Author Archives: Mike Stewart

About Mike Stewart

Mike is Camp Coordinator with Ryerson University Summer Day Camps in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, he worked as Co-Director at Camp Wenonah and as Program Manager at Amici Camping Charity. He has served on the Canadian Camping Association's Communications Committee since 2009, and is also a volunteer with the Ontario Camps Association.

[:en]Cross-Country Legislative and Regulatory Survey[:]

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Mike Stewart

[:en]Tactix, a government affairs and public relations company working on behalf of Canadian camps, provided their inaugural legislative and regulatory survey to the Canadian Camping Association (CCA) at the October 20 Board meeting. This report outlines all publicly known proposed … Continue reading →

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[:en]Webinar – Managing challenging camper behavior[:]

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Mike Stewart

[:en]The International Camping Fellowship is happy to announce a special opportunity, made possible by Markel Insurance and the Educational Alliance between ICF and the American Camp Association, for a free webinar with Bob Ditter on Tuesday, April 19, 1:00 p.m. EST, … Continue reading →

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[:en]Camp Nursing – Circles of Care [:]

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mike Stewart

[:en]Camp Nursing-Circles of Care is a popular and useful resource for camp nurses across the country. Written by experienced camp nurse and award-winning author, Mary Casey BScN PHN, Camp Nursing-Circles of Care gives an overview of the multi-facetted job of … Continue reading →

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BackCheck Announces an Enhanced Police Information Check for CCA MembersBackCheck offrira désormais une vérification plus exhaustive aux membres de l’ACC

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mike Stewart

All CCA members using the BackCheck service will now receive at their same price, an expanded BackCheck product, which includes the usual Criminal Record Check and in addition, the newly enhanced Local Police Information (LPI) results. This is the most … Continue reading →

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Honouring Dr. Troy Glover

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mike Stewart

At the recent National Leadership Forum of camping professionals from across Canada, CCA presented Dr. Troy Glover, Associate Professor, Director of the Healthy Communities Research Network, University of Waterloo, with the Jack Pearse Award of Honour. Dr. Glover directed the … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendar!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Mike Stewart

On May 19-22, 2014 in Toronto, Active Healthy Kids Canada is presenting the 2014 Global Summit on the Physical Activity of Children, The Power to Move Kids. This event will bring together leading researchers and practitioners to address the growing … Continue reading →

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ICF Seeking Research Presenters

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Mike Stewart

The International Camping Fellowship has issued a Call for Research Presenters for the International Camping Congress in Antalya, Turkey in October 2014. For more information, including guidelines, please click here. News Tags: Education, International Camping Congress, International Camping Fellowship, Research

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International Camping Congress 2014 – Antalya, TurkeyCongrès international des camps 2014 – Antalya, Turquie

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Mike Stewart

The NEXT International Camping Congress (ICC) is being held in Turkey in 2014! . Be sure to bookmark the ICC 2014 website to keep up-to-date with information. There is already some TERRIFIC information about this exciting event posted on the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen Fine, CCA Chair of Research, Published in ACA Camping Magazine

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Mike Stewart

“Parents can be one of our best barometers for measuring the success or failure of camp programming, staffing, and associated experiences for our campers,” writes CCA Research Chair Dr. Stephen Fine in the September/October 2013 issue of Camping Magazine. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Award Winning Camp Nurses’ Book Available

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Mike Stewart

  News Tags: Books, Camp Nursing, Campers, Health & Wellness, Mary Casey, Resources

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