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
Volunteer opportunity – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee members
By Eleanor Culver, EDI Committee Chair (eleanor.culver@skipatrol.ca) There are openings to be a part of the CSP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee as it enter its second term. We are looking for multiple individuals to represent our membership on this
Volunteer opportunity: Pro deals and partnerships
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
Translation – from a relay race to a team pursuit
By Jacques Blais, Translation Portfolio Leader (jacques.blais@skipatrol.ca) The translation portfolio is moving in a new direction, taking a new approach. The time has come to leave behind the practice of producing all texts in English and then having them translated.
Get Your New Helly Hansen Uniforms Today
By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and Marketing Portfolio Leader Want the new Helly Hansen uniform this year? It might not look like winter outside, but it’s time to start thinking about ordering your new Helly Hansen uniform for this patrol season.
2024 Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic still has spots
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Spaces are still available in the January (Week 1) and late-February (Week 3) editions of the 2024 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic after very strong registrations through the summer.
Patrollers recognized locally as volunteers of the year
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) When individuals volunteer with the Canadian Ski Patrol, they are also providing dedicated service within their respective communities. Recently we covered the stories of some CSP members who received recognition
The John D. Harper Lifesaving Award – how it came to be
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) Members of the CSP have always been involved in lifesaving rescues and in 1966 Mark Labow donated the Issie Wachman Memorial Life Saving Award in consultation with Issie’s sons who
John D. Harper Lifesaving Award – Karine Bourgoin and Catherine Dussault (Quebec Zone)
By: A.P. Crawford, National Publication Editor and Production Manager (ap.crawford@skipatrol.ca) On July 22, 2022, Karine Bourgoin and Catherine Dussault put their CSP training to work and saved a life. Quebec Zone patrollers offer first aid services at the Patro Roc-Amadour
Registration for the 2024 Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic is underway – don’t miss it
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Building on our sell-out success last year, the 2024 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic offers three clinic weeks from late January through early March, all at the amazing Kicking
CSP Powâkan Zone replaces Peace Zone in northern Alberta
By Garry Roth and Ian Hamilton, Powâkan Zone (garry.roth@skipatrol.ca; ian.hamilton@skipatrol.ca) A newly-named zone in the CSP Mountain Division, Powâkan Zone, reflects the area’s Indigenous traditions and the guardian role of patrollers. Over the past few years, the former Peace Zone,