By Geoff Scotton National Communications Team Member (geoff.scotton@skipatrol.ca) In Canada, volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers may claim a federal tax credit through the Canadian Revenue Agency First Responder Tax Credit. CSP members are not eligible for this credit
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Audrey Grant and John Grant On an early July evening, 25-year veteran patroller John Grant was outside on his lakefront property when he heard a loud sound coming from down the shoreline. When he heard screams,
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Understanding which website to use, when It can be overwhelming for new members and returning CSP members to know where to find what, when it comes to resources for training and
By Megan Magro, Program Director (mmagro@cawm.ca) Registration for the 2026 Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) conference is open What: The Seventh Annual CAWM Conference. When: September 11 to 13, 2026. Where: The Hilton Whistler Hotel and online. The
By Mike Palamarek, Board Chair (mike.palamarek@skipatrol.ca) The CSP’s current five-year CSP National Strategic Plan is ending this year, thus the board has started a new update. The board has finished six of seven key stakeholder interviews with diverse groups of
By Natalie Everitt, Muskoka Zone patroller (natalie.everitt@skipatrol.ca) and Kerri Loudoun, Western Zone patroller (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) My first FIPS congress in Italy was transforming and, since that first congress, I have been fortunate to attend three others. Argentina, then Sweden and this
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) If you’re interested in ordering any of the new Helly Hansen non-skiing event uniform items, please check with your patrol leader as zones can now start placing group orders. All product
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) On January 22, 2025, at a recreational hockey game at a municipal arena, Steeve Vachon collapsed suddenly while skating toward the goal, the victim of sudden cardiac arrest. He collapsed face-first onto the ice, wearing only
