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April 2025

• 2025 Camp Clothing is now available. Order through our database by clicking the circle above or any "apply now" button on our website. Here is a link to the photos and size charts- click here please!

• Overnight Camp Families- please be ready to update health forms, order some camp clothing and get final details from Camp in mid-May. We are waiting to hear the public health updates as to how they will be handling health situations concerning measles before we send out our data.

• Summer Day Camp Families- please be ready to update health forms, order some camp clothing and get final details from Camp in late May.

• Summer Day Camps are full! We expanded them 3 times and all the spots were "gobbled up" very quickly. Thank you so much!

• Family Camp is ready for you to apply! Click the corresponding button up above to learn more and apply.

• Read our Spring Alumni Newsletter by clicking here!

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March 2025

• Our 12-day overnight camp program is filling in wonderfully! Thanks!

• We expanded age ranges for Session One A & Three A (one-week camp sessions)!

• Welcome Ryan Cogill, our new Assistant Camp Director!

• Thanks for all the March Break Day Camp fun! It was great to have kiddos around Camp again.

• Summer Day Camp has some expanded spots in some weeks.

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February 2025

• Summer Day Camp is a hot item right now. We've almost sold out in our first week.

• Angie, Maria and Jen head to the Ontario Camps Association Conference in the middle of the month. 

• Jen is going to be awarded the Dorothy Walter Award of Excellence from the Ontario Camps Association at the conference banquet. She joins a wonderful group of 35 other people who have received this award over the past 35 years. Jen is only one of three  people to be given this award in both industries of Camping and Outdoor Education.

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January 2025

• January 16 is the deadline for LDP applications to be considered in our first round of consideration.

• Session Two in overnight Camp is filling up quickly! Get your applications in for that session if you're thinking about it!

• PA Days and March Break Camp are opening up for applications around January 10

• Summer Day Camp details are getting posted with those applications opening at the end of the month. Check out the new leadership development program for older youth that we're offering with Day Camp this year!

• We're going to offer various lengths of sessions of Family Camp over two weeks at the end of August! Watch here for a link to the new webpage for details and application. We hope to have it open in February.

December 2024

• Best wishes for wonderful holidays and a great 2025!

• As a charity, year-end giving is an important time for us. Please consider us if you're in a position to do so. Donations help the camp not put all the costs of camp back to our families.

• We're looking for an Assistant Camp Director. Please see the relevant "circle" above to click for more details.

• Staff & Hiring Application details are now open for 2025! Please ensure you read the Pre-Application package before you complete the application.

• Refer-A-Family is doing well! Families are on their way to make $ towards future camp stays!

• Thanks for the gifts from our Wish List and the financial contribution donations! We'll leave this up until July!

November 2024

• Overnight Camp applications will be available by November 7. Returning families watch your in-boxes.

• Thanks for Octopus Books to host our fundraiser of Jen Ball's book, "Sticks, Stones & Pinecones. Games to Play in Nature" during November. Shipping will occur in time for holiday gift giving.

• Giving Tuesday is launched! We're asking for things from our wish lists. It's expensive to operate a Camp so every little bit helps.

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October 2024

• Thanks to the 100 people who volunteered and were employed by the Camp to make 2024 a best year ever!

• Thanks to our many weekend groups and OELC for making our busy fall more fun!​

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September 2024

• Thanks to the many families who joined us at Camp this summer! We had great experiences!

• We will be running PA Day Camps and a March Break Day Camp this year!

• Camp is wrapping up in late October then we'll open up Overnight Camp applications in early November.

• Staff applications will be available in mid-November.

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June 2024

• Greetings from Maria Reinhart, RN, our new Camp Director!

• Overnight Families should have received an email with the Family Information Package which includes when to arrive, when your departure is, what to pack (and what not to pack) & a request to log into our database to update your Health Forms.

• Day Camp Families will receive an email with their Family Information Package as well

• There are still some spaces in Overnight Camp programs. Day Camp programs are sold out.

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May 2024

• We're excited to announce Maria Reinhart as our Camp Director!

• Clothing and merch deadline is June 2. Order on-line through Portage Promotionals. Items purchased will be given out the final day of Camp.

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February 2024

• Overnight Camp rates increase on March 1!

• Day Camp applications are now being accepted.

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November 2023

• Returning Overnight Camp Families! Please check your email for details for online applications opening & the opportunity to provide feedback from this past summer.

• New Overnight Camp Families! Watch our Instagram account, @campcouchiching, for our official public announcement.

• Summer Day Camp Families! We will open up our applications for this program in mid February.

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September 2023

• Thank you for a great summer season! Our overnight slideshows are available on YouTube, @Camp_Couchiching

• We are working towards having our updates for 2024 available in October/November for overnight camp and in February for day camp.