ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
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2019
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2020
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2021
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Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation
A 3-year funding commitment was made by DEOF to support the Outdoor Council of Canada “Summer Camp: Connecting Children and Families to the Outdoors.” This program is based in North East Calgary. |
Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation
A 3-year funding commitment was made by DEOF to support the Outdoor Council of Canada “Summer Camp: Connecting Children and Families to the Outdoors.” This program is based in North East Calgary. Rocky View School Division No. 41 Manchaban Middle school in Cochrane for their W.I.L.D. outdoor program supporting their grade 8 students’ experiential learning with a focus on learning to be safe. |
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2016
Ghost River Rediscovery Society
The Ghost River Rediscovery Society prepared staff for the upcoming summer season through a comprehensive 5-day staff training which included risk assessment and safe culturally sensitive training. Scouts Canada 1st Torbay Scout troop created a manual “Safe Outdoor Scouting” to be used by Venturers to teach younger Scouts about safe camping skills. |
2017
Rocky View School Division No. 41
Outdoor Specialist at George MacDougall High School in Airdrie was able to attend a NOLS Wilderness Risk Management Conference conference on Risk Management and share his learning with other staff members and students at the school. Ghost River Rediscovery Society Ghost River Rediscovery Society developed a program to instill a wilderness risk management skill set among the camp participants |
2018
Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation
A 3-year funding commitment was made by DEOF to support the Outdoor Council of Canada “Summer Camp: Connecting Children and Families to the Outdoors.” This program is based in North East Calgary. |
2015Kamp Kiwanis
Kamp Kiwanis to assist in the safety and first aid training of their counsellors for the summer. Operated by Calgary Kiwanis, Kamp Kiwanis provides camping experiences for youth in the Calgary area who might not be able to afford to have an outdoor camping experience. |
2014
Ghost River Rediscovery Society
A DEOF grant was provided for three staff members to take training in Wilderness First Aid and share their learning of managing risk in outdoor environments with the staff and young people they work with. Mount Royal University DEOF Provided funding to Mount Royal University for a final year student in the Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership Program to conduct a preliminary study of the barriers to and opportunities for children and their families to experience and appreciate the natural areas within the Calgary area. This was completed with supervision from Calgary Area Outdoor Council and this study was to be the first step towards a pilot project in selected Calgary schools. |
2013
Canadian Diabetes Association
The Canadian Diabetes Association received a grant from DEOF allowing one of their staff to take risk management training through the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). This improved the organization’s understanding and practice of risk management related to their summer camps for children and youth with diabetes. |
2011-2012
Outdoor Council of Canada
A DEOF grant funded The Outdoor Council of Canada for developing awareness and relationships with individuals and organizations across Canada for the purpose of jointly encouraging public participation in safe and healthy physical activities. |
2010
Fraser-Cascade Mountain School
A DEOF grant funded Fraser-Cascade Mountain School, an outdoor experience program in B.C. to run an “Introduction to the Backcountry” course for youth, their parents and the community. |
2009
Outdoor Council of Canada
A DEOF grant allows The Outdoor Council of Canada to continue to develop national standards for outdoor leaders Bow River Basin Council A DEOF grant funded the Bow River Basin Council for their River Watch “Safety Management Planning and Communications Workshop” Enviros Wilderness School Enviros Wilderness School to fund a consultant review their Wilderness Policy and Procedure Manual and all the risk management practices within the organization University of Calgary The Bio-geosciences Institute received funding to create the Risk in Education Workshop in Ontario. DEOF funding also supported a stakeholder workshop organized a National Outdoor organization for the improvement of health, recreation and education in Canada. As a result, the Outdoor Council of Canada was incorporated with the mission to promote and enable safe and accessible education and recreation in the outdoor environment. |
2007
Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area
This organization had participated in the DEOF Safety Management Workshop in 2006. To continue work begun at this workshop, this organization used a grant to support a safety audit workshop. This workshop identified health and safety issues leading to the development of a Health and Safety Policy in 2008. University of Calgary Kananaskis Field Station Following on the success of the 2006 workshop, DEOF supported a second workshop for non-formal service providers |
2006
Enviros Wilderness School
This organization received a DEOF grant to have their safety program audited. University of Calgary Kananaskis Field Station DEOF gave a grant to run a Safety Management Workshop for non- formal outdoor and experiential education service providers |
2004
Western Canada Camping Association
Members of the DEOF steering committee presented the video, “Outdoor safety: We’re All Responsible” at the Western Canada Camping Association Conference. Ghost River Rediscovery The DEOF grant provided funding for additional safety training initiatives at Ghost River Rediscovery Camp. This funding was used to support several leaders taking Wilderness First Aid training. Safety labels DEOF steering committee members used the grant to produce 2500 safety labels designed to be attached to backpacks and other personal outdoor equipment. The labels list a number of tips intended to reassure and assist any youth who may find themselves lost in the outdoors. “Pack a Safety Mindset” DEOF steering committee members published “Pack a Safety Mindset” – tips on outdoor safety- in several community newsletters in Calgary. |
2003
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2002
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2001
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Mount Royal College
DEOF steering committee members partnered with the Mount Royal College Communications Department to design and produce the 16 minute video “Outdoor Safety: We’re All responsible”. The video, with discussion notes, was publicly launched in November 2003. The DEOF grant established three one-year Bursaries with the criteria of community service for Mount Royal College Communications students (for the 2003/4, 2004/5 and 2005/6 academic years). |
Girl Guides of Canada and Scouts Canada
The DEOF grant provided 10 bursaries for Scouting and Guiding leaders to participate in a Wilderness Safety Basics Course conducted by the University of Calgary Outdoor Education Program. |
Scouts Canada
Members of the DEOF Steering committee designed and co-chaired an Outdoor Safety Practices workshop for Scout leaders and parents |