CroftonB次元官网网址檚 Camp Qwanoes is back in operation, but only for day camp rather than overnight stays after several children and staff members tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

B次元官网网址淪taff are very excited to have one more opportunity to have campers here starting Monday morning,B次元官网网址� noted Scott Bayley, Camp Qwanoes executive director.

B次元官网网址淲e are going to run a reduced-in-size day camp this week starting Monday morning. We wanted to give overnight campers who just had their camp cancelled to have a chance to come before summer ended.B次元官网网址�

About 250 children arrived at Camp Qwanoes Aug. 15 for a week-long overnight camp. Bayley noted the following Saturday he became aware of one camper who had been there during the week and tested positive for COVID.

In all, more than 20 campers were infected and about a dozen more among the 174 staff members and leadership students during that week. All were believed to have experienced mild symptoms.

Last weekB次元官网网址檚 camp was cancelled as a result, but the site was cleared for reopening this week for daytime operations only.

B次元官网网址淥ur Island medical health office is in support,B次元官网网址� Bayley indicated.

He added in 2020 Camp Qwanoes ran 10 straight day camps for more than 1,200 campers without any sign of COVID.

B次元官网网址淚n 2021, we have run seven overnight camps, seven day camps, five SeaQuest overnight kayak adventure camps, six overnight youth leadership programs for well over 2,200 campers. The first COVID case was last week.B次元官网网址�

This weekB次元官网网址檚 camp is the summer season finale prior to Labour Day weekend and kids returning to school.

B次元官网网址淲e have greatly appreciated peopleB次元官网网址檚 encouragement and support,B次元官网网址� Bayley noted.

B次元官网网址淩ight from the start our goal was to do all we could to help children and youth in what has been a very difficult one and a half years for them.B次元官网网址