A little time off is often good for everyone to catch their breath and get ready for the next phase of a program, although others would prefer to go year-round in a program they love.
The Canadian Junior Rangers season in Chesterfield Inlet runs from September until May each year.
On paper, there are more than 30 Junior Rangers in the community, with the number of members showing up to the various functions mostly being in the high 20s.
Junior Rangers leader Glen Brocklebank said in the past, they have sent some of the Junior Rangers out to summer camp. However, they have occasionally run into trouble finding escorts, who have to be Canadian Rangers.
鈥淎ll of our Rangers, unfortunately, can't just take holidays to escort kids to summer camp,鈥� said Brocklebank. 鈥淎 lot of the younger ones are really pumped to be in Junior Rangers and then, as they get older, some of them move on to different things.
鈥淩ight now we've got a pretty good core leadership group who have stuck around.
鈥淭hat's a big bonus for us because they help keep the interest high.鈥�
Brocklebank said a good portion of the Chester Junior Rangers programming revolves around shooting, but they've also taken kids on the land out fishing and hunting.
He said they've also covered knots and lashings, lighting stoves and lanterns, drill and sports nights.
鈥淭he kids love to gather and, any time we have an activity, they always want to finish with some sort of sporting activity.
鈥淲e've never had a summer where we've seen a really big dip in the numbers. You can't join until you're 12 and we usually have younger kids in the pipeline. So, we always have a lot of younger kids who are excited to join.
鈥淚 really like the program and the kids who are participating, and I like the opportunities we're often presented with when we're active.
鈥淲hen it comes to the odd break, to be honest, I think the little summer break is good for everybody. I highly recommend taking a break now and then for any program, really. It helps to keep interest and participation high.鈥�
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