Come roller skiing with your fellow club members! Bring your roller skis or roller skates along with a helmet and roller ski poles to the workouts listed below. Bring a reflective vest as well if you have one.
You may ask, “Why a time trial?” Coach Dave says that it’s good to keep racing to stay on top of your game and to keep challenging yourself. This time trial will be the first in our summer series.
In Royston, we’ll meet at the end of Cameron Road:
Watch for more run/hikes coming soon! Happy long weekend to everyone!
This weekend, we have two activities that all club members are welcome to participate in. Hope to see you on Saturday and on Sunday! (Remember to dress for the weather and to bring your own hydration and snack.)
Everyone is welcome to attend this roller ski session with Coach Dave. Meet at Nymph Falls Park on Forbidden Plateau Road in Courtenay at 9am. Remember to bring your helmet with your roller skis and poles, and bring a reflective safety vest if you have one. Be ready for 1.5 to 2 hours of roller skiing.
Join us on the all-club run/hike in the Snowdon Forest in Campbell River. Meet at the Elk Falls logging road bridge at 10am for approximately 2 hours of running and/or hiking.
Email info@strathconanordics.com for more information. Check back soon for July updates!
If you are looking for a fun challenge, try the last run in the Gutbuster trail running series. It’s a 6km run up Mount Washington, and you can take the chair lift down. For more information and to register, visit their website Gutbuster.
We hope your summer is off to a fantastic start. The Junior and Masters Racing Teams are well into their summer training regime, but it’s never too late to join them. This Sunday, you can join your fellow club members on another run/hike!
Our weekend all-club run/hike series continues this Sunday, July 10 as we explorer the Trent River trail in Royston.
Remember to dress for the weather and bring your own hydration and snack. Join the walking group or faster running group. Everyone welcome!
We are hoping to schedule some excursions in the mountains this month (weather and trails permitting!) so check back to the website for run/hike schedule updates.
Join your fellow club members in all-club run/hikes most weekends throughout the summer!
Some members enjoyed a run/hike on the Ripple Rock trail a few weeks ago.
Be ready to go at 10am sharp. Join the hiking group or the faster running group. Dress for the weather. Bring your own hydration and snack.
Be prepared for approximately 2 hours of physical activity.
Hope to see you there!
The racing coaches will be outlining some important initiatives that we are working on for the 2012 season. These initiatives include a vision for team uniforms, dates in the SNSC feature race schedule, a new Saturday afternoon fun race series, and an update on our Quebec exchange. Everyone welcome!
Best wishes for a happy summer!
This weekend you can enjoy a spring ski on freshly groomed trails! Join our Devo, Junior, and Masters racers on the west side trails (West Passage, Lower West, Upper West), which you can access from the bottom of the Hawk Chair.
The club must pay Mount Washington grooming fees for this, so we are asking anyone coming out to enjoy the trails to please contribute $10/each or $20/family to help cover the cost of grooming.
Note: There are no freshly groomed trails around the Raven Lodge or in the meadow.
The snow to surf race last weekend marks the end of another successful winter ski season, and I would like to thank all of our club staff and volunteers for their contributions to the club and to the sport of cross-country skiing. Special recognition goes to your hard working board of directors and all the club coaches, leaders, officials, and program coordinators without whom we could not do what we do. Thanks are also due to Marc Lyster and his team for all the support and facilitation they provide us including the superb Raven Lodge.
With the end of this season we are in full planning mode for the 2011/12 season and beyond with program reviews, calendar planning, and grant applications. As we develop these plans I would like to ask the membership for their feedback on the season and any ideas for the future. One key initiative we are working on is to hire a club program coordinator to assume many of the behind the scenes program planning, coordination and administrative duties that currently rely on volunteer effort and to improve on our overall program delivery and marketing. We are excitedly looking forward to the opening of the Vancouver Island Mountain Sport Centre this fall and working with VIMSS on developing nordic sport programming and use of the facility for club activities. We also are considering the development of a long term event hosting strategy to guide preparation and bidding for future major event hosting opportunities that the club might pursue including Nationals, NorAms, IPC World Cups/World Championships to name a few. We plan to discuss these further at the AGM in November but also welcome your input before then. Email info@strathconanordics.com.
