Lessons will be held on Monday-Friday from 4:30pm-8:00pm. The cost is $40.

The levels that are being offered are:

Pre-school: Sea Otter - Salamander

Swim Kids: Levels 1-3

For more information and to register, please call the camp office; (204) 638-5568.

Please note that the DBC tubing hill is not yet open. With a quick dump of snow, but warm weather on the way we have put off making the tubing hill base until the weather gets a little colder.

Please note that all tubing hill traffic should arrive at the top of the hill and proceed through the gate to the parking lot. We will have signage up shortly to better direct you when you arrive.

We do have two fire pits for you to use at the top of the hill. Although we do have some firewood, we do not have any fire starting materials available, so please bring your own if you wish to have a fire.

The ski, snow shoe trails are not groomed yet. This year we are planning on adding an up/downhill trail that will provide a challenge for those looking for a good workout. The trail system is designed for participants of all ages with looped trails.

For more information make sure to stay up to date here or call 638-5568!

The Dauphin Horsemanship Program is now offering horseback riding lessons in fall. Kids can start from the beginning or continue on from the levels they earned from the summer.

Dates

Once a week from the weeks of September 9th to October 14th. The days of the week that have been most popular are Tuesdays and Thursdays but we are open to other days as well. Contact us for days that work for you.

Beginning Levels

Kiddie
•    Starting right at the beginning for ages 5-7. Kids learn how to be around horses and the basics of how to control the horse on their own
•    The price for this level is $15 per 30 minute lesson, totaling a $90 package

Levels 1-3
•    The beginner levels for all kids who come to camp ages 8 and up. Kids learn the beginner theory and are introduced to how to handle a horse on their own
•   The price for this level is $25 per 1 hour lesson, totaling a $150 package

Advanced Levels

Levels 4-5
•    These levels focus on controlling the trot and riding technique along with saddling up their own horse

Levels 6-7
•    These levels focus on learning to control the lope and rider position. With the addition of more theory about horses and their care.

Level 8
•    This level involves learning how to train a horse and continued improvement in horsemanship skills

Price
•   All these levels are $35 per 1.5 hour lesson,totaling a $210 package

Level Placement

If a rider has had experience with horses at another facility we would be glad to discuss that and have them out to see what level they would fit into that would have them comfortable but still challenging.

We are also introducing a new level system that has more levels to achieve. Each level has smaller steps making them easier to pass which helps build confidence in the kids.

Dedicated to Rider Education

We feel it is important for riders to learn book theory along with riding so they can learn how to be safe and understand horsemanship.

Experienced Instructors

The head wrangler is certified with the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). All instructors lead or assisted in lessons during the many summer skills sessions

Contact us to sign up!

horsemanship@dauphinbiblecamp.com

Trail Rides

Are you uncertain that horseback riding lessons are right for you child? Come for a trail ride to see the location and ride a horse together. We offer a 30minute or 1hour trail ride through our trails. We have forest, meadows, and creeks to explore. For a 30 minute ride the price is $8 for children and $10 for adults. For a 1 hour ride the price is $10 for children and $15 for adults. Call or email horsemanship@dauphinbiblecamp.com to book a time.

The cost is $40 per participant. To sign up call 638-5568.

We will be offering the following levels.

The kiddie camp is for ages 0-6 with their parents. It's a great place to hang out with friends, meet new ones, and allow your children to get a taste of camp in the midst of summer.

This year we are running on both the Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-11:30. The cost is only $2 per child payable when you arrive.

Our schedule is as follows:

If you have any questions please call the camp at 638-5568.

We will see you there :)

The biggest change that you will see is improved validation errors that will help you distinguish which box needs to be filled out.

If at any time you are having problem filling out your online registration, please call us at the camp.

You can start you registration right now by using our online registration form.

Please plan to attend at either Gladstone Christian Fellowship (Feb 27^th ), and/or at Grace Bible Church, Dauphin (Feb 28^th), both starting at 7pm.

There will be desserts to follow .

For more information please call the camp.

Andrew will begin part time as Tasha completes her final year at Providence and then will begin full time on May 1st, 2012.

Both Andrew & Tasha are very familiar with DBC and we are excited to work with them again.

