Since 1972 - 50 Years Of Togetherness
General Information
Family Handbook
Check back in the spring of each camp year to download our Family Handbook - our resource to help families plan for packing, arriving, communicating and seeing smiling faces on our Facebook Page.
Transportation
Vehicle Or Bus?
Transportation options to and from camp depend on which camp and whether you are arriving or departing. All options (except home from Volleyball Camp) include personal vehicle or bus.
There are NO personal vehicle pickups from Volleyball Camp.
Options
Getting TO ALL-SPORT CAMP
Choice of Parent Drop Off or Toronto Bus ($75)
Getting HOME FROM ALL-SPORT CAMP
Choice of Parent Pick Up or Toronto Bus ($75)
Getting TO VOLLEYBALL CAMP
Choice of Parent Drop Off or Bus (ex. Ottawa, Gravenhurst. Kaladar - $60, Toronto, Scarborough, Barrie or Oshawa - $75, or London - $100)
Locations vary from year to year based on demand.
Getting HOME FROM VOLLEYBALL CAMP
All Week 2 campers must ride the bus from camp to a pre-determined location such as Toronto, London, Scarborough, Barrie or Gravenhurst. Locations vary from year to year based on demand.
Health and Safety
When your child is at Madawaska, you are assured that safety is our first priority. We take every precaution to ensure the well being of your camper. At Madawaska, accident and emergency procedures are established and implemented. Moreover, the ratio of campers to counsellors is controlled to provide optimum conditions for safety.
Our health care facilities are well equipped and well staffed, providing an expert medical team available to your child at all times. Our Madawaska medical staff are a well-rounded team which includes a doctor and/or nurse practitioner, registered nurses and athletic therapists.
We pride ourselves on being a teaching facility working with nursing and atheltic therapy students to further develop their skills in their chosen career path.
Should the need ever arise for care beyond our facilities, we are within 50 kms of two hospitals.
Receiving A Call
We seek to ensure a safe and healthy stay at camp, but in the case of an unexpected accident or illness, MASH, our camp’s Health Centre, will contact you.
MASH will call to inform you of any significant medical situations that have occurred at camp.
For minor medical issues we do not contact the camper’s family.
Food
We are spoiled at Camp Madawaska. Our Kitchen Staff goes above and beyond to create a variety of hot, healthy meals three times a day PLUS an evening staff for both campers and staff.
Oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, cold cereal, and hard-boiled eggs are available everyday at breakfast in addition to the main meal.
Every day at lunch (except on BBQ days) we offer a salad bar with unlimited quantities of fresh ingredients and an assortment of dressings.
Homemade soups are offered at lunch and dinner – vegetarian when the main course served is meat. Our soups are never made with MSG.
Each day we serve one “sweet” dessert (often freshly baked in the Madawaska kitchen) and one fruit dessert.
Dietary Needs
We can accommodate most special dietary needs when informed prior to each camper’s arrival (noted on our pre-camp Health Forms).
At the first meal in the dining hall, we will introduce campers to our chef and kitchen staff. They will be able to answer any food-related questions campers may have.
We are a nut-aware facility and we have separate toasters for our gluten-free campers and staff.
Packing
Check back closer to camp to download our printable Packing List.
A Typical Day
Schedule
What does a typical day look like?
Check back closer to camp to see our typical daily schedules
Tuck Shop
OurTuck Shop is available at camp for the purchase of various items including snacks, drinks and clothing. Campers Pre-Load their Tuck Shop account with a Credit Card prior to camp,and unspent balances are returned to the card after camp.
Check back closer to camp to see our annual Price List