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Girlfriends Through Time: Bridging the Distance between Guiding Generations

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

This year, our unit was looking at new ways for doing things. As a multi-branch unit, some of our Guiders  have been with the unit (and in Guiding!) for many years, as have  a number of our girls.  After a … Continue reading →

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Your Role Model – Your Choice

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Between YouTube videos, commercials, TV shows, books and movies, we are shown a lot of different ways to act in the world – some good and some bad. It’s okay to enjoy a variety of media, even some of the … Continue reading →

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Taking the Reins: My First Experience being In Charge

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

This Guiding year I got a promotion! My two co-Guiders of four years decided to move on to other things and suddenly I became the one “in charge” of our unit. It was a bit of a scary moment knowing … Continue reading →

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New Guider: New Fun

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I have never been involved in Guiding. I was never a Girl Guide when I was young. I have never sold a box of cookies. Yet, on November 7, 2013, I found myself as a new Guider with the 12th … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Self-Respect

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Pat runs a Girl Guides of Canada unit in a penitentiary. She shares some thoughts about the unique issues that arise for the girls and young women in her unit. This is an important blog post to share during the … Continue reading →

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Yes, She’s a SPARK. No, She isn’t Cute.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Update: This post was voted a 2012/2013 GirlGuidesCANblog Big Deal Seal winner in the Cookies category! Bravo blogger Katherine! ————————————————- When I was a Spark and Brownie Guider, I often heard Guiders say with envy “Oh, your unit can sell cookies so … Continue reading →

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A Constant Quest for Adventure

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

My new year’s resolution for 2013 was to sleep outside at least one night every month of the year. This goal is born from a passion for outdoor adventure. I feel like I am the best version of myself when … Continue reading →

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Guiding Culture Shock

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I recently spent three years in Guelph, Ontario for university followed by seven months in China for an internship, so I was a little apprehensive about heading home to Montreal. I worried that all the friends I hadn’t seen in … Continue reading →

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