Department NEWS

Photos and article by Troy McQueen, Foothills Camp and Retreat Centre Director

FOOTHILLS CAMP FALL UPDATE

Foothills Camp has been a very different place since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of you are aware from my camp meeting video update with Debbie Schwarz, that Foothills Camp is currently shut down and most all camp staff have been temporarily laid off because of COVID-19. With that said, I want to let you know that there are still many things needing to be done at camp each day. This is a short report to let you see some of the things that have been accomplished at Foothills Camp over the past several months.

With the river eroding the road to Sherwood Forest more and more each year, we have had to build a new road that leads away from the river. You can see from the photos below that the new road has now been completed. For safety purposes, it will now be a one way loop around to Sherwood that leads away from the river.

At the SAGE Education Centre we were able to complete some major road repair and at the same time we put in a spot for parking. This should make any visit to the Education Centre a lot more accessible and cleaner.

Thanks to a few helpful volunteers, the new heritage plaque has now been mounted onto the little white church. Another new addition to the camp is a beautiful memorial garden that has been designed and built by Ted and Dorothy Proud. And the final thing I’d like to mention is very exciting, we were approved by Alberta Transportation as well as Red Deer and Mountain View County’s to have four new highway signs installed that direct visitors to the camp. I’ve shared a few other photos with you that highlight the beauty and wildlife of Foothills Camp.