Margaret E. Shaddick (19 March 1926 – 13 March 2019) was a cub scout pack leader in both England and Canada. She was the first woman appointed as a district commissioner in Canada and later served as the assistant provincial commissioner for international relationships of the Quebec Council of Scouts Canada. Shaddick was awarded the 338th Bronze Wolf awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world scouting.
Maggie Shaddick | |
|---|---|
| Margaret Elizabeth Anne Carrie[1] | |
| Assistant Provincial Commissioner for International Relationships of the Quebec Council of Scouts Canada | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1926[2] Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | 13 March 2019 (aged 92) Montreal, Quebec[1] |
| Spouse | Duncan Shaddick[1] |
| Children | Six |
Early life and education
editMargaret Elizabeth Anne Carrie, known as "Maggie" was born on 19 March 1926, in Montreal to Margaret M. (née Kilbourn) and Gideon Milroy "Roy" Carrie.[1][3] Her father was a mining engineer who had served as a colonel in the Canadian forces during World War I. Both of her parents were originally from Owen Sound, Ontario.[4] Maggie was the oldest daughter.[5] She and her younger sister Joan lived with their parents in Montreal West for a time and then moved to Westmount, Quebec. Maggie completed her secondary education at Westmount High School[1] and then moved with her parents to London, when her father was given a diplomatic post there after the end of World War II.[3][5][6]
On 7 May 1949, Maggie married Bruce Hector Woodall at St Martin-in-the-Fields church at Trafalgar Square.[5] She married for the second time on 28 February 1959, with William Thomas Duncan Shaddick at MacKay United Church in Ottawa.[7] The couple made their home in Westmount and began raising their six children: Bob, Liz, Anne, Andrew, Patricia, and Pippa.[1][8]
Scouting
editIn the early 1960s, Shaddick became her son's Cub Scout pack leader and completed her training at Camp Tamaracouta at Mille-Isles. She had just begun to work as a scout leader when her husband was transferred to Banbury, Oxfordshire in 1965.[1][6] They lived in Oxford for three years and while they were there, Shaddick took a course on scouting at the Baden-Powell House in London. She then took on a cub scout pack of 48 boys in Oxford.[6]
In 1968, upon her return to Canada, Shaddick was asked to take up the post of acting district commissioner. Because the post had never been held by a woman, she remained the acting commissioner for over a year until her position was formally accepted.[1][6] In 1970, she became the first woman appointed District Commissioner.[9] She, then, played an important role on the international scene, in particular in assisting the rebirth and integration of scouting in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.[10] In 1992, she served as the assistant provincial commissioner for international relationships of the Quebec Council of Scouts Canada.[11]
In 2012, Shaddick was awarded the 338th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world scouting, only the fifth woman to receive the honor, and one of eight Canadians.[8][12]
Death and legacy
editShaddick died on 13 March 2019 in Montreal. She was remembered not only for her roles in scouting, but for her volunteerism in organizing the construction of schools and water delivery systems in Nepal and Africa. Concerned about HIV/AIDS, she created the Red Ribbon Scouting Badge to recognize those who were active in educational efforts to eradicate the disease. She also was remembered for developing cultural exchange programs with Inuit scouting participants.[2]
Further reading
edit- "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Sweeney, Laureen (26 March 2019). "A 'moving force' in Westmount Scouting for 50 years" (PDF). Westmont Independent. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Margaret Elisabeth Shaddick". The Gazette. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Presented to Their Majesties at Garden Party". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. 9 June 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "London Times Tells of Military Career of Col. G. M. Carrie". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. 18 April 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Margaret Carrie Chooses Period Bridal Gown". The Sun Times. Owen Sound, Ontario. 7 May 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Gordon, E. J. (9 July 1983). "She Does Her Best for the Scout Movement". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. H4. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shaddick-Woodall Vows Solemnized". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. 2 March 1959. p. 17. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Sweeney, Laureen (26 February 2013). "Shaddick receives Bronze Wolf" (PDF). Westmont Independent. p. 8.
- ^ Sweeney, Laureen (23 October 2012). "Shaddick to receive top World Scouting honour" (PDF). Westmont Independent. p. 5.
- ^ Curran, Peggy (14 January 2013). "Scout honour|Maggie Shaddick to get ultimate badge for 53 years of service". Montreal Gazette – via pressreader.com.
- ^ "Still Bubbling about Scouting". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. 24 September 1992. p. G1. Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Scout Committee announces 'Bronze Wolf' awardees list for 2012". World Scout Bureau Inc. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
External links
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- Scout leader Maggie Shaddick via Montreal Gazette