Shannon Dean
- Feb 22, 2016
- 4 min
Update: Feb 15th
Happy belated Valentines/Hallmark/Flower Store Day everyone, Last week was a tough one for Camp Chestermere as we mourn the loss of one of our Seasonal Staff Members, Jordan (Jar Jar) Caldwell. Jordan was one of the boys who was killed in the accident at Canada Olympic Park on February 6. Jordan worked at Camp Chestermere for the past two summers and even worked the January School Year Camp just a week before his passing. On Thursday February 11, many from the Camp Chestermer
Shannon Dean
- Feb 9, 2016
- 4 min
Update: February 8th
Hello again everyone, Usually with these updates I try to highlight the great things that are going on at camp and let you know about upcoming events and so forth. However, in the wake of the tragic events from this weekend, it does not seem right to do a regular weekly update. Camp Chestermere staff have heavy hearts at the moment as we grieve the loss of one of summer staff members. Jordan Caldwell (Jar Jar) was a loved staff member who had an incredible impact on our camp
Shannon Dean
- Feb 2, 2016
- 8 min
Update: Jan 15-Feb 1
Good evening everyone, So I blinked and then it was February. Actually I blinked and an entire year has gone by. It has now been just over a year since my family and I decided to make the transition to move to Camp Chestermere and take on the role of Camp Director. And the past year has been an incredibly exciting, scary, thrilling, overwhelming, rewarding, stressful, and awesome....... blur. As I sit here on my couch drinking hot chocolate and writing this latest update I th
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