This letter will serve to introduce you to the "OWLS" 40 hour Advanced Wilderness First Aid courses for 2023.

The next 40 hour "OWLS" 40 hour Advanced Wilderness First Aid course is TBA. (Monday to Friday). NOTE: If you are intereswted in scheduling a private course for your group please contact us.

Cost of the course is $451.50 per person including GST, textbook, handouts and a new SAM(r) splint. Private courses require a minimum of 8 persons to obtain this rate. Smaller groups will cost correspondingly more per person.

NOTE regarding meeting location and times: All courses begin at 08:00 AM.

(Notice to Parks Canada personnel: Portage College has suspended delivery of the Parks Emergency Responder (PER) course. If you are a warden or resource management specialist and need a first aid refresher similar to PER please note that Rescue Dynamics has been delivering several Advanced Wilderness First Aid OWLS and WEC courses to Parks personnel in Western and Northern Canada. If you no longer need a course at the same level as PER but need a 40 hour course instead then this is the course for you!)

To confirm a spot on an OWLS course, you must first complete and sign the waiver and application form and send those in. You will then be billed for the course fee. Once the course fee is paid you will be enrolled on the course. Please note, course fees include textbook price on the full course only and not the refresher. Cheques should be made payable to Rescue Dynamics. We also accept MasterCard(r) and Visa(r). If you wish to pay by credit card and email in your application, you must download the OWLS waiver and course application forms or the WEC Refresher Course Application Forms AND the booking and cancellation policy and credit card form which contain all of the forms you need to complete your application.

If you have sent in your completed waiver followed by payment, your spot is NOT booked. (If enrolling less than four weeks before a course, phone to ensure availability.) To avoid being disappointed, book immediately upon receiving this letter. If enrollment is inadequate, we reserve the right to cancel a course and refund your course fees in full. See our website for complete cancellation policies and procedures.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WAIVERS: Our insurer requires that we have a two part process for using and administering waivers. If you sign up by mail or email you must included a signed and witnessed waiver as part of your application for all courses. Once we receive your waiver and application you will be billed for the associated fees. You will also be required to sign a second full colour paper copy of the waiver in the presence of one of our staff members. There are no exceptions.

There are no prerequisites for the full course. If applying for a refresher you need to have completed a qualifying course within the last three years. Equivalencies must be approved by Rescue Dynamics before the course begins.

IMPORTANT: There is a pre-course homework assignment that must be handed in before your final exams are written. It will be sent to you when you apply. You must print the worksheet and complete it before the course begins. If you have problems printing the worksheets we can mail you a printed copy provided that you enrol early enough.

The course content is outlined on the course schedule which can be downloaded here. If you have never been on an OWLS course, you have never done anything like this before. The course is extremely intense. You average 8 FULL hours a day in theory and practical sessions. This is longer than most people are used to. It is best not to schedule any other courses, activities or social engagements during the entire period of the course. Experience shows that students need all their time to commit to the course to study and succeed without physical and psychological strain

If you miss a class, we consider you to be an adult student and you are responsible to pick up information you missed. Experience also shows that missing an hour or two may not be fatal but missing most of a day of class almost universally results in failure. Missing more than one day of class automatically results in failure.

We will provide all of the instructional and first aid equipment. Your handouts, SAM(r) splint and your student skill sheets are included in your fees. Every two students on course have a complete kit of equipment to share for all of the skill sheets and practice sessions.

On full courses we do outdoor simulations, so please be sure your clothing can handle changes in weather, including heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, sun and insects. Bring a set of clothing that can get wet and dirty. Please bring some outdoor equipment for improvisation sessions and for adding reality to simulations. Your instructors will tell you on which days they will be required. Packs, paddles, skis, poles, sleeping pads, throw bags, ice axes and any other gear you may use is great. The more variety, the better.

You are responsible for your own meals, accommodation and transportation for the entire course. Bring your own pencil, pen and notebook / paper for taking notes in class. The meeting time and place for your specific course will be conveyed to you when you pay your course fees.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WAIVERS: Our insurer requires that we have a two part process for using and administering waivers. If you sign up by mail or email you must included a signed and witnessed waiver as part of your application for all courses. You will also be required to sign a second full colour paper copy of the waiver in the presence of one of our staff members. There are no exceptions.

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Sincerely

Cyril Shokoples IFMGA
Chief Instructor / Mountain Guide

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