By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (diana.lee@skipatrol.ca) Earlier this year, we launched our new Pets of Patrollers feature to highlight the happiness and comfort we experience when our animal friends interact with us. For our seventh feature of the
By Brian Low, National Manager – Instructor Certification Program (brian.low@skipatrol.ca) Why are you getting this? You are now a member of the Canadian Ski Patrol. You have joined a team of professional – passionate – proud patrollers across Canada at
By A.P. Crawford, Life Member # 87 (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) The highest award that a member of the CSP can receive is the Life Membership Award. It is given to recognize regular members of the CSP in good standing who, through their
By Geoff Scotton Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Registrations for the 2026 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic are setting a record pace, with patrollers, their friends and family from across Canada piling into the three clinic weeks
By Anick Vaillancourt, Corporate Secretary (anick.vaillant@skipatrol.ca) The deadline for members to submit proposals for consideration at the upcoming AGM is August 14, 2025. Please note the following: Only voting members of the CSP may make a member’s proposal that would
By Mark Brown, Co-executive Director (mark.brown@skipatrol.ca) New and returning patrollers will be using our updated CSP Learning Centre for the New AFA Patroller course and for the AFA Yearly Update 1 course respectively. Returning patrollers – those entering your second
By Jacques Blais, National 5/5 Editorial Team Member and National Recognition Committee Member (jacques.blais@skipatrol.ca) Get to know one of our members through a 5/5 article Recipients of major national awards make the headlines in the 5/5 newsletter. These articles about
By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (diana.lee@skipatrol.ca) In early 2025, we launched our new Pets of Patrollers feature to highlight the happiness and comfort we experience when our animal friends interact with us. For our sixth feature of the
By Stéphane Niles, outgoing board chair (stephane.niles@skipatrol.ca) and Sam Morcos, incoming board chair (sam.morcos@skipatrol.ca) A heartfelt farewell from Stéphane Niles After nearly three and a half years as chairperson of the board of directors, Stéphane Niles is stepping down from
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Registration has started for the 2026 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, with three clinic weeks from late January through February, all at the amazing Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in
By A.P. Crawford, Life Member No. 87 (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) At the end of April, we were saddened to learn that Hugh Thomassin, a long-time and very active member of the CSP, had passed away. Hugh’s career as a ski patroller began
