- Will you call home if my child is
ill?
- How do campers get to
camp?
- How does our child's luggage get to
camp?
- What is included in
tuition?
- When will I receive my receipts for income
tax purposes?
- How is the food at camp?
- What if I need to communicate with the
camp during the summer?
- Who can I talk to when I have a question
or concern?
- What if I-or my child-becomes a little
apprehensive about the upcoming summer?
- What is your policy on cabin
requests?
1. Will you call home if my child is
ill?
There are certain protocols that we have in terms of
communication with parents regarding children that are ill.
We will call home if your child:
- spends a night in the health centre,
- requires prescription medication,
- has taken a trip to the local hospital for x-rays,
- requires stitches or glue to close a wound,
- undergoes tests that are requisitioned by the doctor (ex.
throat swab, etc.),
- has an accident causing injury of a more serious nature other
than bumps and bruises.
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2. How do campers get to camp?
We provide luxury coaches from Montreal and Toronto for our
campers arriving on the first day. Ottawa campers board school
buses for the short 45 minute drive.
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3. How does our child's luggage get to
camp?
Drop off dates are arranged at a convenient location in each
city the week prior to camp. The details will be conveyed in
the Parent Manual.
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4. What is included in tuition?
Included in the CBB of Ottawa tuition is all taxes (GST &
QST), canteen, laundry, all day trips and bus transportation to and
from camp.
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5. When will I receive my receipts for
income tax purposes?
A receipt for a charitable contribution is issued for a portion
of the fees in the February after camp, just before tax season as
are Releve 24s for Quebec residents.
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6. How is the food at camp?
The food at camp is kosher and nutritionally well balanced
according to Canada's Food Guide. Special meals are prepared daily
for vegetarians, the lactose intolerant and those needing gluten
free diets. In addition, fresh fruit/snacks are available
throughout the day in our Dining Hall. Salad bars are frequently
available at lunch and supper.
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7. What if I need to communicate with
the camp during the summer?
Pick up the phone and call. We seldom use e-mail to
communicate with our parents in the summer. If you have a
question or concern please call us so that we may give you and your
concern the attention that it deserves.
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8. Who can I talk to when I have a
question or concern?
We are always ready and able to help you with any concern you
have - and if we don't have an immediate answer for you, we will
put the right person on the phone, or get back to you as soon as we
can with an answer.
During the summer, our phones are picked up by our very helpful
and seasoned office staff, led by Cheryl Millman. She will either
help get you an answer or direct your call to Director Jonathan
Pivnick, Assistant Directors Justin Shulman or Darren Morenstein,
or whomever will be best suited to assist you.
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9. What if I-or my child-becomes a
little apprehensive about the upcoming summer?
We are here to help! Sometimes a friendly voice from our office
may be what would be helpful - or perhaps you might like the name
and number of another parent who recently has finished their first
season at CBB of Ottawa. We can provide names and numbers of other
campers-new or returning-in your area so your child can make a new
camp friend even prior to the start of camp.
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10. What is your policy on cabin
requests?
One of the most attractive features of coming to CBB of Ottawa
is the chance to meet new friends especially since we have good
representation from Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, as well as
throughout the rest of Canada, the United States and
elsewhere. New campers are actively placed with a requested
camp friend to help ease the anxieties of attending a new camp and
a new situation. We do try to accommodate a returning
camper's request of "a" friend. Although returning campers would
like to be in the same cabin as ALL of their friends, it's not
always possible due to section size constraints. That being said,
the children go to activities in "activity groups" that are a blend
of all the cabins in the unit. This way if a friend sleeps in
another cabin the children will be united all day as they travel
from one activity to another.
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