In the meantime our summer season starts this weekend with the May Camp, and I encourage all members to come out for a late season ski (for a small trail fee to help us cover the grooming) and to get involved in our club activities over the summer. You can join in on a regular practice for some ski specific dryland training or for one of the weekend hikes. Remember that it is what you do over the summer that prepares you for a great next ski season on snow! Hope to see you out there! Len Apedaile, Club President
SNSC and Alpine Club members on Mount Albert Edward, April 2011
The conditions were stellar for SNSC’s second season of organized backcountry ski tours in recent years. Having completed a mountaineering course in Canmore, AB in 2009, the tour leader Andrew Pape-Salmon was keen to share his passion for the mountains with SNSC members. Three tours went forward for the 2011 season – all near the Comox Valley, with two accessed from Raven Lodge at Mount Washington Ski Resort. Andrew has described the snow conditions for all three tours as “Rogers Pass like”. While Strathcona Provincial Park doesn’t offer the alpine terrain and elevation gain of the mountains in Glacier National Park, it does offer a diversity of routes through the sub-alpine and plenty of decent powder in a good year.
The tours included a combination of great conversation, hard physical exertion, mountain education (e.g., avalanche awareness), blisters, jubilation on the summits and fun downhill turns. In 2010, two tours went forward with minimal participation. In stark contrast, a total of 20 people attended the first tour of 2011 on Mount Brooks (1,500 meter elevation), followed by 18 people for Mount Becher (1,385m) and 12 for Mount Albert Edward (2,093m). Participation also included members of the Alpine Club of Canada – Vancouver Island Section.
Here are Andrew’s photos from the three tours in 2011 (click on slide show to see full screen): Mount Brooks, Mount Becher, and Mount Albert Edward. The trip for March up Mount Cokely near Qualicum Beach was delayed due to poor road conditions.
Congratulations to Strathcona Nordics racers who were recognized by CCBC with appointments to provincial teams and squads. After a highly successful year training at the National Development Centre in Thunder Bay, Andrea Lee was named once again to the BC Ski Team. Michel Ravensbergen was also named again to the BC Ski Team after another excellent season. Ariel Becherer enjoyed strong performances on the BC Cup circuit and was named to the BC Development Squad.
Additionally, Alec Stapff, Avalon Wasteneys, Jamie Wasteneys, Malia Irvine, and Sheridan Meckert received CCBC nominations to the BC Talent Squad. Well done team and kudos to Coach Dave Battison!
Many SNSC members and our five grant recipients recently attended the VIMSS Beach Bash. They enjoyed a BBQ buffet, silent auction, games, tours of the new Mountain Sport Centre, and helped VIMSS raise more money to support more young Vancouver Island mountain athletes. If you would like to become a member of VIMSS or to donate, visit www.vimss.com.
Grant recepients had a ball at the VIMSS Beach Bash.
Last weekend we marked our winter 2011 season close with our fantastic annual Loppet. It was great fun, and we would like to wish congratulations to all the Loppet participants. Well done everyone! If you haven’t yet looked, you can find the results on Zone 4.
The 29th Annual Vancouver Island Loppet! Photo - Brent Reid
You can check out more of Brent Reid’s wonderful Loppet photos on this photo website.
We would also like to say a heartfelt Thank you to the large teams of hardworking volunteers who actually made the Loppet possible. Thank you to everyone! –and special thanks to Andrew for stepping up to the mic and hosting the whole show for us.
After the Loppet, we realized that the we hadn’t drawn for the ski poles from Ski Tak Hut. We had so many wonderful prizes they were missed! We drew a winner by using a random numbers applicationat random.org (apparently the randomness comes from atmospheric noise – if anyone can explain what this means, we would be happy to hear from you!) So Gavin MacPhail – the atmosphere was right for your number and you win the poles! Tim McGrady will have them for you. Thank you to Malia Irvine and Sidney Vandermale for writing out and putting all those stickers on the medals.
Some Cookie Loppeteers! Photo - Brent Reid.
And of course, we would like to thank all the people who generously donated prizes, gifts, and services for the 29th Annual Vancouver Loppet:
See you next year — if not at May Camp!
May 6 through 9, we will hold our annual May Camp on Mount Washington. All race program members are encouraged to attend one or all of the days. There is a race camp fee which will cover accommodations, food, and trail grooming fees for racers.
