The Scouts Canada Beaver, symbolizing Beaver Scouts, ages three to five, stands to the west of the main door of Scouts Canada headquarters building on the north side of Baseline Road between Clyde Avenue and Merivale Road.
The Beavers programs in scouting originated in Northern Ireland in 1963 as The Little Brothers. In 1966 the name was changed to Beavers with the program designed for boys who were too young for Wolf Cubs. Scouts Canada designed and tested a Beavers program in 1971 and adopted it in 1974. Other countries have developed their own programs but some use names of local animals instead of Beavers. For example Scouting in Australia calls the program Koalas.
In Canada boys aged five to seven participate in the program with some age leniency so that boys in school who are slightly younger or older can participate along with their school friends. Beaver Scouts meet in a group called a colony, which is divided into smaller groups called lodges. For every eight boys in Beavers there is one adult called a Scouter who supervises them.
Scouts Canada has more information about Beaver Scouts on their web site.
