Here’s the good news! National will be offering mandatory training to members to prepare them for the 2020/21 season. Going forward, National has decided that terminology will change so that returning patrollers will re-qualify on Advanced First Aid (AFA) each
Rookie Recruitment and Training
We are recruiting new patrollers for the 2020/21 season. If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining, then please ask them to sign up on the zone website here. Once signed up, interested persons will receive email
Bingos Bite Back!
This is the news that you have all been waiting for. Bingos are back! The only fundraising events we will be running during the 2020/21 season are bingos. In cooperation with the AGLC, rules for bingo workers have changed. We
COVID-19 Update from Zone President Mike Cava
This just in from Edmonton Zone President Mike Cava: Hi All Mother nature has provided an excellent example; grass is getting greener, leaves are starting to bud out, that things will carry on in spite of COVID-19. I hope that
Coronavirus Update – Awards Banquet Postponed
With the CORVID-19 situation changing daily, and in the interests of member safety, the Edmonton Zone has made the difficult decision to postpone the annual awards banquet indefinitely. Every effort will be made to hold the banquet prior to the
Awards Banquet and Nominations Update
The annual Edmonton Zone Awards banquet will take place on Wednesday June 3 at the University of Alberta Faculty club, starting with cocktails at 6 PM. Stay tuned for further details. The list of zone awards can be found here.
Bingos versus the Coronavirus
The coronavirus has won this one! Good news for those of you who aren’t stoked to volunteer at bingos during the pandemic! Every cloud has a silver lining, and the pandemic’s silver lining is that the Castledowns Bingo Hall has
Abrupt End to the 2019/20 Ski Season
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Alberta ski hills have decided to close, effective this week. The zone would like to thank each and every one of you for you efforts to keep the sliding public safe and provide first aid
High Country Training at Marmot Basin
The final high-country training weekend took place at Marmot Basin on the weekend of February 1/2. Candidates enjoyed 28cm of fresh powder! In order to complete their training and be added to the Marmot Basin spares list, successful candidates will
Nominations for Zone Awards
We are now well into the 2019/20 ski season, and by now you should have recognised those among us who have stepped up and gone above and beyond what is required of them. There is an old adage that no

