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Richardson Pioneer supports ski patrol initiative

Richardson Pioneer-Hamlin has made a $5,000 contribution to local Canadian Ski Patrol organization, Battle Zone.
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Kim Corfield, director of operations Richardson Pioneer – Hamlin, makes a $5,000 donation to the Battle Zone Ski patrol. Accepting the donation are ski patrol members Jacky Bauer and Karen Benjaminson. Photo submitted

Richardson Pioneer-Hamlin has made a $5,000 contribution to local Canadian Ski Patrol organization, Battle Zone.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is a non-profit organization consisting of volunteers who provide advanced first aid services at Table Mountain Regional Park near the Battlefords and Mount Joy outside of Lloydminster. 

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is part of The Canadian Ski Patrol, a national not-for-profit, charitable organization formed to promote safe skiing and to provide assistance to injured skiers.

Members are actively involved in the administration and fundraising to sustain operations.

Battle Zone has recently started raising funds to purchase equipment for special events that would allow the team to volunteer advanced first aid services and promote safety to the public for non-skiing events in the Battlefords and area. These non-skiing events would include marathons, fun runs, sports tournaments and so on. 

In 2016, for the first time, Battle Zone Ski Patrol volunteered services to the 55+ Summer Games in the Battlefords.  To co-ordinate this event equipment had to be borrowed from Saskatchewan Ski Patrol Division, creating costs for transportation and shipping.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol also provided first aid services at the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games events that were held at Table Mountain Regional Park.

The Richardson Pioneer – Hamlin donation will allow the team to purchase the necessary equipment and medical supplies to get this project moving forward.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is now recruiting for its 2018-2019 season and will have a display at the Battlefords Wildlife Federation’s Walking on the Wild Side of Summer event June 23 and 24.