By Greg McCormick, VP Communication and Marketing (greg.mccormick@skipatrol.ca) Effective March 31, 2020, the longstanding MBNA Mastercard affinity agreement with the CSP will come to an end. MBNA is a division of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Note that any royalties accrued
Lifesaving Award – Simon Poirier (Gatineau Zone) and Christopher Tremblay
In December of 2018, Simon Poirier was working at Collège La Cité, in Ottawa. It was late when a panicked call came over the radio requiring security to be dispatched to a different building at the college. Hearing the panic
Quarterly report for zone presidents
Quarterly report for zone presidents February 11 – 8:00 PM Eastern Time The quarterly report can be found on the website one week prior to the meeting – https://www.skipatrol.ca/members/quarterly-reports/ Join online using Microsoft Teams Join by phone –
Registration Is Now Open for Altitude 2020 – Calgary
February 3, 2020 While we are all well into our patrol season around Canada, it’s already time to start thinking about this year’s national conference – Altitude 2020. The following are important dates and details to prepare you for
Introduction to CSP Strategic Design Steering Committee
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Upcoming change to NDS / NDS replacement project
December 22, 2019 Dear division presidents and zone presidents, Upcoming change to NDS This note is to advise you of an upcoming change to the NDS. Presently, the NDS allows for zone and division administrators the ability to download registered
Recognition program updates
By Craig Taggart, National Recognition Committee Chair (craig.taggart@skipatrol.ca) This is another call for nominations for national recognition – formerly known as national awards. All nominations are made through the NDS. The deadline for nominations for 2020 recognition is February 15.
Recognition of members who have passed away
By Craig Taggart, National Recognition Committee Chair (craig.taggart@skipatrol.ca) As an organization, it is inevitable that current and former members pass away. In recent years, there have been various ways to recognize these individuals through social media – with no standard.
Canadian Ski Patrol advanced first aid evaluations review
By Nancy Askin, Evaluations Coordinator (nancy.askin@skipatrol.ca) Presently all members of the CSP must successfully complete a series of evaluations including a series of skills (advanced first aid training record), one diagnostic evaluation, a 100-question multiple choice evaluation covering all of
Early notice of member proposals and nominations for board of directors
By Anne Haley-Callaghan, Corporate Secretary (anne.haley-callaghan@skipatrol.ca) The Canadian Ski Patrol will hold the annual general meeting of members, as required by our bylaw and the The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, during Altitude 2020 in Calgary next June. In January, 2020,
Only a few spots left – maybe, for the 2020 Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic
By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca Time may have run out to be part of the 2020 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, held at B.C.’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in January and February. The event