Decenber 2016 - Lifesaving Society

Lifesaving Society Nova Scotia Branch
December 2016
5516 Spring Garden Road, 4th Floor ● Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G6 ● Tel: 902-425-5450 ● Fax: 902-425-5606
Email: [email protected] ● Website: www.lifesavingsociety.ns.ca
UN DEUXIÈME VOYAGE HUMANITAIRE EN
RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE
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Coming in January
The English version will follow.
En 2010, la Société de Sauvetage de la Nouvelle-Écosse a mis en place un partenariat
avec L’Ambassade du Canada en République Dominicaine afin de leur venir en aide en
enseignant le secourisme, les habilités et techniques de sauvetage et la natation.
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Ce programme qui en est à sa 8 édition est offert aux personnes qui travaillent dans
l'industrie du tourisme à Punta Cana.
Cette année, nous étions cinq instructeurs bénévoles de la Nouvelle-Écosse : Cheri Kelly
(ancienne de Sainte-Anne 2005) elle en était à sa première expérience, Conor Edwards de
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Halifax, Stéphanie Jackson de Lake Echo, Adrien Spencer qui entreprenait son 5 voyages
et moi-même.
Les participants venaient trois jours et demi pour suivre une formation qui leur procurait les
outils, les connaissances et les pratiques de secours afin de reconnaître et de venir en aide
aux personnes en détresse dans un environnement aquatique, ce qui pourrait prévenir et
réduire le grand nombre de noyades dans ce pays. Les résultats du programme étaient
que les participants réussissaient à atteindre les différents niveaux de sauvetage avec le
secourisme, tels que l'étoile de bronze, médaille de bronze et la croix de bronze.
Quel avancement depuis mon premier voyage en 2012 !
Quatre ans plus tard, je vois la création d'une Société de
Sauvetage des Caraïbes, la plage de surf Macao a
maintenant des sauveteurs formés et entrainés. Cette
plage a des courants forts à cause des marées noires. Il
se passe souvent des situations qui demandent des
interventions en sauvetage. C'est là que la formation d'un
groupe de leadership prend tout son sens. Cette année il
y avait cinq femmes dans toutes les formations.
Il y a des nombreuses preuves du succès de ce
programme mais celle qui me touche droite au cœur et
celle qui suit.
Cheri Kelly et MaryAnn profite
du soleil et la plage avec
les participants
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Lors de mon premier voyage, un jeune Dominicain de 12
ans nous avait observés en train de faire la formation et
quelques jours plus tard alors qu'il était sur sa boogie
board, il aperçut une personne en détresse dans l'eau
prise dans la marée noire.
Pre-Inventory Sale!
January 3 - 31, 2017
Buy one clothing item at the
regular price, get a second item of
equal or lesser value for half
price.
Applies to existing inventory
supplies.
Items available:
Lifeguard long sleeve shirt
navy or red
Lifeguard short sleeve shirt
navy, red, or yellow
Lifeguard hoodie
navy or red
Lifeguard mesh tank top
navy or red
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Il s'est servi de sa boogie board pour venir en aide à la personne en détresse et l'amener
jusqu'au bord de la plage sans toutefois mettre sa vie en danger. Ce jeune qui a
maintenant 17 ans travaille comme instructeur de surf et a suivi la formation avancée en
sauvetage.
À la fin de la formation il y a toujours une remise de certification décernée aux
participants par le Consul Canadien Steve Côté. Il a remis près de 80 certifications aux
participants et il a remercié les nombreux partenaires qui ont font partie de la réussite de
ce programme comme West Jet Vacations, Le Palladium hôtel and resorts leur piscine,
Paradisus qui nous a logés et nourris, GO Golf notre transport, Macao surf Camp, le
Centro Médico Punta Cana et l'association des hôtels et de tourisme de Punta Cana.
MaryAnn avec le groupe du 2ième semaine
remarquer la présence des candidates
feminines
Lors de la cérémonie, c’'était beau de voir la fierté sur les visages des participants. Ce
fut un voyage où j’ai réalisé que j’avais fait une différence dans leur vie et eux dans la
mienne.
MY SECOND HUMANITARIAN TRIP TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
In 2010, the Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society established a partnership with The Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic to assist
them in teaching first aid, skills, rescue techniques and swimming.
This program is in its 8th year, and is offered to people who work in the tourism industry in Punta Cana.
This year there were five volunteer instructors in Punta Cana. Cheri Kelly (Bridgewater), Conor Edwards (Halifax), Stephanie Jackson
(Lake Echo), Adrian Spencer (Wentworth) there for the 5th time, and myself
The training was three and half days; the participants were taught and practiced swimming, lifesaving techniques, skills and first aid.
