Course Registration
Please reference custom course links to get particulars on any given course .
Click here for exacts on the public WFA dates offerings at HSAR course timing, location, etc participantinfo.
For public courses – MSword file for email – snail mailing to complete registration REGISTRATION Confirmation 3
WRFA for MTRI, Caledonia, NS
Price: C$250.00
Date: 7-Feb-2023 (Tuesday)
Wilderness & Remote First Aid for MTTRI, Caledonia, NS
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 18
WRFA for CCRCE, Stellarton, NS
Price: C$275.00
Date: 10-Feb-2023 (Friday)
Wilderness & Remote First Aid for CCRCE, Stellarton, NS
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 20
WRFResponder Recert
Price: C$450.00
Date: 24-Feb-2023 (Friday)
Wilderness Remote First Responder
Please connect to get course particulars - adventure@eastlink.ca
Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
Available Spaces: 11
Ice Safety and Rescue
Price: C$200.00
Date: 2-Mar-2023 (Thursday)
Course Location: Based out of Halifax Search and Rescue in Lower Sackville, NS.
Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
Available Spaces: 20
WRFA with Advanced Option
Price: C$175.00
Date: 10-Mar-2023 (Friday)
Available Spaces: 20
Professional Responder Instructor, Charlottetown, PEI
Price: C$350.00
Date: 11-Mar-2023 (Saturday)
PR Instructor March 11-12, 2023- Class will be daily 8:30 - 5 pm
33 Brookdale Dr, Ch'town, PEI - Google Link: https://goo.gl/maps/6PsLdm3Pikr17vCv8
1. Successfully complete the pre-course assignments & the in-class microteaching segments
2. Adhere to the Canadian Red Cross Standards of Behaviour and the group charter
3. Attend and participate in 100% of the course (i.e ., be present and actively provide focused contributions at all scheduled sessions)
Prerequisites:
- Candidate must hold Red Cross participant level certification of the program the wish to deliver. For example, a candidate must hold a current First Responder certificate in order to be certified as a First Responder, likewise for BLSI / EMRI. Successfully demonstrate selected discipline-specific clinical skills by skills sign-off beforehand
Completion criteria:
- Successfully complete The Teaching Experience – First Aid Programs (online component)
- Successfully complete the classroom Teaching Experience within one year of completing classroom session
Available Spaces: 2
First Aid & CPR Instructor course
Price: C$850.00
Date: 18-Mar-2023 (Saturday)
FAI session (in person) on March 18-19 (Fundamentals) & April 1-2 (Discipline Specific), 2023 at the Red Cross in Burnside. Class will be daily 9 - 5 pm
Additional will be pre-course on-line learning and an in-person skill check session on the evening of Friday, March 10th, 6 pm to help assure good preparation
Provides candidates with the knowledge and skills to teach core Red Cross First Aid & CPR courses: Emergency and Standard First Aid, CPR/AED, Marine Basic First Aid, Emergency and Standard Child Care First Aid. Includes how to teach and facilitate, individual and group assignments, practice teaching, injury prevention principles, inclusion, and progressive learning (more)
Prerequisites: Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR Level C; complete skills checklist prior to course with a First Aid Instructor; min. 18 years old
Post-course Requirements : Candidates will need to complete the requirement of the 'Teaching Experience' -co-teach(s)- as outlined by the Instructor Trainer
Available Spaces: 8
Survival
Price: C$200.00
Date: 24-Mar-2023 (Friday)
Course info file here:W-Survivalhandout2021
Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
Available Spaces: 10
First Responder / Marine Advanced FA
Price: C$300.00
Date: 27-Mar-2023 (Monday)
Course offered in partnership with Lifeshield.ca
Halifax SAR - Lower Sackville, NS area - Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
- Course timing is 8:30 - 5 daily Mon - Fri
- Casual Dress, you will be active doing scenarios which will involve moulage.
- Red Cross EC text and workbook provided
- Anticipate evening homework
Available Spaces: 20
WRFA with Advanced Option
Price: C$175.00
Date: 14-Apr-2023 (Friday)
Available Spaces: 22
WRFA in Yarmouth, NS
Price: C$275.00
Date: 14-Apr-2023 (Friday)
Wilderness & Remote First Aid in Yarmouth, NS
Organized by the South Shore Paddlers Assoc.
