Initial Course Registration: For all those interested in joining (either spring or fall),please complete the following important course REGISTRATION FORM Recruits in the Spring Course will be contacted with National Registration form and payment information on a first come first serve basis. Those interested in Fall sessions will be contacted again later this summer.
Course Dates: The in-class portion of the course is scheduled to run 48 hours with an anticipated 12 hours of online learning and self-study. The first course date is scheduled for Tuesday May 1st and this will be the occasion for us to provide you with your manual,first aid kit and set you up with the online learning module. This evening is essential to get everyone online and ready for self guided study. The course is extremely condensed in the Spring to ensure all the training is scheduled after the end of the ski season and before major summer events. Classes will be approximately every Tuesday,Thursday,and Saturday except the May long weekend. Don’t want to interfere with any May 2-4 plans – would be a travesty in Canada. Here are the course dates:
- Tuesday 1 May 7-9 pm –Info and Tool demo (FA manuals and how to use E-Learning) Boots off at Mill St.
- Saturday 5 May 9-4 –1st Class (6 hours)
- Tuesday 8 May 6:30-9:30pm - 2nd class (3 hours)
- Thursday 10 May 6:30-9:30pm - 3rd class (3 hours)
- Saturday 12 May 9-4 –4th Class (6 hours)
- Tuesday 15 May 6:30-9:30pm - 5th class (3 hours)
- Thursday 17 May 6:30-9:30pm - 6th class (3 hours)
- Tuesday 22 May 6:30-9:30pm - 7th class (3 hours)
- Thursday 24 May 6:30-9:30pm - 8th class (3 hours)
- Saturday 26 May 9-4 –9th Class (6 hours)
- Sunday 27 May (Make up class ) – only if required
- Tuesday 29 May 6:30-9:30pm - 10th class (3 hours)
- Thursday 31 May 6:30-9:30pm - 11th class (3 hours)
- Saturday 2 June 9-4 –12th Class (6 hours)
- Tuesday 5 May 6:30-9:30pm - Evaluations
- Wednesday 6 May 6:30-9:30pm - Evaluations (makeup only if required)
Course Location: All classes will be conveniently held at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau School,an English elementary school located right across from Ottawa in the Hull sector of Gatineau at 2 rue Millar,Gatineau,QC,J8Y 3N3. You can find direction at google maps: http://g.co/maps/83vqy
Post-class Pub: There is a tradition in the ski patrol – “Boots Off”. This is the moment when everyone is back safely at the end of a long day and we can now take all our ski boots off for the day. We usually have a post class boots off in honour of this tradition,and the new Mill St. Pub is just a few minutes away from our school. So do plan for hanging around a little longer after class to join in the camaraderie and social time that makes the patrol experience so unique.
Course Costs: There is a cost to joining the ski patrol. The fees paid by our members offset the cost of running a national organization and cover our liability insurance. Thankfully,the Gatineau Zone is incredibly active in the community and raises funds in order to greatly reduce the direct costs to our members. In your first year,the fee is $195 to cover the cost of delivering the advanced medical responder training course and first aid kit and in subsequent years your fee will lowered to approximately $185. You will also have the opportunity to earn credits toward this annual membership fee by volunteering at the summer events that we service. $195 is due before the first course and payment information will be requested after registration is completed above. As well at registration all new recruits will be offered the option to purchase ‘extra’ but necessary first aid supplies. These are not included in the basic first aid kit we provide because some people may already have these or have an alternate means to acquire them. These are:a pair of safety scissors,a face mask,plastic whistle without inner ball,and a pupil gauge. The extra kit is $30 and can be purchased at the time of credit card payment or cash and cheque.
