July 6, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCOA PROVIDES TORONTO KIDS WITH TRIP OF A LIFETIME On the morning of July 9, twenty youth from the Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club (http://believeinkids.ca) will be climbing onto a Greyhound bus for 4 days of fishing, canoeing, campfires, and more – and it’s all being provided to them free of charge! …
Conservation Officers Treat York Region Kids To Wilderness Adventure
For 18 kids from across York region, it was a chance to escape from the city life and experience nature first hand. For a group of 13 OCOA members, it was chance to give back to the community and teach kids how to fish. For the 7th year, the OCOA organized the Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure, which sees youth …
OCOA To Provide York Region Kids With Trip of a Lifetime
On the morning of Saturday, August 24, twenty youth from the York Region Boys and Girls Club will be climbing onto a Greyhound bus for 4 days of fishing, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more – and it’s all being provided to them free of charge! For the seventh consecutive year, the Ontario Conservation Officers Association – with the support …
Toronto Boys and Girls Club Enjoy a Trip to Northern Ontario
From July 16th to 20th, 2012, Horwood Lake Lodge hosted the annual Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure. This marks the sixth straight year the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) has worked with the lodge to provide a trip of a lifetime to members of a Boys and Girls Club from a large urban centre in Southern Ontario. Joe and Sharon …
Boys and Girls Club Enjoy Ontario Fishing at its Finest
From July 18th to 22nd, Horwood Lake Lodge hosted the 2011 Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure. This marks the fifth straight year the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (ocoa.ca) has worked with the lodge to provide a trip of a lifetime to members of a Boys and Girls Club from a large urban centre in Southern Ontario. Joe and Sharon Richter, …
Niagara Kids Experience The Ultimate Outdoors Adventure
For the fourth consecutive year, the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (ocoa.ca) has worked with Joe Richter, owner of Horwood Lake Lodge near Timmins (www.horwoodlakelodge.com) to provide twenty inner-city kids from southern Ontario with an experience they will never forget. The Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure brought OCOA members – all of whom are either active or retired Conservation Officers, together …
OCOA Provides Hamilton Kids With Trip of a Lifetime
“This is the greatest trip I’ve ever been on!” and “I think this is the best day I’ve ever had!”. It is comments like these from big city kids who have just experienced the wonders of the great outdoors that made the third annual Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure a resounding success. From July 21 to 24, nineteen members of …
Second Annual Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure a Huge Success
Once again the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) has provided the trip of a lifetime to 20 southern Ontario youth. From July 15 to 19, 2008, Horwood Lake Lodge (www.horwoodlakelodge.com), located approximately 100 km west of Timmins, played host to the kids from The Boys and Girls Club of London (www.bgclondon.org). The owners of Horwood Lake Lodge went above and …
OCOA Takes Ottawa Kids on Northern Ontario Fishing Adventure
Foleyet, Ontario – Are you looking for the recipe for the perfect fish fry? Mix 20 kids from the city, add 12 dedicated Ontario Conservation Officer Association (OCOA) members from across Ontario. Season them with generous donations from private and corporate sponsors. Mix well for 5 days at a first class northern Ontario fishing lodge. This is guaranteed to produce …