By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Now is the time to request your HH uniform pieces with your patrol leader There is just over a month remaining to get your new HH uniform orders into your zone
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) We are looking to fill the position of communications manager in the communications and marketing portfolio. As communications manager, you will be responsible to assist the portfolio leader and other portfolio
By Devin Hanes, Central Zone ski patroller (devin.somers@gmail.com) In our role as members of the Canadian Ski Patrol, we may need to treat a patient who is deaf or hard of hearing. In my day job, I am a DHH
By Kerri Loudoun, Pro deals team manager (prodeals@skipatrol.ca) Our pro deals team is in full swing, working on renewing existing pro deals and negotiating new brands to offer our members. We will continue to provide updates as the team works
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) The Communications and Marketing portfolio is looking for multiple active CSP members to assist with the pro deals and partnerships program. Pro deals and partnerships are an essential part of the
By A.P. Crawford, Periodical Editor (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Here is the complete list of national awards for 2023. Again this year, all of these awards are being presented at the local level. Over the course of the coming season, a number of
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team member (oldfield@telusplanet.net) On January 28, 2023, four on-duty CSP patrollers, Rick Lawrence, Sheri Blake, David Foret, and Sean Grainger, were advised of an accident involving a possible unconscious individual at a challenging location at the
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) We are seeking interesting stories and topics for future member newsletters Each month the 5/5 editorial team works to offer interesting and pertinent stories for the CSP member newsletter, the 5/5.
By A.P.Crawford, Periodical Editor (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) The CSP recognized seven new national life members earlier this year. Their work will be highlighted over the next few issues of 5/5 with outlines of their contributions to the CSP. Jenny Skelton, Life
By Will Rioux, Calgary Zone member (wrioux00@gmail.com) Special offer for CSP members As dedicated members of the CSP, you are all aware of the importance of safety and preparedness in the outdoors. With that in mind, we are thrilled to
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
