Nova Scotia·NewA Scouts camp in Middle Musquodoboit, N.S., has been rebuilt and one of its buildings has been expanded after a fire in 2020.’I view it as a big improvement,’ says camp property managerCBC News · Posted: Sep 09, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 40 minutes agoPeter Comeau, Camp Nedooae’s property manager, said the two structures the fire destroyed were the dining hall and a farmhouse that was being used for administrative purposes. (Steve Berry/CBC)A Scouts camp in Middle Musquodoboit, N.S., has been rebuilt and one of its buildings has been expanded after a fire on Christmas Day in 2020.”The reactions have been unbelievable,” said Jonathan Nichols, a member of the property committee for Camp Nedooae, which is about 60 kilometres northeast of Halifax. “Especially parents seeing nice, clean, functioning bathrooms, a nice, new, clean hall where people can have meals together,” he said. “We’re not roughing it as we used to be, so to speak.”According to a Facebook page, Camp Nedooae is a provincial camp with four hectares of open fields and 103 hectares of woods, nature trails and Brown Lake.Fire damage is shown in one of the structures at Camp Nedooae. (Jonathan Nichols)Fire and emergency crews were called to the camp just after 9:30 p.m. on Christmas that year. At the time, the district fire chief said two wooden buildings were completely destroyed and another had significant damage.The building that was damaged was restored, while the two that were burned completely have not been rebuilt.Peter Comeau, the camp’s property manager, said the two structures the fire destroyed were the dining hall and a farmhouse that was being used for administration. Fire also damaged a building that was used for training and programming.Since the incident took place in the midst of the pandemic, Comeau said there were construction delays. The rebuild began in 2023 and wrapped up earlier this year in the spring.New ramps have been installed. (Jonathan Nichols)Comeau said they were able to renovate the building that had been damaged, adding extra length and a full kitchen. The camp now also has bunk rooms for campers and a large multipurpose space for programming and meals.”I view it as a big improvement because our old dining hall was not a 12-month-a-year building, it didn’t have heat in it, so we couldn’t have water,” Comeau said. “We didn’t have access to the washroom or the kitchen, basically, between November and the end of April.”We’re actually hoping that it will improve opportunities to draw people to the property because we’ll be able to be open through the winter.”The camp now also has bunk rooms for campers and a large multipurpose space for programming and meals. (Jonathan Nichols)Some of the changes include an extra bathroom, Nichols said, as well as new accessibility ramps. Nichols went on to say despite the long process of getting the damaged building fixed, he was heartened to see the surrounding community come together.Comeau said the focus now is getting the word out that the camp is back in business.
N.S. Scouts camp rebuilds after 2020 Christmas Day fire