All club members are welcome to come up and share the trails that will be groomed that weekend. There is nothing quite like a lovely spring ski!
Please note: The only trails that will be groomed are the ones leading to the Lower West, and we will have access to these from the bottom of the Hawk Chair. If you want to enjoy these trails during May Camp, and they are very enjoyable, please find a racer in the Strathcona Park Lodge cabin or on the trails and pay $10/person per day or $20/family per day to contribute to our ski club’s grooming expense.
If you have questions about May Camp or grooming fees, contact Dave Battison at info@strathconanordics.com
The Devo team will be joining the Junior team for a fun-filled weekend of skiing and camaraderie at this year’s May Camp to be held at Mt Washington May 6, 7,8. The team will stay on the mountain with our first on-snow session on Friday after school. Prospective Devos are welcome to join us and get to know the team. For more information, please contact Tim – tim@mcgrady.ca or at 250 890 9449.
Congratulations to all the Devos for some really great finishes at the Loppet and to coach Berend for his second place finish in the 30km classic. We’ll put a heavy stone in Dr Conradi’s camelbak next year Berend!
Dr Conradi and Coach Berend. Photo - Brent Reid
What’s a skiing family to do at the end of the season? Look for some ideas from this late entry in the video contest. However we may need a caveat–Don’t try these things at home folks. No April fooling!
The Loppet deadline is fast approaching–as is our last back-country ski tour. It’s also time to put the finishing touches on your video and to check out the Raven Lodge’s spring hours. Look for more details below.
Don’t delay, registration closes on Thursday night. Visit the Loppet webpage for details and course maps. Register on Zone 4. Be sure to join in the Loppet fun this Saturday!
18 people attended the Mount BecherSki Tour on February 27th. It was spectacular trip with a plethora of soft powder and many fun turns. This was the first time trip leader Andrew Pape-Salmon experienced powder right to the base of the old Forbidden Plateau ski area next to the parking lot. About half of the participants were from the Alpine Club of Canada – Vancouver Island Section and the other half from Strathcona Nordics. A great partnership! See Andrew’s photos here.
Mt Becher ski tour group
The next trip is Sunday, March 27th to ski up Mount Cokely, next to Mount Arrowsmith, near Qualicum Beach and Port Alberni. Please contact Andrew if you want to join this trip andrewpapesalmon@shaw.ca
With spring now officially here, spring skiing is in full swing. It can be hard to think skiing when spring weather has descended on the Valley, but there are many great opportunities left this season to build on those newly acquired skills. Once you’re up there you’ll be glad you went!
Don’t forget to check out the Loppet this Saturday–Registration ends on Thursday! Another volunteer or two would be greatly appreciated to help hand out cookie medals and to hand out ski incentives at the stations. A costume judge would be fantastic as well! Please let Alix Wilson know if you are able to help (alibedali@shaw.ca)
After 10 weeks, we finally managed to catch up with the Saturday recreational masters group. We caught up with them when they were flying around the Lower West. See you next year!
Masters rec group on the Lower West trails.
Take note of the spring hours for Mount Washington’s Raven Lodge.
Raven Cafe: 09:00am – 05:00pm – Sun. – Wed. until Mar. 31, 2011 09:00am – 08:00pm – Thurs. – Sat. until Mar. 26, 2011 09:00am – 06:00pm – Apr. 1, 2011 – April 25, 2011 closed April 11-14 & 18-21
Rentals & Lessons: 09:00am – 04:00pm – Sun. – Wed. until Mar. 31, 2011 09:00am – 08:00pm – Thurs. – Sat. until Mar. 26, 2011 09:00am – 06:00pm – Apr. 1, 2011 – April 25, 2011 closed April 11-14 & 18-21
Raven Retail: 09:00am – 04:00pm – Sun. – Wed. until Mar. 31, 2011 09:00am – 05:00pm – Thurs. – Sat. until Mar. 26, 2011 09:00am – 05:00pm – Apr. 1, 2011 – April 25, 2011 closed April 11-14 & 18-21
Our Junior Racing team would like to thank everyone who helped support them throughout the year and in their wax fundraisers and bottle drives. They had an awesome time at the Canadian National Cross-Country Ski Championships in Canmore, Alberta. This young team put in strong performances all-round with outstanding finishes by Michael Ravensbergen, Will Herchmer, and Andrea Lee. Our club was represented well in all categories. Way to go team!
