Leaving your Comfort Zone

Pushing your limits and going out of your comfort zone is important for personal developtment. Finding the balance between growth and fun is hard – but according to this 2023 staff applicant – we have found it! Register today for #TSC2023! Your camper will thank you!   I was a camper there & thought it […]

50 Day Returns!

2023 is here and we could not be more excited for #TSC2023! We have an great number of campers registered for our Special and Long Canoe trips, and we are looking forward to confirming those trips with those campers in the upcoming couple of weeks. If you have applied for a long trip, those confirmation […]

Happy Holidays!

As the snow continues to fall and Canoe Lake starts to freeze over – we are excited to close out 2022- and look forward to 2023. Our #ComeBack2022 summer was amazing- and would not have been possible without all of you! To our amazing staff who stepped up to the challenge of opening after 2 […]

CIT-> Junior Counsellor!

We wanted to share some news about some changes to what has traditionally been called our ‘CIT’ or Counsellor in Training staff position. The job title is now known as Junior Counsellor, the compensation has been almost tripled, and the general approach with this age group at camp is being adjusted to suit the feedback […]

Summer 2022

It’s hard to believe, but that’s a wrap for summer 2022. Both camps are packed up for the winter and campers & staff have returned home. We have had an incredible summer, filled with many happy moments and successful canoe trips and long trips. We were delighted to welcome new campers and old campers back […]

Camp Chat!

Calling all Camp enthusiasts in Toronto, age 8- 12!  The Ontario Camps Association is looking to interview some incredible camp kids in Toronto f0r a news segment on the CBC! If your camper would be a great candidate for the interview, please read below: The OCA is planning a OCA Town Hall Event on Monday, […]

Carrots, Eggs, Coffee and 2020 Adversity

As our world continues to face many forms of adversity, this 2014 morning meditation by Greg Albisser needs to be shared. The Taylor Statten Camps have taught us many different ways to push through adversity through our canoe trips, team building exercises and in-camp programming. “Carrots, Eggs, Coffee and Adversity” a morning meditation that our […]

CAMP FRIENDS ARE 4EVER FRIENDS

“Making friends is one of the most valuable factors of our camp life. Every summer campers meet people whom they never cease to like. Wherever we go we see evidence of this. In schools and colleges throughout the country, it is the usual rather than the exceptional thing to see two or more people who […]

Interview with Dave Standfield

This week we sat down with the one and only, Dave Standfield! Dave is our resident canoe builder here at the Taylor Statten Camps and after 43 years has a lot of interesting stories to share.  Dave has been responsible for the hand built Algonquin Special canoe since the 1990s. My name is Esme Cook […]