Scouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for more than 100 years

MONTREAL — Scouts Canada says it has accepted an offer to sell a historic camp site north of Montreal that first opened more than 110 years ago.

The organization announced Thursday it has sold Tamaracouta Scout Reserve to entrepreneur Eric Desroches, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the town of Mille-Isles, Que.

The organization says the new owner will preserve more than 80 per cent of the land for conservation, and open a part to the public.

Scouts Canada declined an interview request, but said in an emailed statement that the decision followed “several years of thoughtful consideration, consultations, and exploration of alternative solutions.”

Tamaracouta Scout Reserve, it said, “has long held historical significance within the Scouting community, particularly