Happy Holidays Everyone!

Dear Friends of Fircom,
We hear you!

On behalf of our Leadership Team, I want to thank everyone who took the time to respond to our Summer Camp survey. We truly value the positive and constructive feedback we have received!

IT’S ALMOST TIME!
Get ready to choose your camp experiences for 2023!

We are pleased to announce that we are able to offer our Camp Chá7elkwnech program in August! Ayes Men Men and the Squamish Nation, Camp Fircom, and the David Suzuki Foundation have collaborated to create this incredible session of camp. This 3-night/4-day camp experience is open to children who have completed grades 3 to 8 during the last school year (2020/2021). Camp Chá7elkwnech will operate in a reduced capacity to ensure the health and safety of both campers and facilitators.

As seasons change, so too do the dreams and aspirations of our team members, no matter how much they love our Fircom Community and the land that our organization is situated on. At this time, we are preparing to say ‘see you later’ to two amazing individuals - Marissa Gilmour and Katinka Neumann.

We are very sad to announce that overnight summer camp for children and youth will not be able to happen this summer at Camp Fircom. We miss you all, as Fircom is not the same without our camp community.

While there is uncertainty, we believe that the power of intention is valuable! If we are able to go ahead with overnight summer camp programs this summer, we thought it was important to share our program dates with you so that you can begin making plans that include time spent at Camp Fircom!

Anyone who is interested in service, either on the Board or as a member of one of the committees of the Board, is welcome to apply to the Nominating Committee

As of this moment, the Provincial Health Order that restricted overnight summer camps in 2020 is still in effect.

What a year it has been! See what we have been up too, our year-end reflections and what we have planned for the coming year, 2021!

As a summer camp based in the United Church of Canada, we recognize the history of colonization that has shaped our camp, and that we continue to operate within today.

For two weeks only, from June 1st to 14th, you have the opportunity to purchase a special edition Camp Fircom t-shirt

Our Leadership team has been working tirelessly on ‘reimagining’ what a summer at Fircom could look like, where members of our Fircom Community could still enjoy time at camp safely and without losing that sense of ‘Fircom magic’.

We miss having you here at camp and look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to our beautiful site (in whatever capacity we are able to operate!)