Racer Will Herchmer in action at Nationals in Canmore.
You have a few more days to put your cross-country ski video together. Finish your 3-minute video and email the YouTube link to info@strathconanordics.com by Friday 7pm and you could be the next big prize winner! See the Video Contest web page for more details.
This is our last weekly issue for winter 2011. Watch for upcoming monthly issues. Next month we’ll have details about May Camp and all-club run/hikes and other activities for spring and summer. See you at the Loppet!
There’s only one week left to register for the 29th Annual Vancouver Island Loppet ! Don’t miss out on the action–register or volunteer today to end your winter on a high note. It’s sure to be lots of fun for all ages!
Remember there will be loads of prizes this year including best dressed, so start planning your costume. You can find Loppet details on our Loppet webpage. Register on Zone 4. To volunteer, email info@StrathconaNordics.com
Note: The club’s moonlight ski that was scheduled for Saturday, March 19 has been cancelled.
Come learn how the electronic time system works–or come refresh your memory! We need club members who like technology to come help with the electronic timing and results system for the Loppet. Len Apedaile and Val Wootton will be doing a dry run set up and demonstration of the timing equipment in order to test it and to train/orient new and existing club officials to this system.
When: This Saturday March 19, 1pm-3pm Where: Club timing hut on the stadium What: Timing Equipment Demo & Training, Stadium Plan
Other volunteers are also needed for the Loppet to help with stadium set up, finish line operations, feed stations, marshals, and helping the race secretariat with registration tasks, bib assignments, and race package preparation and distribution. Helping run the event is a great way to get involved if you don’t feel up to skiing. Come support our club and our skiers by giving them a terrific event. Email info@StrathconaNordics.com
Loppet draw prizes – seeking donations! This could be an item from your business, a service, or something you have at home.
If you have anything to donate please call or email Sue 250 334 3267 sbloxsome@gmail.com as soon as possible. Thank you very much!
Our Masters racers Doug Rose, Rick Morson, Mark Debrujn, Chris Bowlby, Brian Stamp, and Marilyn Atkinson along with coach Dave Battison immensely enjoyed their time at the Masters World Championships at the Sovereign Lake Ski Club in Vernon last week.
“It is very inspiring to race with such a strong field of skiers ranging from age 30 to 92. Our team joined keen skiers from all over the world in these high caliber races,” said Marilyn. ” Coach Dave Battison ensured the team had fast skis to make the best of the great skiing conditions.”
Marilyn, Brian, and Coach Dave at World Masters. Photo: Janice Mclaughlin
The championship included three individual races and a relay race involving 1135 participants from 22 countries. There were 300+ volunteers, some of whom had worked for 3 years on the event!
Congratulations to these Masters racers and thank you for the inspiration!
The annual Rabbit Tournament was a great success! Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped it run so smoothly – it couldn’t have happened without you! Many Campbell River and Comox Valley businesses generously donated items for our draw prize. Big thanks go out to:
Ski Tak Hut Valhalla Pure Outfitters Mountain City Cycle Booster Juice Town of Comox Recreation Department Hot Chocolates Simon’s Cycles Comox Valley Sports & Aquatic Center The Ski & Surf Shop Canadian Tire Dr. Wade Luksay Outdoor Addictions Pedal Your World Spokes Discovery Trekking Outfitters Action Source for Sports Intersport Shore Runners Coho Books Strathcona Park Lodge On the Rocks Climbing Gym
And congratulations to the lucky draw prize winners!
Although the weather wasn’t nearly as inviting on Sunday for the official last day of the Rabbit season, it didn’t keep keen skiers away!
Again (it can’t be said enough), a huge thank you to all the coaches who give so much of their time to our children! We hope to see you all back next season!
As for winter 2011, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,..." Photo Larry Reynolds
Be part of the discussion! Our club has many exciting opportunities on the horizon. One of the items on the agenda of the last directors’ meeting was the need for us to develop an Event Hosting strategy to plan what kind of future higher level events to pursue as a club, as well as to re-examine our current event calendar (Coast Cup, Loppet, informal races, etc.)
