By A.P. Crawford, National Periodical Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) This year Doug MacLean of Nova Scotia Zone celebrated 60 years of service with the Canadian Ski Patrol, only the third person in our history to have achieved that record.
CSP to be featured in Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine periodical
By Brittany Mackinnon, Recruitment and Retention Coordinator (brittany.mackinnon@skipatrol.ca) Check out this article about the Canadian Ski Patrol featured in the most recent issue of the Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine Periodical, highlighting the CSP’s expertise in advanced first aid and
Board of directors update
By Stéphane Niles, Chair of the Board of Directors (stephane.niles@skipatrol.ca) As winter winds down in across the country, I hope you all had a great patrol season. While COVID-19 still presented some challenges, we all pulled together and adapted to
Modernization Symposium 2023
By Jean Rioux and Mark Brown, Co-Executive Directors (jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca) (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) The CSP national board of directors will be hosting a modernization symposium in the spring of 2023. This will be the culmination of discussions with zone presidents, the medical advisory
Volunteer Opportunity – Deputy Vice President of Training and Development
As a member of the National Training and Development Committee, the Deputy Vice President of Training and Development contributes to the overall awareness of production of training resources, and the communication with division and zone training managers in the delivery
Volunteer Opportunity – Director of Professional Development
As a member of the National Training and Development portfolio, the Director of Professional Development contributes to the management of the training resources associated with the advancement of professional training. This contribution supports the ongoing development of the members of
Volunteer Opportunity – Director of Training and Development Resource Production
As a member of the National Training and Development portfolio, the Director of Training and Development Resource Production contributes to the development and management of training resources in accordance with the advanced first aid, on snow, avalanche, and instructor certification
Volunteer Opportunity – Director of On-Snow
As a member of the National Training and Development Committee, the Director of On Snow training contributes to the management of the training resources associated with the on snow qualification and avalanche awareness programs. This contribution supports the ongoing development
Volunteer Opportunity – Director of Instructor Certification Program
As a member of the National Training and Development portfolio, the Director of Instructor Certification Program contributes to the management of the educational resources associated with the certification of instructors and instructor trainers. This contribution is done with respect to
Volunteer Opportunity – Director of Advanced First Aid
As a member of the National Training and Development Committee, the Director of Advanced First Aid contributes to the management of the educational resources associated with the advanced first aid training program. This contribution supports the ongoing development of the
Update on migration to Yeti from NDS
July 13, 2021 Dear zone presidents and division presidents, We’re almost ready to move to Yeti! The migration of data from the National Database System to our new database, Yeti was completed on time and with no loss of
Are you interested in patrolling at the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games?
July 9, 2021 The CSP received a note from the Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski (FIPS, www.fips-skipatrol.org/), asking if anyone is interested in patrolling at the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. FIPS didn’t identify if it’s a paid
From our co-executive directors
By Mark Brown and Jean Rioux, Co-Executive Directors (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca), (jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca) This past season saw many unknowns. The national management team, zones and divisions worked hard to address concerns during this COVID winter. It appears that there is currently a
New members of the management committee
By Mark Brown and Jean Rioux, Co-Executive Directors (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca), (jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca) National vice-president of training and development We are proud to announce Andrew Hill as the new national vice-president of training and development. Andy’s CSP career began in 1991 and