Fish Safe is running a series of marine safety courses on Cortes at the end of April.
April 28
Small Domestic Vessel Basic Safety
SDV-BS (formerly MED-A3)Free for everyone
Sign up at the Fish Safe website:
https://www.fishsafebc.com/sdv-bsApril 29
Restricted Operator Certificate-Maritime
ROC-M
FREE* for women+ Women+ Click Here To Register for FreeEveryone else click here to register with payment:
https://www.fishsafebc.com/roc-m-courseDiscounted for commercial fishers and aquaculture workers. Other community members are able to participate at the normal cost.
*Free registration for women thanks to the Women's Hands Rural Skills Workshop Series for Women+, a project of the Cortes Community Health Association Family Support Program funded by the Fund for Gender Equality as part of a partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada and dispersed locally through the Cortes Community Foundation. The fund was created to support women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse individuals in support of a future grounded in equity, inclusion and justice.