy Scouts of Canada Provincial Council of Newfoundland and Labrador”. It is a corporation without share capital incorporated under the laws of Newfoundland and Labrador. Corporations without share capital are often called non-profit corporations. Its Articles of Incorporation set out the basic structure of the corporation.
Governance By-law (By-law No. 1)
The corporation is governed designated members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Council, called Voting Members. They elect the directors of the corporation. The directors set policy and elect officers to manage its operations.
All corporations have a by-law which sets out general management and operational principles. The corporation’s current governance by-law, By-law No. 1, was enacted in 2021 to set the general governance principles for the corporation. The members of the corporation referred to in the by-law are the members entitled to vote at its meetings.
Camp Nor’ West Fund By-law (By-law No. 2)
The corporation created the Camp Nor’ Wes Fund By-law to receive donations from interested individuals to support future development at our campsites.
A Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures sets out how we manage the investments in the Camp Nor’Wes Fund.
Scouts Canada (NL) Trusts 