Who Works at Shagabec

We have seven paid staff memebers that job share through out the summer.  The jobs they share include: two cooks, two managers, two program directors and one staff that will rotate.  A rotation is set up between the current paid staff and the Camp Shagabec Committee.

All our program staff are volunteers, so the counsellors and first-aider for your child's camp will be at the camp only for that week. Throughout the summer, we will see 180 volunteers come down our hill and we can't thank them enough! More volunteers are always welcome.

Our leadership training involves a weekend camp in June where staff learn the basics of camp and plan their camps activities.  Many of our teen leaders take part in Senior Co-Ed as campers, where leadership skills are woven into the program.  Staff also experience an on-site orientation time before campers arrive at the camp.  The majority of our staff continue from year to year so are experienced.  At "Squirt" camps we keep a camper-to-counsellor ratio of 4:1, and at older camps it is 5 or 6 campers per counsellor.

Swimming is done at the provincial park leisure pool, where qualified staff are on guard.

Camper safety and enjoyment is always stressed as our first priority.