By Glenn Bonsall, Corporate Secretary, Board of Directors (glenn.bonsall@skipatrol.ca) Nominations for candidates for election to the board of directors are now open. The board of directors of the Canadian Ski Patrol is elected under the authority of By-law 1, Section
What is in the Name
By Eric Coffin, Wabanaki Zone President (eric.coffin@skipatrol.ca) Members have approved a merger of the two zones in New Brunswick, Fundy Zone and North Border Zone. The creation of the new zone means a new name with a powerful meaning: Wabanaki.
Know Your National – Board of Directors
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Last month we provided an overview of the organizational structure of the CSP at the national level. In this month’s article, we would look a bit closer at the board of
Grateful
By Marek Wakulczyk, Eastern Townships Zone member (marekwakulczyk@gmail.com) It was absolutely gorgeous up on top of Mount Orford, Quebec as the sun rose. The kind of gorgeous that makes you take a deep cleansing breath. That one big breath when
John D. Harper Lifesaving Award – Eastern Townships Zone
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) On January 21, 2023, a group of patrollers at Mont Orford in Eastern Townships Zone worked together to save the life of one of their own. That group consisted of Martin Henri, Daniel Dupuis, France Duval,
Review products for a chance to win a MEC gift card
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) It’s been a busy fall and winter for the pro deals team – and I suspect many members have purchased new gear from our current pro deal brand partners over these
Volunteer opportunity: Pro deals team
By Kerri Loudoun, Pro deals team manager (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) We are about to start reviewing applications for the pro deals team in April and this is a final call for anyone interested in joining the team starting in the spring of
Creating CSP-branded items for your team?
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Many divisions, zones and patrol teams create fun and practical items to use by their members – both while patrolling and to use as ambassadors of the CSP. The national CSP
2021 CSP Award Recipients
By Elizabeth Oldfield, Communications Team Member (oldfield@telusplanet.net) This month we are celebrating 2021 Canadian Ski Patroller Award (CSP) recipients. The CSP recognizes patrollers who have made significant contributions to the growth of the Canadian Ski Patrol over and above their
Pro deal spotlight – Impact Canopy
By Kerri Loudoun, Pro Deals Team Member (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Impact Canopy is one of the CSP’s national sponsors, creating custom canopy tents and other custom branding solutions that are well suited to the CSP’s unique needs, based on the environments we
Kipper, the avalanche dog in training, is a media star!
By A.P. Crawford (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) In January of this year, we featured an article about the history of avalanche search and rescue dogs at Mount Sima in the Yukon who train and work with the CSP patrol team. One of these