A little bit of BIO:

Hey everyone, we are Andrew and Tasha Sevigny and we are the new Site Director’s at Dauphin Bible Camp.  We combine to have 17 years of camp experience, Andrew 10 years and Tasha 7 years.

I (Andrew) grew up going to Carberry Bible Camp as a camper.  In 2002 I began working at Valley View Bible Camp (formerly Carberry Bible Camp) which is located just outside of MacGregor Manitoba.  This is where my love for camp ministry began as I worked 7 years at Valley View.  I worked in the kitchen, on maintenance, as a cabin leader, and as a program director.

I then came to Dauphin Bible Camp where I spent 2 summers as a program director, before going to work at Gimli Bible Camp as a Leadership Development Program leader.

Tasha grew up going to Gimli Bible Camp where she spent six summers working in the kitchen, cabin leading, head cabin leading, and program directing.

Both attended Providence University College (formerly Providence College) and graduated with a Bachelor of Art majoring in Youth Leadership.  Andrew has a theatre minor, and Tasha a business minor.

We were married in May 2011 and are excited to work in ministry together.

Our new building project remind me more of a marathon than any other project I have been a part of. Delays and slow moving have caused the miles to drag on. As miles are added to the project and new challenges lie ahead we have to stay focused on the end goal and the joy in completing this particular race.

This past week saw most of the roof constructed and 95% of the sheeting complete on the walls. There is still a long ways to go. Finances to raise, major equipment to hire, and a ton of material to be hauled up to the site.

It makes me think of Nehemiah as he worked towards the goal of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. The task ahead of him was great, but because God's blessing was on him, and he kept putting on foot in front of the other, the walls were built.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers as this project continues.

The big twist this year is that we have still not opened up our tubing hill, due to the combination of the lack of snow and the construction of our new kitchen/dining hall.

So what do we have planned?

This year our ski/snowshoe trails have enough snow and will be ready to go. We will also have the fire pit going with marshmallows and hot chocolate. Norman Long will be up with his horses doing wagon rides and we are opening our craft room for those who would like to create a craft or two.

There is also the possibility of new building tours, depending on what is going on construction wise at the time.

All in all we are going to have a ton of fun so please come and join us!

With this change comes one major change, we have moved servers and .com will once again be our main domain. It's a long story, but in a nutshell we have been operating off the .net domain for the past couple years. Now the .net address will send you over to .com so please make sure that you update your bookmarks, etc.

So with the move we did some improvements, removed a ton of extra pages, condensed materials and had coffee...twice :).

We will be taking some time now to make sure that all the pages are right as we did drop a number of other systems that we felt were just dead weight. Please contact me with any questions you may have and start telling your friends. The summer is right around the corner, I'm breaking out the flip flops already!

Still this fall the building will be completely enclosed, with a roof and hydro in.

We are so excited for the future and for what God has planned for this new building, please continue to pray with us.

If you would like to donate towards this project please contact the camp or send a cheque to:

New Building Fund c/o Dauphin Bible Camp, Box 686, Dauphin, MB, R7N 3B3

This position is 3/4 time position with the possibility of full time with the right applicant. Duties are outlined in the job description below. The ideal applicant will have Christian camping experience with an understanding of maintenance and a heart for the ministry of summer camp. Although this position looks after the maintenance side of camp it will not be limited to maintenance, but will also be expected to help out in other areas of camp.

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Please note that Special Needs Camp is not in July, it is on June 13-18th and the first Young Campers is on June 30-July 2 (July was misspelled).

We apologize for the error. Please pass this message on so that there is no confusion. For more information please contact the camp.

Current Priorities:
•    Tractor
•    Riding Lawn Mower to help cut down on grass cutting time.
•    Vacuum Cleaner
•    Snowmobile for grooming hill and ski trails.
•    Winter Tubes for hill
•    Television—an old TV to go into our Tech Office for creating camp DVD’s
•    Office Chairs—our current office chairs are getting worn out.
•    Treated lumber for construction needs.

