Camping Association of Nova Scotia

• 1: Home
• 2: About CANS
  • 2.1: History
    • 2.1.1: Interactive Timeline
  • 2.2: Directors & Officers
    • 2.2.1: Board of Directors Info
    • 2.2.2: Officers
    • 2.2.3: Committee Information
  • 2.3: Contact Us
• 3: Camps
  • 3.1: Accredited Camps
  • 3.2: Non-Accredited Camps
  • 3.3: Camp Locations
  • 3.4: Links to NS Campgrounds
  • 3.5: Video Gallery
    • 3.5.1: Camp Peniel
    • 3.5.2: Camp Kadimah
    • 3.5.3: Camp Evangeline
    • 3.5.4: Big Cove YMCA Camp
    • 3.5.5: Camp Geddie
    • 3.5.6: Camp Tidnish
    • 3.5.7: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
    • 3.5.8: Scotian Glen Camp
    • 3.5.9: Camp Treasure Chest
    • 3.5.10: Kingswood Camp
    • 3.5.11: Camp Goodtime
    • 3.5.12: Camp Pagweak
    • 3.5.13: Cape Breton Bible Camp
    • 3.5.14: Redtail Nature Awareness
    • 3.5.15: Camp Lone Cloud
    • 3.5.16: Canoe Cove Christian Camp
• 4: Parents/Campers
  • 4.1: Choosing a Camp
  • 4.2: Why choose an Accredited Camp
  • 4.3: Bursaries and Subsidies
  • 4.4: Preparing for Camp
  • 4.5: The Camp Experience
  • 4.6: Health & Safety
  • 4.7: Articles
  • 4.10: Camper FAQ
• 5: Members
  • 5.1: Newsletter
  • 5.2: Membership Benefits
  • 5.3: Membership Forms
  • 5.4: Program Grants
    • 5.4.1: 2010 Grant Recipients
  • 5.5: Accreditation
    • 5.5.1: CANS Accreditation Manual
    • 5.5.3: CANS Resource Accreditation Manual
  • 5.9: Useful Forms for Camp Volunteers
  • 5.10: CANS H1N1 (Swine Flu) Proposed Guidelines
  • 5.11: Camp Staff
    • 5.11.1: Directors
    • 5.11.2: Camp Counselors
    • 5.11.3: Resource Staff
    • 5.11.4: Kitchen Staff
    • 5.11.5: CANS Forum
  • 5.12: Job Postings
  • 5.13: How-to: Certification Courses
• 6: Events
  • 6.1: News

About CANS

The Camping Association of Nova Scotia, CANS, is a non-profit residential camping association established in 1941 in partnership with other provincial, national, and international associations.

CANS supports the development and promotion of organized camping by:

• Providing opportunities for the training and development of camping leaders.
• Acting as a referral source for information pertaining to camping such as our Directory of Camps in Nova Scotia.
• Establish and promoting accreditation standards for organized camping in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
  
• Educating the public regarding camps and camping in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
  

The Accreditation Program is a process whereby standards of excellence in camping are met and maintained.  A camp is recognized as an Accredited Camp for a period of three years.

The Accreditation Program was first introduced in Nova Scotia in 2000, the first of the Atlantic Canada provincial camping associations to implement a camp accreditation program.