By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) It might not look like winter outside, but it’s time to start thinking about ordering your new Helly Hansen (HH) uniform for this patrol season. Get your orders into your patrol
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) and Shayne Macaulay, Pro Deals Team Member (shayne.macaulay@skipatrol.ca) New gear season is upon us It’s no secret that the CSP offers its members some of the best pro deals in the
By Jean Rioux, Co-executive Director (jean.rioux@skipatrol.ca) The Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine is hosting a hybrid (virtual and in-person) conference from November 11 to 13, 2022 in Canmore, Alberta. This conference will include lectures from medical and search and rescue
By Andrew Hill, Training and Development Portfolio Leader (andrew.hill@skipatrol.ca) Natalie Everitt, National Training and Development Resources Production Manager A big thank you goes to Natalie Everitt from Muskoka Zone on being awarded the CSP No. 967, primarily for her
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Video and still photography content is not going away. We spend more hours than we like to admit looking at great photos and videos online. The CSP has no shortage of
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Member (5×5@skipatrol.ca) Several weeks ago, Canadians watched with horror as Hurricane Fiona slammed into eastern Canada creating devastation and chaos in her wake. Patroller Emily Pelley, the franchisee for Subway locations in Cape
By Jean Côté, Quebec Division Board Member (jean.cote@skipatrol.ca) As summer draws to a close, Quebec Division is already hard at work preparing for the busy recertification period. Although activities have never really stopped since the end of the ski season,
By Geoff Scotton, Mountain Division VP External (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) The degree and breadth of Mountain Division’s involvement at the national level of the CSP is quite remarkable, reflecting the heartfelt support of CSP values by the division and its members. At
By Geoff Scotton Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) The last remaining openings for the 2023 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, in Week 3, February 26 to March 3, 2023, are filling up. As of early October, about
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Member (5×5@skipatrol.ca) Thanks to all the patrollers who have stepped up to showcase their nifty gadgets. We hope you will find them interesting and useful. In this issue we’re featuring watches, a critical
By A.P.Crawford, Periodical Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) This year the CSP recognized five new national life members. Below are brief synopses of each of their contributions to the CSP. Congratulations to each and every one of them. Such
By Glenn Bonsall, Corporate Secretary (glenn.bonsall@skipatrol.ca) Important national CSP meetings will be held September 14 and September 24. The meetings will be simultaneously interpreted in English and French to allow all members to participate. These meetings will be held using
By Gary Ogle, Confederation Zone (gary.ogle@skipatrol.ca) Members of P.E.I’s CSP Confederation Zone will be providing first aid and medical support to the 2023 Canada Winter Games from February 18 to March 5 and they’re looking for help. There is an
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) You’re not the only one. And it’s time to make it easier for all who use it. Individuals are invited to apply for a position on the website audit committee and
By Nancy Price-Hutley, National Recognition Committee Chair (nancy.price-hutley@skipatrol.ca) There are two openings on the national recognition committee this year. As a member of the committee, you will be responsible for scoring awards nominations submitted by the membership, following the national
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) The 2023 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic is heading for a sellout before summer is even over. If you’re hoping to attend, please don’t delay in registering, to avoid
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Member (5×5@skipatrol.ca) It’s fabulous that patrollers are sharing their cool tools, those gadgets and gizmos that that are useful when patrolling. We hope that you will continue to forward details of your invaluable
By Geoff Scotton, National Communications and Marketing Team Member (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) The CSP’s branding standards are a foundational component of the important and evolving journey of renewal and modernization the CSP has been on over the past decade. There are
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) If you are hoping to attend the 2023 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, please don’t delay in registering, to avoid disappointment. Booking levels for the 2023 clinic have been
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Member (5×5@skipatrol.ca) Is there a gadget, gizmo or tool that is invaluable when you’re patrolling? Share it with us by sending a photo, description of the tool, what makes it useful, and
