As of March 31, 2021, there are no more extensions for recertification courses. The extended timelines previously shared have now all come to an end. All first aid certificate holders (Red Cross and WorkSafeBC) now need to recertify their first aid before it expires. If your certificate has expired, you will need to take the […]
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC – Many Canadians still aren’t wearing lifejackets near the water, and firefighters and police in North Vancouver are again urging people who spend time on the Capilano River to use lifejackets. A tragic fishing accident claimed the life of a man last week who was fishing with 3 other friends when a […]
Back in July, a Surrey teen was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at the gym. He had unexpectedly gone into cardiac arrest, and likely would not have survived if the lifeguards of the adjoining pool hadn’t rushed in, used an automated external defibrillator (AED) on him, and then performed CPR. You can read more […]
On Monday, Colin Dowler of Campbell River, BC managed to fend off a grizzly bear north of Powell River. He stabbed the grizzly bear in the neck with his pocket knife, cut off his sleeve to make a tourniquet for his leg and crawled to his bike. After cycling seven kilometres, with organs exposed and […]
Have you read the book or seen the new Netflix special starring Marie Kondo and her famous method of decluttering your house and life? We’ve taken her method and applied it to emergency preparedness kits. Before you can begin to tidy up your emergency preparedness kit, you first need a vision for your ideal emergency. […]
