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2 months ago

Covid-19 Why the closures?
When the whole world is shutting down it sure would be nice to get to the things we love. It’s one of the best ski seasons the Bow Valley has seen in years. Ski touring, climbing, snowshoeing, biking seem fantastic. When it comes to social distancing these activities sure do seem attractive and healthy. So what is the big deal? Why are they shutdown?
Here’s a couple of answers from some of the Rescue and Healthcare professionals in the Bow Valley:

• Everywhere you stop you increase your chances of spreading or contracting Covid-19. Isolated towns are put at risk by people visiting or passing through as it is. Unnecessary travel puts peoples lives at risk.
• 2m separation for social gatherings is recommended at a minimum. If you are exercising, ESPECIALLY down wind, this is insufficient to stop the possible spread of Covid-19.
• If you get injured or ill during a backcountry activity, even a simple broken ankle, you risk the health of our limited rescue personnel, paramedics, nurses, emergency physician, and surgery resources. All of which are needed for handling this pandemic.
• Rescues put personnel and patrons within 2m of each other. This increases our chances of spreading Covid-19 to one another, our families and our patients for an entirely preventable reason.

While it would be really nice to get outside for your favorite mountain activity, we ask you not to. We ask you to please consider these reasons and to help our team handle this pandemic by limiting the spread of COVID-19 and stretching our resources too thin. Please help us limit the risk to our communities, residents, healthcare professionals, yourself and your own families. ...

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Banff Wilderness Care Conference

2 months ago

Hello.

Sorry for the lack of communication over the past few weeks. The Banff Wilderness Care Conference is organized as a not-for-profit event organized as a side gig by a paramedic who works full time as a clinical educator with EMS in Banff. With the events of the past few weeks, keeping up with all the COVID information and changes has been challenging. Unfortunately, any items concerning the conference has taken a back seat. We have spoken with our host the Banff Park Lodge, and they have been wonderful to us and have agreed to transfer our deposit until next year.

We were delaying canceling the event during the first few weeks of uncertainty because we felt that cancelling would be easy when the time comes, but if we cancelled early and things were different we would not be able to re-start the event. We realize some of you thought the decision to keep the event open was irresponsible, but i will mention that we did not hold an event where people gathered. We simply hoped we could get our lives back to normal in a shortened amount of time. At worst we were optimists.

So, as of today the 2020 Banff Wilderness Care Conference and AWLS course is cancelled. Full refunds will be issued in the next few minutes (if I do not get called out). We are planning the 2021 conference to be held May 28-30 at the Banff Park Lodge. ...

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Banff Wilderness Care Conference

2 months ago

Hi everyone.

So, our plans are to still proceed with our event.

We will provide 100% refunds just in case.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/2020-banff-wilderness-care-conference-tickets-94688605167?aff=ebdssbeac ...

2020 Banff Wilderness Care Conference

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Banff Wilderness Care Conference 2020 - Practical Wilderness Medicine The Banff Wilderness Care Conference is an annual two-day conference focused on issues faced by medical providers operating in the wilderness or other austere environments. A well-balanced event combining lecture style didactic se...

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Banff Wilderness Care Conference

2 months ago

Of course we have been watching all of this.

We are currently NOT cancelling the conference for 2020.

If it comes to that, there will be 100 % refunds, no questions. This situation is so fluid I don't know what I will do in two days let alone two months. Suddenly "wilderness" means a lot more than it did before.

Hunker Down. Be safe. Survive to fight another day. ...

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Banff Wilderness Care Conference

3 months ago

Conference registration is open! Please join us may 29-31st. Don’t forget to share with your friends 😊 ...

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