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Canadians lack basic outdoor skills, Scouts Canada survey shows

May 03, 2022

A recent survey conducted by the nation’s leading co-ed youth organization, Scouts Canada, revealed that the average Canadian lacks basic outdoor skills.

Canada hosts an enthusiastic outdoor community, as 40 per cent of its land base is dominated by forests, though statistics revealed that from the 1000 that were surveyed, most were surprisingly stumped by camping basics.

 

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