Sara Luker has already started to work on the dining hall (pictured above) | Photo Credit: Camp Legewade
A well-established campground in the Ottawa Valley needs the helping hands of the community to reopen.
Since the covid lockdown days, Camp Legewade on Hurds Lake in Greater Madawaska has been closed, but the local Scouts wants to revive it in time for rentals in June.
Chair of the camp, Sara Luker, said Scouts Canada was looking to sell the camp, but the local regiment put forward a case to keep the campground under the condition Luker makes it a “viable camp” in the eyes of Scouts Canada.
Since the camp has been closed for years, there is a lot of work that needs to get done and Luker can’t do it alone.
On Saturday, April 25, Camp Legewade is hosting a work day for any local volunteer interested in giving a helping hand.
Volunteers must register by April 24, and can do so by clicking this link: CLICK OR TAP HERE
Due to the required work Luker and the team are looking for individuals who are generally handy or have experience with the trades.
However any extra set of hands is greatly appreciated and Luker would like to see people who have previously stayed at the camp come out and help as well.
The campground is utilized mostly with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts but plenty of other youth organizations have learned valuable life skills at this site.
Luker herself has generational ties with the area too.
Anyone with questions regarding the cleanup can email camplegewade@hotmail.com or can call Sara Luker herself; 613-433-4956
(Written by Mik Horvath)
