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Pringle Memorial Camp, now Camp Pringle, was founded in 1950 as a tribute to Rev. George Charles Fraser Pringle 1874–1949. Camp Pringle provides week-long vacations for children and youth of all denominations. George Pringle was born in Galt, Ontario. His father George was a shoemaker born in
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468:. His mother, Mary Cowan was born in Prince Edward Island. He was a Presbyterian minister (though Camp Pringle is and was under the auspices of the United Church of Canada) and an author. He sought adventure during the
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