Four new AdventureSmart presenters were trained during a special Search and Rescue (SAR) session at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) building in 撸奶社区recently.
The course, taught by SAR volunteer Al Modin and Sandra Ferguson, the Western Canada Coordinator for AdventureSmart, saw new trainees familiarize themselves with the AdventureSmart program and devise ways to make the program educational and entertaining to youths in 撸奶社区and Whistler.
"The four new AdventureSmart presenters will be focusing their outreach efforts with program delivery and SAR prevention messaging in the Sea to Sky corridor, specifically in 撸奶社区and Whistler areas," Ferguson said. "These four are now recognized as presenters, joining over 350 total throughout Canada in every province."
Modin said that the AdventureSmart program started in the mid-1990s as a federal program to help provide basic SAR training. He pointed out that there are more than 1,000 SAR incidents in B.C. alone each year and that the turnout for the course was encouraging.
"It's really great to have representation from Whistler," he said. "We have huge representation in 撸奶社区and the rest of the corridor and it's nice to see us spread out here a little bit."
He added that he would like to have similar courses every month but they are scheduled primarily on user demand. Key programs within the AdventureSmart program include: Snow Safety Education, the Survive Outside Program and the Hug a Tree and Survive Program. Each program targets a different demographic but pushes a similar message - stay safe.
"The idea is to use these programs as almost an outreach to the community," Ferguson said.
For more information on the AdventureSmart program, visit www.adventuresmart.ca.
