For many decades, Camp Stephens has made considerable use of campsites on Town Island as part of its overnight tripping experiences. These trips serve to introduce younger campers to overnight camping and help them to gain independence and a sense of freedom, feel a sense of accomplishment, experience nature and appreciate its natural state. These overnight excursions have a very profound and dramatic impact on our young campers.
Since 2019, when we learned of the Town of Kenora’s plans to
sell Town Island, we have been actively involved with the Friends of Town
Island group, supporting its mission to preserve the Island as a wilderness
area.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has stepped forward to
purchase Town Island and keep this land intact. The YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg supports NCC’s bid to preserve
Town Island’s natural state and unique biodiversity and we applaud them for
taking this on. We are also actively supporting their efforts to raise the
necessary funds to preserve Town Island.
How You
Can Help
Register for the Webinar to Learn More
Protecting Town Island, Now and Forever, is a webinar which
will explore why it’s critical to keep this piece of land in its natural state,
and how the Island’s unique biodiversity can be conserved while still allowing
public access.
When: March 25, 2021
at 5:30 pm CDT
How to register: Online here.
Donate to the Nature Conservancy of Canada
Make
a donation to the NCC to support their purchase of Town Island and protect
its natural state.
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