Last year, about 75 scouts aged five to 17 collected 1, 000 pounds of food and brought it in backpacks, sleds and wagons from Tecumseh Park to the Inn of the Good Shepherd.

A group of 35 happy kids piled into a yellow school bus Friday morning on their way to a unique camping trip made possible by area boy scouts.

Aaron Minnis is no cub when it comes to scouts. The 11-year-old has one more accolade to add to an already historic Scouts Canada career, this time a merit of achievement from city hall.