They were taught to recognize and assist people in distress in an aquatic environment; after all how can you resist an island surrounded
by a warm blue ocean? The more we train and educate, the better we can prevent and reduce the large number of drownings. At the
end of the program some of the participants will have completed Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and First Aid.
There have been many advancements between my first trip in 2012 and 4 years later. The creation of a Caribbean Lifesaving Society;
Macao surf beach now has guard towers and trained lifeguards. This beach has strong and large waves with lots of rip currents. There
are often situations that require 5 or 6 rescues a day, what would you think if this was happening at a beach in Nova Scotia???. There
was a group trained in leadership and they helped us out the second week. This year we had the presence of 5 female participants and
one in the leadership program. This is certainly a first.
There are many success stories to prove that the program is making a difference and the one that touched me the most and made me
so proud to be a part of this program is the following:
On my first trip a 12-year-old Dominican boy who hung out at the Macao surf camp was watching us doing some training, he was very
interested in what we were doing. A few days later while on his boogie board he saw a person in distress in the water, caught in a rip
current. He used his boogie board without putting his life in jeopardy and came to the rescue of the distressed person and brought him
safely back to the beach. This young boy is now 17 years old, working as a surf instructor and participated in the advanced lifesaving
training.
At the end of the training there is an award ceremony hosted by the Canadian Consul Steve Côté. He awarded nearly 80 certifications
to the participants and he thanked the many partners who are part of the success of this program such as the Club Imagine (the
ceremony host), WestJet vacations, The Palladium hotel and resorts for their pool, Paradisus which provides us room and board, GO
Golf for our transportation, Macao surf Camp, the Centro Médico Punta Cana and the hotels and tourism associations of Punta Cana.
It was so rewarding to see in the faces of the participants their pride and joy for their accomplishments when receiving their
certifications. It was a trip where we know we made a difference in their lives and them in ours.
Submitted by MaryAnn Gauvin
UPCOMING COURSES
AT ACADIA
UPCOMING COURSES
AT DALPLEX
Course:
Cost:
Dates:
Bronze Medallion
$180
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Friday, Saturday, & Sunday January 13 ,
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14 , 15
(Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm)
100% attendance is required
Prerequisites: Must be 13 years of age by examination date or
hold Bronze Star
Course:
Start Date:
Cost:
Bronze Star
January 15, 2017
Non-member
$125.00
Member
Course:
Start Date:
Cost:
Bronze Medallion
January 15, 2017
Non-member
$205.00
Member
Course:
Cost:
Bronze Cross
$150 (additional $30 if you don’t have
textbook from Bronze Medallion)
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Dates:
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday January 27 ,
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28 , 29
(Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm)
100% attendance is required
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Bronze Medallion
Course:
Cost:
Dates:
National Lifeguard & Standard First Aid
$300
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Saturday & Sunday February 11 and 12
9am-5pm
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Saturday & Sunday February 18 and 19
9am-5pm
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Saturday & Sunday February 25 and 26
9am-5pm
100% attendance is required
Prerequisites: Must be at least 16 years of age by examination
date and hold current Bronze Cross
Course:
Start Date:
Cost:
$175.00
NL/SFA/O2
January 28, 2017
Non-member
$295.00
Member
Dal Student:
Course:
Start Date:
Cost:
$175.00
Bronze Cross
January 15, 2017
Non-member
$205.00
Member
Course:
Start Date:
Cost:
$95.00
$270.00
$250.00
NL/SFA/O2 Recert
February 12, 2017
Non-member
$135.00
Member
Dal Student:
$105.00
$95.00
Register: On-line at http://athletics.dal.ca/ OR
To register: Contact the Acadia Box Office: (902) 542-5500
Call the Front Desk at 902-494-3372 or 902-494-6677
2015 ILCOR UPDATES
The Lifesaving Society, Nova Scotia branch, has incorporated the changes from the 2015 ILCOR Updates into our
First Aid programs.
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All Lifesaving, First Aid, and National Lifeguard Instructors/Examiners must complete the update process by April 1 ,
2017. The update package can be found at this link: http://lifesavingsociety.ns.ca/cpr-first-aid.html. If you are affected
by this update, please complete the form found within the package and return it to the Lifesaving Society office by this
deadline. Any questions can be directed to Mike Maguire, Executive Director, [email protected].
Instructors and affiliates will begin to notice updated Canadian First Aid Manuals immediately, and other manuals will follow as they
come up for reprint. Updated manuals are indicated in the package; they will include the text “With the 2015 CPR guidelines” on the
front cover. It is important to remember that the changes are minimal; your existing training remains effective in saving lives.
Season’s
Greetings
The Lifesaving Society- NS Branch will close for the holidays
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starting at 12:30 pm Friday December 23 , re-opening
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Tuesday, January 3 , 2017.
If you have an urgent issue, the best way to contact us is to
email Mike Maguire ( [email protected] ) and he will
do his best to help.
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