LOCATION: Lake Vaughn Fire Hall. 617 Raynardton Rd, Tusket, NS B0W 3M0
FOOD: Bring your own food for meals. Stove and fridge available on site. Grocer and a restaurant in Tusket, 5 min. away.
LODGING There are many Air BnBs in the region along with hotels, inns and motels in Yarmouth. SWPA members may be able to provide billets or tenting spots. Contact Sandra Phinney 902 648-0462� sandracphinney@gmail.com
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 20
Moving Water Intro Canoe Course - South Shore, NS
Price: C$350.00
Date: 22-Apr-2023 (Saturday)
Moving Water Intro Canoe Course - South Shore, NS
Custom session for group request - contact on adventure@eastlink.ca for more.
River location will be decided as we get closer and will be based upon water levels for a reliable class two conditions
Please come prepared for all weather conditions. The course will run, rain or shine.
Please bring: (besides a canoe - if you need to negotiate that we can assist with access / partnering)
- Paddles (t-grip preferred w/ square blade)
- Lifejacket
- Whistle
- 50ft buoyant line (1/canoe)
- Bailer
- Drysuit or wetsuit
- Base layers- clothes that will keep you warm when wet - not cottonÂ
- Paddling gloves
- River footwear (should be large enough to fit a warm sock and over your drysuit sock)
- Food for the day
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Any other necessary personal items
- Drybag(s) for your gear
- helmet (I have lots if you do not have one)
Available Spaces: 8
WRFA for NBCC Miramichi - NB
Price: C$250.00
Date: 25-Apr-2023 (Tuesday)
Wilderness & Remote First Aid for NBCC Miramichi - NB
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 2
Swift Water Rescue Technician 2 - Truro Fire
Price: C$425.00
Date: 29-Apr-2023 (Saturday)
Course Location: Based out of Truro Fire Stn in Truro, NS - river timing on nearby rivers
If you are not apart of this group but want to join connect on 'adaventure@eastlink.ca'
Available Spaces: 16
AWRFA for Holland College - PEI
Free Event
Date: 1-May-2023 (Monday)
Adv Wilderness & Remote First Aid for Holland College - PEI
Available Spaces: 20
WFResponder - with recert option
Price: C$400.00
Date: 5-May-2023 (Friday)
Please connect to get course particulars - adventure@eastlink.ca
Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
Available Spaces: 12
WRFA with Advanced Option
Price: C$175.00
Date: 12-May-2023 (Friday)
Available Spaces: 22
Swift Water Rescue Technician 2
Price: C$425.00
Date: 13-May-2023 (Saturday)
Course Location: Based out of Halifax Search and Rescue in Lower Sackville, NS - river timing on nearby rivers
Available Spaces: 16
Swift Water Rescue Technician 2 - for NS Salmon Assoc
Price: C$575.00
Date: 18-May-2023 (Thursday)
Course Location: Based out of Halifax Search and Rescue in Lower Sackville, NS - river timing on nearby rivers.
Available Spaces: 16
WRFA for Helping Nature Heal, Crousetown, NS
Free Event
Date: 23-May-2023 (Tuesday)
Wilderness & Remote First Aid for Helping Nature Heal, Crousetown, NS
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 20
WRFA for ECO - SeaKayaker Focus
Price: C$175.00
Date: 2-Jun-2023 (Friday)
Sea Kayak focused Wilderness & Remote First Aid for East Coast Outfitters (ECO) - in their Lower Prospect, NS location
If you are not a member of this group and would like to join this course, please contact us about availability and pricing.
Available Spaces: 20
WRFA with Advanced Option
Price: C$175.00
Date: 9-Jun-2023 (Friday)
Available Spaces: 24
First Responder / Marine Advanced FA
Price: C$300.00
Date: 12-Jun-2023 (Monday)
Course offered in partnership with Lifeshield.ca
Halifax SAR - Lower Sackville, NS area - Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZN4ZU
- Course timing is 8:30 - 5 daily Mon - Fri
- Casual Dress, you will be active doing scenarios which will involve moulage.
- Red Cross EC text and workbook provided
- Anticipate evening homework
Available Spaces: 19