With heavy hearts we share the sad news that Andrew Rourke passed away on Saturday in a motorcycle collision. Our hearts are with Lisa, his spouse, and all his family and friends. Andrew was a long-time friend of Silver Lake with an incredible heart for camp. He was a camper at Silver Lake, was on […]
November 8-10, 2019 Theme: Escape the Ordinary: Make YOUR Mark! Are you tired of experiencing boredom, stress, or mindless distractions that invade your life? Take the risk! Step outside your comfort zone! Embrace the power in you and in your community to change the world! In this retreat you will be invited into the revolutionary […]
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While we do like to be modest, we are confident when we say Silver Lake is one of the best camps in Ontario. Best Staff: All of our staff have graduated from our two year leadership program, CILTs. In addition, many of them grew up attending camp at Silver Lake and know first-hand the positive […]
The Annual General Meeting of Silver Lake Mennonite Camp Inc. for the 2018 fiscal year will be held at Kiwanis Park (1000 Kiwanis Park Dr, Kitchener, ON N2K 3N8) on Saturday May 11, 2019 at 2 pm. If there is inclement weather or if water levels are not safe, a notice will be posted on […]
Paddle the Grand is Silver Lake’s only annual fundraising event. Proceeds from this fun, inter-generational, family-friendly event go toward general operating costs such as staff wages, food, camperships, programming, etc. On Saturday, May 11, participants will paddle en mass down the Grand River from Conestogo to Kiwanis Park to raise funds for Silver Lake. The paddle is 2 […]
Join us at Silver Lake on the May long weekend (May 17-19) for a great weekend of adventure and family fun. The weekend is perfect for children experiencing Silver Lake for the first time or for those who just can’t get enough of Silver Lake! Play games in the field, sing songs around the campfire, […]
We’re happy to report the construction on the new Juniper cabin is now complete just in time for summer camp. Juniper is a hybrid of our two new cabin designs, with the brightness and airy feel of the treehouse cabins, coupled with the practicality of being low to the ground. Best of all……………..this cabin is […]
Thank you to the 45 volunteers who braved very wet weather in an effort to get camp ready for summer campers. Despite the weather we accomplished an incredible amount of work: trenching new hydro lines, painting cabin floors, cutting danger trees, deep cleaning, getting out sailboats and canoes, splitting and distributing firewood, adding gravel and […]