Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 13 River Runners “Creating Opportunity” 2011 The Prince Albert Police Service in partnership with the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has completed our sixth season of our youth program, River Runners. This was a season of high river water, chilly nights at the end of July and, of course, rain. Our groups worked great as a team to complete our trips and had a positive experience doing it. River Runners is proud to offer our community youth an opportunity to be involved with a program that incorporates all participants into a team setting. The following review is presentation to our sponsors. We appreciate the support from our sponsors and want to share our season’s experience with you. RIVER RUNNERS SCHEDULE OUTLINE JULY 6 We invited all successful participants (along with parents/guardians) to an Orientation meeting. We outlined our program and discussed any concerns that may arise. Our Supervisory staff was present, consisting of law enforcement personnel, health region personnel and committed volunteers. JULY 11 We had our participants attend a “Team Building” and “Boat Orientation” afternoon. We met at the Police Service and shuttled our group to Camp Kinasao located on Christopher Lake. We split the participants into two groups. While one group was introduced to water safety and paddling skills, the other group worked on team building tasks. The two groups then alternated. River Runners puts a strong emphasis on working together as an equal team member without any prejudice for race, gender, age or social standing. A lunch was provided by our funding. JULY 13 and 14 St. John Ambulance donated staff, time and materials to our applicants during a two day First Aid course. Upon completion of the course, our participants received a recognized certificate for “Standard Level First Aid Course (New Protocols)” or “Emergency First Aid Course”. The certificates are valid for 3 years. If any participant had this course, they did not have to take it. This year (2011), we had 13 applicants successfully complete this course. Dinner and refreshments were provided (by our funding) on both days. JULY 21 – 23 - TRIP #1 Half of our group (9 youth and 3 supervisors) embarked on a 3 day-2 night canoe/kayak trip. This trip had 10 youth participants scheduled to go, but one did not show up. Efforts were made to locate him but we were Continued...
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