Camp Limitless

Camp Manitou is located about five-minutes outside of Winnipeg at 850 Green Oaks Ln, Headingley.

Transportation to and from Camp Manitou will be via parent /guardian drop off/pick-up at Camp Manitou. 

Camp Manitboa campers range in age from 7-17 and include children and teens with a confirmed diagnosis of Arthritis. We have campers that come from across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwestern Ontario. Campers are placed into cabins based on their age group and gender.

All of our camp activities are planned with a view to teaching skills, building confidence and improving self-esteem. We achieve this by carefully structuring all of our activities to ensure success. Skilled instructors who can modify the activities as needed do the teaching. Recognizing the unique needs of children living with arthritis, this includes incorporating rest and transition time.

Camp Limitless offers a wide range of age appropriate, educational and recreational opportunities. Campers will enjoy socializing and learning with their small cabin groups, as well in larger camp-wide programming. Activities include kayaking, water games, volleyball, hiking, climbing wall, archery, campfires, field games, basketball, dances, night games, nature science, drama/skits, swimming, and art & crafts.

It is natural for most children away from home for the first time experience a certain amount of homesickness. If your child becomes homesick, Camp will work very hard to help them overcome the problem. This is because most children who leave Camp before the end, experience it as a failure. They need to know that what they may be feeling is not abnormal or unusual. In the vast majority of cases, any feelings of homesickness passes quickly.

Camp has an enormous arsenal of techniques to combat homesickness, developed over several years. When dealing with homesickness, campers will get some one-on-one attention. Our goal is to keep the children busy – at first doing the things most familiar and enjoyable to them. Usually homesickness subsides after a day or two, because the pace of camp life is so busy and distracting from thoughts about home. The good news is, like all things, time heals homesickness too. With your support, the likelihood that we will achieve positive results is extremely high.

​We attempt to balance good nutrition with institutional cooking needs and popular foods that campers enjoy eating. Camp Manitou is able to accommodate most reasonable dietary restrictions. The meals at Camp cater to dietary needs that include, but are not limited to: lactose-intolerance, gluten-intolerance, vegetarian, and vegan. Additionally, camp is a nut aware facility. We cannot guarantee that nuts are not in the facility, but all of our food is made nut free and we ask that people do not bring food to camp that has nuts in it. If your child has any special dietary needs, please note this information on the medical form.

Camp Manitou's Health Centre is open 24 hours a day, staffed by a registered nurse or medic. The Camp’s medical facility is antiseptically clean, well ventilated and well equipped. The Health Centre keeps on-hand over the counter pain medication such as pain relievers, antiseptic, etc. All medications will be kept and administered by the camp nursing team. All medication times will be accommodated.

Camp Limitless is a great opportunity for kids to be fully immersed in camp their experience. For some it may be their first time away from home and are building their independence and confidence. For this reason, family and friends are not able to contact their children while they are at camp. If there is an emergency and you need to reach your child please contact Lauren Handler at camp@arthritis.ca. Lauren is at Camp for the entire week and will be able to assist you in these rare instances.

Photos will be uploaded to a private photo album as well as our Arthritis Society Canada Childhood Arthritis Community Facebook group. 

Camp is unplugged! No electronic devices are allowed at camp. If the campers would like to capture memories at camp, they will be allowed to bring a disposable camera or, if you wish, a small, inexpensive digital camera. Please note that Camp Manitou and the Arthritis Society Canada will not be responsible for any lost or stolen items at camp.  

An extensive packing list is available under the Camper Information section. This updated 2023 list will also be distributed via email in June 2023. 

Yes. All campers and staff, unless medically exempt, must have a minimum of two doses of a Covid-19 vaccination to attend an Arthritis Society Canada Camp this summer.
 

We are taking every measure to ensure the health and safety of all campers and staff in planning for camp this summer. We continue to monitor the Public Health guidelines and follow the recommendations established by our medical team. Please know that doing so is essential to safely running our in-person camp this summer. With the ever-changing Covid-19 landscape, we are unable to provide formal guidelines outside of our vaccine policy at this time. We will, however, continue to ensure that we are evolving our policies and procedures to fit with best practices outlined by both Public Health and our medical team and will update families with more information as Camp approaches. Stay-tuned for more information!