Canadian Wilderness Medical Training (CWMT) Certification - Event Full Feb 1, Waiting List people accepted

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Educational Workshops

This 16 hour course concentrates on the basics of packaging and transporting patients, and managing life and limb threats in remote environments. It includes prevention and treatment of common environmental problems like hypothermia and heat exhaustion and stroke.
The Wilderness First Aid programs are designed for the recreational outdoor enthusiast, trip leader, and the professional guide. These courses are based on the principals of wilderness care and first aid.

To know the full details (and cost) of this course you need to log in and read the entirety of this outing on the WCA website, and the CWMT website. The CWMT is a certified education centre for the Emergency Care and Safety Institute and an Authorized Provider for the Canadian Red Cross.

** The WCA highly recommends that people organizing back country canoe trips take this course, especially for multiple day trips where 911 help isn't accessible. Also, it doesn't hurt to have multiple people trained on any trip.

Note: This is a repeat of the same course given in March 2023.

The Basics
Event Location

MEC, 784 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, Ontario. M2K1C3

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
2 days, March 16 and 17, 10 to 6 pm each day, 2024
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
March 9,2024
Participant Info
Who's Invited
WCA members and their friends
Maximum Group Size
14 people
Minimum Group Size
10 people
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Arrive when the store opens, proceed to the 'Community Room' on the entrance level (north east corner). We will have a short lunch break mid day, each day. It is advised that you bring a lunch. There is a Starbucks nearby, and a few fast food outlets.

This is a 2 day course, Saturday and Sunday.

Required Items to Bring

Come dressed comfortably enough to kneel on the floor to perform First Aid Scenarios.

Recommended Items to Bring

Money! In the past MEC has offered a 10% discount on the Sunday to the workshop participants. I can't guarantee this but they did offer it when I asked last year. I will smile and ask again. :)

How to Get There
Event Directions

The Mountain Equipment Company Store,
784 Sheppard Avenue East
North York, Ontario
M2K 1C3
** This location can be accessed by the Bessarian Subway Stop on the Sheppard East line of the TTC

There is underground parking beneath the MEC store.

Carpool Info

N/A

Other
Notes

MEC is open 10 to 6. Be prepared to be on site for BOTH days.

Cost: CWMT is giving us a reduced rate for this course because of who we are. As long as we get 10 participants they will charge us $225 (HST-included)/per person. Normally it is more like 285/person.

To secure a position in this course: 1) SIGN UP HERE ON THE WCA WEBSITE, 2) EMAIL TRANSFER ME (THE CONTACT PERSON BELOW) THE $225 asap.
I will close the signup option if and when we get 14 people and fill the course.
Just signing up on this website, alone, does NOT secure your position in the course.
First come, first

Cancellation Policy
Refunds only if more than 12 people sign up. If we do not get 10 people and the course doesn't 'go' I will, of course, refund everyone.

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