It's still not too late for parents to register their children -- or themselves -- for the local Scouts and Guides for the upcoming winter sessions.

Wearing a scouting uniform is a badge of honour, if you ask Nick Fry. "It's a treasure that not everyone gets a chance to wear, " said Fry, a long-time local volunteer with Scouts Canada.

The Trenton and Wooler Scout Groups will be holding their registration night on August 26 from 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. at St. Georges Parish Hall behind Liquidation World in Trenton.

A new auction of Scouting memorabilia and the return of Apple Day are two ways in which local Scouts are seeking your support this October.

David Fry's 17-year involvement in local Scouting has earned him national honours. The 23-year-old Plainfield resident is the first recipient in the Algonquinte Scouting area of a new national award, the Medal of the Maple for Distinguished Youth Service.

200 take part in Algonquinte Cuboree. Sometimes soggy and constantly buggy conditions didn't deter Wolf Cubs and other Scouting members from enjoying their special weekend outdoors.

For the past 40 years, few things have given David Bentley a feeling of more pride than wearing his scouting uniform.