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General News · 31st March 2025
CCHA Family Support - Desta
Cortes Community Health Association is pleased to present Emergency First Aid Training to the Cortes Community at the end of April.
Friday, April 25
or
Saturday, April 26
9am - 6pm at Hollyhock Lodge
REGISTER HERE
OFA 1 CPR-C +AED / Emergency First Aid Certificate Training
Emergency First Aid is a comprehensive training and is equivalent to WorkSafeBC Occupational Level 1 and can be used in the workplace. Using hands-on training and practice, this basic first aid course will give you confidence to respond effectively in an emergency. You will learn lifesaving skills such as CPR/AED and obstructed airway procedures to respond to adult, child and infant emergencies. You will also learn to recognize and respond to respiratory and circulatory emergencies including asthma, allergic reactions, heart attack, stroke, and bleeding.
Temporary certification cards provided at course completion. Permanent cards issued by Lifesaving BC via email (1-2 weeks delay).
Requirements: 100% attendance is required along with one piece of valid ID*.
$140 incl. GST
To confirm your registration please send e-transfer of $140 to admincorteshealth.com with your name and "First Aid" in the message. Or drop off your payment at the Cortes Clinic in an envelope marked "First Aid" including a note with your name.
Free for Cortes youth thanks to the generous support of TeenSzene.
Free for girls and women+ thanks to the Fund for Gender Equality as part of a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada. Contact cortesfscgmail.com
REGISTER HERE
*Candidates are required to produce one piece of acceptable, valid, photographic identification at the time of the course. Valid ID includes: CDN or US driver's license, valid passport, Valid BC Student ID issued for the current school year, Employee picture ID card, Native status ID card, BC photo ID issued after Nov. 1996, or Canadian government-issued photo ID.
Friday, April 25
or
Saturday, April 26
9am - 6pm at Hollyhock Lodge
REGISTER HERE
OFA 1 CPR-C +AED / Emergency First Aid Certificate Training
Emergency First Aid is a comprehensive training and is equivalent to WorkSafeBC Occupational Level 1 and can be used in the workplace. Using hands-on training and practice, this basic first aid course will give you confidence to respond effectively in an emergency. You will learn lifesaving skills such as CPR/AED and obstructed airway procedures to respond to adult, child and infant emergencies. You will also learn to recognize and respond to respiratory and circulatory emergencies including asthma, allergic reactions, heart attack, stroke, and bleeding.
Temporary certification cards provided at course completion. Permanent cards issued by Lifesaving BC via email (1-2 weeks delay).
Requirements: 100% attendance is required along with one piece of valid ID*.
$140 incl. GST
To confirm your registration please send e-transfer of $140 to admincorteshealth.com with your name and "First Aid" in the message. Or drop off your payment at the Cortes Clinic in an envelope marked "First Aid" including a note with your name.
Free for Cortes youth thanks to the generous support of TeenSzene.
Free for girls and women+ thanks to the Fund for Gender Equality as part of a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada. Contact cortesfscgmail.com
REGISTER HERE
*Candidates are required to produce one piece of acceptable, valid, photographic identification at the time of the course. Valid ID includes: CDN or US driver's license, valid passport, Valid BC Student ID issued for the current school year, Employee picture ID card, Native status ID card, BC photo ID issued after Nov. 1996, or Canadian government-issued photo ID.