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Helpful hint – get your patient’s snowboard boots off a bit more easily

Helpful hint – get your patient’s snowboard boots off a bit more easily

By Kerri Loudoun, Communications & Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Oh, the joys of removing a patient’s snowboard boots. We all have likely experienced removing a patient’s snowboard boots with the BOA lacing system. You release the BOA closure, but those

admin March 18, 2023 March 2023, Member News, Patrol Bulletin, Public Read more

International Ski Patrol Day 2023 – February 10

International Ski Patrol Day 2023 – February 10

By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) In partnership with Helly Hansen, the CSP is proud to support the second annual International Ski Patrol Day this February 10. Here are few fun and exciting updates. In-store recruitment and

admin February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 2023, February 2023, Member News, Public Read more

Patrolling in Beijing 2022

Patrolling in Beijing 2022

By Sue Elder, Inter-Mountain Zone (susanelder@telus.net) Patrolling at the 2022 Winter Olympic/Paralympic Games in Beijing was an amazing experience. I have 30 years of volunteer patrol experience, and I am a paramedic by trade. My home mountain is Sun Peaks

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Manitoba Division – who we are and what we do!

Manitoba Division – who we are and what we do!

By Lori Natuik, Manitoba Division President (lori.natuik@skipatrol.ca) Manitoba Division lays smack dab in the middle of Canada. One of the smaller divisions in the CSP, it is comprised of four zones: Red River Zone, Western Manitoba Zone, Northern Manitoba Zone,

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New pro deal available – Stoko

New pro deal available – Stoko

By Shayne Macaulay, National Pro Deals Team Member (shayne.macauley@skipatrol.ca) Stoko – A new brand partner with CSP The pro-deals team is pleased to announce a new brand partnership with Stoko. In the words of the company: Stoko is pleased to

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National recognition committee update 2023

National recognition committee update 2023

By Nancy Price-Hutley, National Recognition Committee Chair (nancy.price-hutley@skipatrol.ca) The national recognition committee is excited that we are currently fine-tuning a platform through Yeti for the awards program. Matthew Carr, Tom Carr and Eric Torunski deserve a huge thank you for

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Training and development focus

Training and development focus

By Andrew Hill, Training and Development Portfolio Leader (andrew.hill@skipatrol.ca) Marc Slabotsky has been appointed as the new national manager for advanced first aid. Marc is well known to many, having been a member of the CSP since 1983, following his

admin February 10, 2023 2023, February 2023, Member News, Public Read more

Lifesaving award – Joshua Lane (Newfoundland and Labrador Zone)

Lifesaving award – Joshua Lane (Newfoundland and Labrador Zone)

By A.P. Crawford, National Periodicals Editor and Publication Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) In December 2021 first-year patroller Joshua Lane was out shopping a mere four days after completing his AFA training when he noticed a man unresponsive in one of the aisles

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Cool Tools – January 2023

Cool Tools – January 2023

By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Member (5×5@skipatrol.ca) If you have a neat piece of equipment or useful piece of kit, please send a description of the item, its use and a photo to 5×5@skipatrol.ca. We will feature it

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HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE

The CSP Head Office will be closed during the upcoming Christmas/New year holiday season from December 23 at 4:30 until January 2nd 2023 inclusive. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday January 3, 2023. Best wishes for a happy and healthy

Kerri Loudoun December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Need to Know, Public Read more

Priming the pump fundraising (tiptappay)

Priming the pump fundraising (tiptappay)

By Mark Brown, Co-executive Director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) With the winter season rapidly approaching, our national fund raising campaign is getting underway. Our tiptap pay trial in eastern Canada taught us some valuable lessons, which we have incorporated into our country-wide roll-out.

Kerri Loudoun December 7, 2022December 12, 2022 Need to Know, Public Read more

Volunteer opportunities – Training and Development

Volunteer opportunities – Training and Development

By Andrew Hill, Training and Development Portfolio Leader (Andrew.hill@skipatrol.ca) As we continue the planning for the 2022 Modernization Symposium to determine what the CSP will look like in five years, the Training and Development (T&D) portfolio has the following job

Kerri Loudoun December 2, 2022December 9, 2022 Member News, Public, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee update – November 2022

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee update – November 2022

By Andrew Wytsma, EDI Committee Member (andrew.wytsma@skipatrol.ca) Thank you to the more than 900 respondents from coast to coast who participated in the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) self-identification survey. In all we heard from about 20 per cent of

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022December 9, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

Patrolling not taking up enough of your time? Volunteer at the Alpine Snow TKO World Cup this January

Patrolling not taking up enough of your time? Volunteer at the Alpine Snow TKO World Cup this January

By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) There is an open call for volunteers to apply to help with the 2023 Alpine Snow TKO World Cup event on January 26-27, 2023 at Blue Mountain Resort in Ontario. If

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022December 9, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

Avalanche news for winter 2022 – 2023

Avalanche news for winter 2022 – 2023

By Ken Lukawy, National Avalanche Program Coordinator (ken.lukawy@skipatrol.ca)  Are we all ready for another winter season of adventure in the backcountry? This article will cover the following topics: Changes to Avalanche Canada’s avalanche forecast system. Is your avalanche transceiver subject

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

John D. Harper Lifesaving Award

John D. Harper Lifesaving Award

Chris Davies – Kawartha Zone By A.P. Crawford, Periodical Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Last February Chris Davies, a member of the Kawartha Nordic Patrol arrived on site at the resort for a mid-week ski. As he was checking in

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

Mark Labow Diamond Award – 60 years of service

Mark Labow Diamond Award – 60 years of service

By Lori Natuik, Manitoba Division President (lori.natuik@skipatrol.ca)  In 2022 the CSP recognized two individuals who achieved 60 years of dedicated service. Earlier in the year, Doug MacLean was recognized (see article here), and more recently George Kryschuk. We owe a

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

National awards 2022

National awards 2022

By A.P. Crawford, Periodical Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Here is the complete list of national awards for 2022. Again this year, all of these awards are being presented at the local level. Over the course of the coming season,

Kerri Loudoun November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Member News, Public Read more

Finally – the Burton pro deal update

Finally – the Burton pro deal update

By Kerri Loudoun, Portfolio Leader, Communications and Marketing (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Many of you have been patiently waiting to hear about a Burton Pro deal update, and we are happy to share that we now have Burton pro deal codes! There are

Kerri Loudoun November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 Patrol Bulletin, Public Read more

2022 Advanced First Aid Manual

2022 Advanced First Aid Manual

By Andrew Hill, Training and development portfolio leader (andrew.hill@skipatrol.ca) The ePub version of the 2022 AFA manual has now been posted to the national website on the Student Resources page at the following link: A revised PDF version of the

Kerri Loudoun October 20, 2022 Patrol Bulletin, Public Read more
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