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Manitoba Scouts test survival skills

Hundreds of Scouts participated in the 45th annual Klondike Derby. Colton Goforth/Global News

WINNIPEG – More than 300 youth from Scouts Canada tested their survival skills at Camp Amisk, south of Winnipeg.

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The 45th annual Klondike Derby saw teams of youth from Scouts Canada groups based all over the province participate.

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In teams of 6-8, the Cub Scouts, Scouts, Girl Guides and Pathfinders pull a sleigh over a 2.5 km course through the woods.

“Most of the activities are based on the Scouts program in terms of the skills that they’ve learned like fire lighting, compass and map-reading” said event coordinator Bill Somers.

The event started when a small Scouts group from St. Vital held a similar event 45 years ago.

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