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2012 OCA Summer Camps Guide


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For information on how to choose a camp, subsidies and to find Day and Residential Camps, please click here.

SPRING TRAINING EVENTS

Maintenance & Facilities 2012 Conference

Tuesday, April 17 & Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tour four camp facilites and listen to experts talk
about canoe ponds, climbing walls, high ropes and many more exciting topics!

Click here for more information and registration form.

Food Services Workshop

Thursday, April 19, 2012
An informative and educational workshop covering topics from food storage, a nut free environment, food preparation, nutrition, and much more!

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Health Care Conference

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Join us on Saturday, May 5th at Bayview Glen Upper School for invaluable workshops that will assist you this summer.

Click here for more information and registration form.

Counsellor Conference

May 26, 2012

Don't miss out on an opportunity to grow your counsellor leadership skills at this year's OCA Counsellor Conference to be held May 26th at Camp Robin Hood. Great speakers on all topics to help make your summer a success!

Click here for more information and register.

2011 STANDARDS VISITS

For camps and visitors participating in this year's standards visits, here are the Visit documents.

Letter from the Standards Chair 2012
Answer Sheet 2012
Directors Checklist 2012
Confirmation of Visit 2012
First Time Visitor Checklist 2012
Visitors Checklist 2012
Summation Form 2012

Camper Clothing Labels

The Ontario Camps Association provides to parents, campers and other individuals the opportunity to purchase quality clothing labels. Labels are delivered within 10 business days. If you require your labels in a shorter timeframe, please note that we offer FEDEX who delivers in Canada and the USA, at an extra charge.

Please contact the OCA office at 416-485-0425 or info@ontariocamps.ca. You may also download the label form with all the information, complete it and fax it to our attention at 416-485-0422.

Camp Site Rentals

If you are interested in renting camp sites for a day, a week or longer, at different times of the year, you have come to the right place. Please click here to see the attached document listing the camp sites either Residential or Day and contact information.

Safe drinking water is everyone's concern!

Find resources at: Ministry of the Environment's drinking water website Drinking Water Ontario, www.ontario.ca/drinkingwater
Safe Drinking Water Guide: http://www.ontario.ca/drinkingwater/stel02_054718.pdf

Useful Information

We hope that you will find the website to be a useful tool when searching for a camp.

Be sure to check out our search engine that will link you with our member summer camps.

Here are some other great features worth looking at:

Camp Information



Camp Fairs

Camp fairs are a great opportunity for families to learn more about prospective summer camps. Stay tuned for upcoming camp fair dates. Click here for camp fair dates and locations

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