By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member (oldfield@telus.net) Katie Blight from Prince George Zone has found multi-function trauma shears. They contain the following tools: folding emergency shears, ring knife, ruler, band cutter, carbide glass breaker and oxygen bottle wrench, and trauma
By Andrew Hill, Training and development portfolio leader (andrew.hill@skipatrol.ca) The ePub version of the 2022 AFA manual has now been posted to the national website on the Student Resources page at the following link: A revised PDF version of the
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
