The Hitchhiker's Guide to Camp Banting

Don't forget your towel.

Our People: Volunteers, Staff, and Leadership

The heart, soul, and pancreas of our camp.

Sarah Lawrence, MD FRCSC

Medical Director & Chair

Dr. Sarah has over 25 years of experience working with the children and medical staff of Camp Banting. She’s been a positive impact in the lives of hundreds of families, her care and compassion an unmistakable color of her character. Dr. Sarah is a a long-time Endcrinologist from CHEO, where she was the Division Head for Endocrinology and Metabolism and served as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics. While she has retired from her clinical practice at CHEO, Dr. Sarah continues to be actively involved in the diabetes community. This includes outreach clinics, research, advocacy for the Diabetes @ School program, and working closesly with the Camp Banting community. Dr Sarah returns again to Camp Banting this summer to direct the medical care at camp.

Sarah Hamilton

Camp Manager

Sarah grew up at Camp Banting; from camper to camp director, she has called Banting home for over 22 years. Committing herself fully to the mission of helping families living with TID, Sarah started her career with Diabetes Canada in Government Relations, then Camp and Youth Programs. She then moved to CHEO, where she coordinated the Diabetes Program for many years. Sarah has been involved in youth-based diabetes programming for over 15 years and participates on studies, sharing her experience with diabetes. In her spare time, Sarah tackles life living with T1D.

Danielle McVicar

Chief Operations Officer

There are only a handful of leaders like Danielle in the T1D community. Starting her path long ago as a camper at Camp Banting, Danielle went on to work as staff at the camp for nine seasons. She then furthered her experience with Diabetes Canada’s D-Camps team, running camps for kids and families across Western Canada.

Most recently, Danielle represented Canada at the 2017 International Diabetes Federation Congress in Abu Dhabi.

Camp Committee

Our camp is an undertaking of community, fueled by the passion of its people. Our history is unique in that we’ve never owned our own facility. We show up with our people and our gear (and trunks full of costumes!) and we create belonging for our campers.

Camp Banting’s Camp Committee is an inter-disciplinary, inter-organizational group of stakeholders that steward this community-based endeavour. It’s a group that represents our medical team, program staff, facility partners, and organizational partners. We work together in an atmosphere of cooperative trust, with our North Star always being the experience of our campers.

This is far from just an admistrative body. It’s in the dedication, humor, and tireless enthusiasm of this group where the magic of camp finds its spark every season.

Medical Staff and Camp Counsellors

Every year, an incredible group of medical professionals and volunteers come together to make camp possible. Their dedication, expertise, and compassion are at the heart of everything we do.

Our medical team includes physicians, nurses, dietitians, residents, endocrine fellows, interns, and students. Under the supervision of our Medical Director, this team ensures that each camper’s diabetes care is carefully monitored, thoughtfully personalized, and seamlessly integrated into the camp experience.

Almost all of our camp counsellors live with Type 1 diabetes, and many grew up attending Camp Banting themselves. This creates a powerful environment of peer support and leadership in every cabin. Campers don’t just make friends—they learn from role models who truly understand their challenges and show them what’s possible.