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The Dauphin Bible Camp is entering the Aviva Community Fund Contest and in order to be successful we need your help. The more votes that we can get the better we can rank. If we win then we can receive some funding with our dining hall project. I have included the write up below and here is the link to the website where you will have to go. http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf5535

Ways that you can help:

1. Vote – each person gets 10 votes per Round – more info here http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/about/timeline
2. Get your friends to vote
3. Share it on facebook
4. Share it on Twitter
5. Share it in your churches
6. Share it on your newsletters
7. Share it on the phone
8. Share it via text
9. Add it to social media websites like stumble upon, Digg, etc.
10. Share it in your communities

The more help we can get the better chance we will have in raising the funds that we need. We also want to use this opportunity to bond with our community and bring recognition to the Dauphin area. Make sure to visit the link and sign up so that when voting time comes you are able to just log in and vote.

If you would like to be added to our reminder list simple email me back and I will send you out a daily email to remind you to vote and keep you updated on the happenings in the contest.

Dauphin Bible Camp – Building the Youth in our Communities

Who we are? Dauphin Bible Camp was established in 1947. The camp is part of the Canadian Sunday School Mission (CSSM), a nonprofit Christian, cross-denominational organization established in 1927. CSSM is national in scope with 43 camps throughout Canada.

Dauphin Bible Camp is located 15 km southeast of the city of Dauphin MB adjacent to the Riding Mountain National Park in western Manitoba. The campsite consists of 160 acres in a parkland setting of rolling hills and forest. Its main activity is the children’s summer camping program with the capacity to accommodate 800 campers (100 per week). Over the past 5 years the average attendance has been 662, which is 83% of capacity. Most of the 5 weeks of camps for ages 8-12 are full while the 3 weeks of specialty camps continue to grow. This year we had 703 campers during the summer.

Some of the summer camping activities we offer are horsemanship, archery, riflery, swimming, crafts, team sports, etc. It is currently developing a toboggan run, skating rink, and ski trails to encourage winter activities at the camp. With the completion of the kitchen/dinning hall complex, the camp will become a year round facility. During the off-season it will be available to accommodate ministry programs, church and youth groups as well as family retreats, etc.

The camp staff consists of a full time camp director and site manager, which are paid positions. During the summer there is approximately 140 volunteer staff that provides support from cooks, to councilor and cabin leaders etc. There are 50 staff require per week.

We need a new kitchen to better feed our campers and to offer our community more winter activities! In order to continue operation of this camp, it is essential to replace the kitchen, which has deteriorated to the point it no longer meets the required codes. The proposed replacement is a complex similar to the existing facility, consisting of a kitchen, dining hall, staff accommodations and washrooms. The project is being built in phases, the first is the construction of the exterior shell, which is under construction. The other phases will be the kitchen, dining hall and staff dormitory. We want to have this new kitchen available for the 2011 camping season and we need new kitchen equipment.

Why a Summer Camp? Summer camp is an awesome opportunity for our children to grow. Through summer camp children are able to Funding Budget The cost of this project is large, but through the generous donations of our supporters we have begun construction of phase 1, the building shell. It is our goal to finish the kitchen for next year. Approx. $450,000.00 has been raised so far and with donated labor and materials the cost of construction continues to decrease.

Construction Phases: 1: Exterior shell built weather tight 427,110.00 2: Infrastructure (water, sewer, site work, etc.) 181,213.00 3: Kitchen area, washrooms & entrance 282,825.00 4: Kitchen equipment & cupboards 169,947.00 5: Dinning hall 111,012.00 6: Staff dormitory 157,243.00

We are looking for $452,772.00 to make a new kitchen possible for the youth in our communities.

This new building will allow us to provide an improved area for meals for summer camps and a dormitory for support staff, as well as a place for year round ministry services to the Dauphin area. It will also increase the capacity of the camp by 23% from 100 to 130 campers. The location of the proposed building is in the central part of our camp, with improved access for delivery of supplies, and ample room for parking.

Dauphin Bible Camp is registered with Revenue Canada as a nonprofit organization. The camp is a member of CCI/Canada (the Christian Camp & Conference Association, the Manitoba Camping Association and the Dauphin Chamber of Commerce. For more information about Dauphin Bible Camp and CSSM Ministries please refer to our websites at www.dauphinbiblecamp.com, www.mb.cssm.ca and www.cssm.ca.