Chof Av was celebrated in camp with a staff Farbrengen with Rabbi Itkin from Montreal and a special children’s rally in front of our very own 770 building! Shabbos was spectacular with lots of singing, fargrenging and tons of spirit! On Sunday many classes joined their learning teacher in filling in a letter in the […]
Thursday was an action packed day here in CGI! Section C had a late start as they recuperated from a smashing bunk war. They spent the rest of the day in an amazing waterpark followed by supper in the park – returning to camp last night. Section A used our boats as their means of […]
Campers returned to camp after an amazing trip to the waterpark, following the overnight; happy and tried. They were given time to catch up on some much needed sleep, and then had a regular day with activities on the lake and in the fields. Section C continued with their bunk-war ending it last night with […]
After a delicious lunch of grill cheese and salad, campers rushed to their bunks to pack up for the grand overnight! Buses were loaded and they were off to the Saint Sauveur camp site. Under a clear starry sky, campers surrounded the fire, enjoying hot dogs, with lots of singing, stories and warmth! Early this […]
Our Masmidim from Toronto Yeshiva ended their program on Sunday, and they departed to prepare for the next year in Yeshiva. CGI would like to thank them joining us this summer, and for sharing the tremendous amount of learning with us. The atmosphere in camp was very positively affected by their presence here in camp. […]
Thanks to all the family and friends that took the long trip to visit camp; and join us for another wonderful visiting day! Following the beautiful CGI choir, we celebrated the beginning of the writing of a Sefer Torah in honor of Rabbi and Mrs. Berel Mockin- celebrating our 60th year of camp. Rabbi Mockin […]
We look forward to greeting family and friends for visiting day today, Sunday, August 6! Please note the schedule and parking plan. Parking: For your safety and to avoid parking tickets or possible towing, parking has been arranged in the village of La Minerve. Our camp drivers will be shuttling parents back and forth all […]
Another beautiful, sunny, warm day was enjoyed, as grade trips continued. Grade 5 had an amazing time in Ottawa and returned last evening with lots to report. Section A had a great time rock climbing and then enjoyed some delicious pizza in the Cavendish mall food court. In the meantime grade 6 campers alternated between […]
The grade trips are upon us! This is a special time for each group of boys the same age to enjoy an outing with just others in their own grade. Most grades include many bunks keh and the boys really enjoy the special time to get to know others, from the other bunks, really well. […]
After a very filling pizza dinner followed by eggs and ashes campers headed to the shul for the traditional “Kamtsa and Bar Kamtza” performance, followed by “eicha”. After “chatzos”, when most campers had already broken their fasts, sports were arranged to help them pass the day. They even had an “in-house-E” with the famous Comedian/ventriloquist, […]