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Scouts of Canada are part of the Scouts Canada association that, in affiliation with the French-language Associacion des Scouts du Canada is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. In Canada, scouting began in 1908, just months after the book Scouting for Boys was published in England. Creating responsible citizens and also promoting the development of the youth in achieving their full intellectual, physical, social and spiritual potential is the goal of the scouts of Canada. This can be achieved when they are given responsibility, when they think for themselves, work in teams and take risks. At the present there are around 146.250 scouts in this country. Scouts Canada provides programmes for young people, male and female, ages 5 to 26. There are around 200 camps across Canada, the Tamaracouta Scout Reserve being the oldest continually operating Scout camp in the world. Scouts of Canada are "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent" as the scout law demands. Their mission is that of educating the youth so that it will play an active role in making the world a better place, thinking globally and acting locally and instilling values that will be carried further by the future scouts of Canada.