On the higher-level side, we have several opportunities to bid to host events like Western Canadian Championships, NorAms, Nationals, and Paranordic World Cups. Planning for higher level events often requires one to several years advance planning in order to be prepared to bid – events like Westerns and Nationals rotate from east to west and amongst Divisions so the opportunity does not exist every year.
Of particular interest to the board are to look at events that support and inspire our own club coaching, officiating, and athlete development programs. The events above fit those interests very well, and one of our next earliest opportunities could be hosting Nationals in 2013. There is also currently a request from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for expressions of interest for hosting the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships. After two successful IPC World Cup events at Mount Washington, the IPC is interested in coming back to the Comox Valley and this event would be a great follow-up. It was decided by our partner organization the Comox Valley World Cup Organizing Committee to respond to this request to keep the options open in the interim.
There will be more discussion on this later in April or May at season wrap up. As a club member, if you are interested in being a part of these hosting discussions, please let Len or one of your board of directors know.
Club President Len Apedaile is off to Russia for three weeks at the end of March. He will be attending the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia–Google Earth it!
Len will take part in these world championships as the assistant technical delegate responsible for biathlon. After that he will visit Sochi for three days do help with an IPC Inspection of the Paralympic courses.
Best wishes to Len on his Siberian adventure–bring us back lots of photos and stories!
Skiing in Siberia at the skiing centre in Khanty Mansiysk. Photo from Discover Siberia
It’s an exciting time to be a cross-country skier! We have lots of local news and activities for you this week, and we can all cheer for our sport and our national team as they shine on the world stage. Read on!
Don’t miss out on the awesome 29th Annual Vancouver Island Loppet! Challenge yourself and/or your family & friends to a good long ski–or participate as a volunteer. Fun for all ages! Loads of prizes and categories. Read all about it on our Loppet page. Registration is open on Zone 4.
Some of the Devos in Whistler Olympic Park. Scroll down to see the story below! Photo Jae Yon Jones
Canadian nordic racers achieved best-ever results at the Nordic World Championships in Norway last week. 50 km OSL2O11 – Congratulations to Alex Harvey(5th)and Ivan Babikov (17th)! Here’s the link (See This file below) to the video to the last seven kilometers of the 50 km mass start, free of the World Championships OSL2O11. If you have not watched it yet this is legendary stuff right in the very centre of the universe of cross-country skiing. Check out the crowds, many of whom camped next to the top of the course. For those masters, juniors and devos working on your skating technique watch carefully how these guys ski – see if you can pick up the one skate, two skate, free skate, and offset skate and observe when they use which technique and how steep or long the hill needs to be before offset gets used. Also watch their body position, their forward lean, the one skate double poling action, and differences in tempo – particularly towards the end of the race. Note the downhill technique. Enjoy! This file is only available for download until March 20.
Team Sprints – Congratulations to Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw (1st)! Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey were the first Canadian men to ever win a medal in a cross-country world championship race–and it was pure gold. If you haven’t yet seen the stellar performance, you can watch it below. Alex Harvey wears the red suit and black hat of the Canadian National Ski Team. You don’t have to speak Norwegian to enjoy the commentary.
Join us tonight for the Wild & Crazy Obstacle Course in the stadium! Everyone welcome–all ages and abilities. See you there at 5:30!
2 more weekends to go! This Saturday the fast (advanced) group will be going up the lift with Ron Quilter to work on some downhill technique – remember to dress appropriately and don’t forget your ski pass! Looks like it will be snowy. Intermediates meet at the usual time and place for a session with Len. Sunday masters will be back with Len and Maja. See you there!
We are looking forward to our double header weekend, with the Annual Rabbit Ski Tournament this Saturday, and the last Sunday Rabbits instructional session this Sunday.
Rabbit Tournament We are in URGENT need of 2 level 2 or higher technique ski judges to help with the Jack Rabbit Sprint station. We are also short one parent volunteer for the Sprint Race Station. If you are able to assist with either fun and easy job, please contact Alix Wilson at alibedali@shaw.ca asap.
Also needed are a couple of electric food warmers. If you have one that you could lend for the Tourney lunch, please contact Jae Yon at jaeyon68@mars.ark.com _Please note the Potluck revision_ For Saturday’s Tourney, we are looking for family contributions to a potluck as follows:
Here are some important reminders to ensure a smooth event:
Rabbits in the Loppet Although not officially part of the Rabbit program, coaches encourage all Rabbits to participate in the Vancouver Island Loppet on Saturday March 26th. A 2km Cookie Loppet for skiers six and under is a great event to get the little ones interested in racing – with a few treats along the way and a cookie medal at the end. Parent volunteers are needed to help run the stations for this fun family event. If you can lend a hand, please let Alix Wilson (alibedali@shaw.ca) or Lynn (swiftys@telus.net) know.
