Page Updated:
September 1, 2009

WHAT'S NEW!

This section includes updates on the Association and the website itself. For news about alumni members, see Member News.

• September 1, 2009 - Added 2009 Purple Bead, Supervisors, Chief's Paddle and Whiten Award recipients.
• January 12, 2009 - Added and mp3 to Leaving and created a page for HSR Songs 1981 with mp3's for each. Posted an article from the Echo and some links regarding the intended sale of the Drag Lake property.
• December 19, 2008 - Added 2008 Bursary Award, 2008 Trails Weekend Report, 2008 Alumni Weekend and Cricket Report, the Programme Centre, and The 1987 Plaque.
• September 21, 2008 - Added the Keith Whiten Memorial Award and Chief's Paddle Award pages.
• September 12, 2008 - Updated the Staff Purple Bead Award page with missing 1993 & 94 names.
• September 9, 2008 - Over the last month added the 2008 Staff listing, the words to Leaving by Terry Trussler (65-72), 2008 Fall Trails Weekend info, starting working on a new archives section called Camp Buildings (Kennabi Lodge, Bayview Lodge, Pow Wow Lodge, Rotary Hub, Mill Valley Manor with more to come), and added about 20 new personal profiles. If your profile has not yet been added, please check out the guidelines at http://www.hsrsa.ca/Misc/profile_update_project.htm and send your info to webmaster@hsrsa.ca. 
• January 7, 2008 - Added the 2007 Staff
• January 4, 2008 - Added 2007 Alumni Pub Nite attendees. Welcome as Alumni Members Jason Brearley, Shawn Melito and Jonathon Polonsky.
• November 8, 2007 - Added the 2007 Annual Cricket Match Report (yes the Alumni won again!!)
• November 4, 2007 - Articles added on the 2007 Alumni Bursary Recipient and on the Fall 2007 Trails Weekend.
• March 26, 2007- Please see the updated Visitor/Volunteer Policy on our Special Info About Visiting HSR page.
• March 20, 2007 - We updated Ian Buffett (79-82) as the 1982 recipient of the Staff Purple Bead Award. We're still missing the recipients for 77, 78, 93 & 94 - please email the Webmaster if you can help fill in the blanks.
• February 25, 2007 - Check out the details on the upcoming Bowling for Bursary 2007!
• February 16, 2007 - Added photographs of the Staff Plaques up to 2005 thanks to Shaun Donald. We also finally finished the major task of adding all the Camp Staff Lists that we have, to our site with the exception of 1949 which is missing!!
• January 21, 2007 - Added a video of the 2006 Annual Cricket Match with thanks to Dean Janowski (02-05).
• January 17, 2007 - We added Camp Kennaway Memories by John Rosenthal (56).
• January 15, 2007 - See our new Camp Crest Page!
• January 8, 2007 - We added two articles previously published in early editions of the Thunderbird to our Archives section: Mrs M Remembers (from a taped interview with Life Member Muriel Moore) and The Chief Speaks (from a taped interview with Life Member Ken Cooper)
• October 11, 2006 - Added the 2006 Bursary Page and an article on Canoe Building by David Kennedy (66-70).
• September 23, 2006 - Updated the Chronology for 2004-2006; Posted the 2006 Staff List.
• September 16, 2006 - Added info on 2006 Fall Trail Weekend.
• July 8, 2006 - Added First Boy Scout at Camp Kennabi and The Army Trucks.
• December 30, 2005 - Added a report on the 2005 Falls Trail Weekend.
• December 3, 2005 - Added 2005 Bursary Article.
• September 11, 2005 - Added photos from Alumni Weekend 2005. 
• January 11, 2005 - Added Trails Weekend report and two other articles Memories of Summers Past and Knight Owl Troop.
• August 28, 2004 - Added the 2004 Camp Staff List.
• August 2, 2003 - We've added Kennabi Lodge: Some History from the prolific pen of F. Bruce Ryans (53-55, 56).
• May 27, 2003 - Added three articles from the most recent Thunderbird: Dr Jim Anderson, MD (54-57?), The Other Missing Link or Camp Seven A, A Whole New World
• September 26, 2002 - Updated Alumni Bursary page with the 2002 recipients.
• August 19, 2002 - Added new members to the Membership page - Ian Buffet, Jeff Winkworth, Keith Whiten, David Ashworth and Paula Cooke. Also added more excerpts from the Thunderbird: Steam Train, Victoria Railway Company, and A Different Kind of Canoe Trip.
• June 11, 2002 - Added two recent articles from the Thunderbirds by Bruce Ryans to our Historical page under Biographies and Reminiscenses - one on the Fire At Pike's Peak, and one on George W. Kerr (51-56, 58-59, 60, 64).
• May 18, 2002 - Added the Executive Committee Minutes for the March 20, 2002 meeting to the Executive Committee Page. Added Gord Smith (78-80) to Membership page.
• May 9, 2002 - Added an article and picture on the 1983 Staff Plaque by Rob Fleming.
• January 15, 2002 - Added 1981 and 2001 Staff lists to the Camp Staffs section; added articles to the Bio's and Reminicenses section from the latest Thunderbird: Jimmy Bruce, James Holland, The Infernal Incinerator Incident.
• November 20, 2001 - Added Heather's 2001 Golf Tournament Report to the Activities pages and updated email addresses on the membership pages.
• June 25, 2001 - Added information about the 2001 Alumni Weekend and the 2001 Bursary Golf Tournament.
• February 4, 2001 - We've been updating the list of camp staffs - 89-2000 are completed plus 82, 83, 84 & 87. We'll keep plugging away at it! Also updated the Bowling for Bursary page info.
• February 20, 1999 - A new HSR promotional video should be released shortly. The video was produced in cooperation with the Toronto District School Board and the cover design was done by Brad Bell with photos from Ted Aylan-Parker. I know we're looking forward to seeing the results of last summer's filming.
• August 25, 1999 - The new cook's cabin, known as "Halfway House" was officially opened on August 22, 1999 (its located halfway up the hill - halfway between the Hub and Lookout Lodge!) The old Chef's Chalet is now under renovation as another staff cabin for 2000.

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