Older Rabbits are also strongly encouraged to participate in this fun event to challenge and display the skills they learned this year in Rabbits on a 5km course.
Read all about it on our Loppet page. Registration is open on Zone 4.
It’s a very fun event – hope to see you there, either skiing or helping out!
Looking forward to a great time this weekend, Alix Wilson, SDP Rabbit Coordinator, and Jean Munro, Sunday Session Coordinator
Last weekend, a large contingent of Devos travelled to the Callaghan Valley’s Whistler Olympic Park to compete in the annual BC Midget Championships, hosted by the Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club. This year we had a record number of 21 skiers from our club taking part!
Our competitors where thrilled to be skiing on the Olympic trails and Hollyburn put on a well-organized event. On Saturday there was in individual 2 km classic race and in the afternoon we had 5 teams from our club entered in the relays. Waxing for the classic race was a challenge with temperatures hovering around zero–a fine line between icing up and not having enough grip. Conditions along the course changed quickly. We did not get on the podium in these events, but Jared Jones posted a very strong 6th place.
Sunday brought sunny, blue skies for the sprint races. Organizers had set up two courses in the stadium. After a first round of time trials, the excitement started with 3 rounds of heats. Multiple action in the stadium and spectators witnessed some very close races. Strathcona managed 7 top 10-places, with medals for Tallon Noble, Jared Jones, and Ross Lamon. Our club finished 5th out of 13 teams in the overall standings, and we are looking forward to next season already! Thank you to Dr Conradi for the delicious, chocolate gold medals!
Jared Jones and Tallon Noble share the podium with fellow medalists. Photo Jae Yon Jones
The Devo ski season is coming to an end, but we will continue with some activities throughout the summer. This spring, we have the Vancouver Island Loppet and the May Ski Camp. In the summer, we are planning for some rollerblading and hiking. For next year there is talk about an exchange with a ski club in Quebec. Something that has many Devos and parents very excited. Anyone interested in joining the Devos should come to our team meeting at noon this Saturday, March 12 in Raven Lodge.
We hear that our Masters racers Marilyn Atkinson, Chris Bowlby, Brian Stamp, Rick Morson, and Chris DeBrujin are having the time of their life at the World Masters Championships in Vernon. They are racing against the best Masters nordic skiers from 22 different countries and really enjoying the racing and the camaraderie. Remember to ring us back your photos and stories, and give us a full report next week.
Masters racer Marilyn Atkinson. Photo Brent Reid
Join us for a Moonlight Ski on Saturday, March 19th. We’ll meet in front of Raven Lodge at 7pm, ski for an hour or so and then gather afterwards for some hot chocolate and social time in the Lodge. All ages welcome. Though we hope for plenty of moonlight, please feel free to bring along a headlamp for extra illumination.
If you still need to pick up your pre-ordered club shirt, please email leanne.webster@shaw.ca to arrange a time to meet at Raven Lodge on weekends or to make alternate arrangements. There are additional shirts still available for purchase (limited sizes available). Please contact Leanne if interested (long-sleeves $35, short-sleeves $25, youth $20).
Our Junior Racing Team leaves tomorrow for the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships in Canmore Alberta.Our team of 14 – 18 year-olds will race in 5 events over an 8-day period testing their skill and luck against the best skiers from across Canada. Go team!
We have set dates for our National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) courses for the coming year. These comprehensive courses are free to SNSC members who will coach in our programs and these courses are also required in order to be an SNSC Coach:
If you already have the ICC and CC courses and are looking to take your coaching skills to the next level, we are offering:
Also in our ski community, the Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI) is running a Level 1 course combined with a refresher on April 2 and 3 in the Raven Lodge. To learn more about CANSI or to register, visit their website. You can also contact Karla Wikjord at wikjord@shaw.ca or 250.871.8807 for more information about the course. NOTE: CANSI courses are not equivalent to NCCP courses and fees are not covered by SNSC.
