Internet Resources

http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/physicalActivity/nsoldschedule.asp 

http://www.adventuremedicalkits.com

http://www.mec.ca/ 

The Trail Shop (They also have the Adv. Medical kits above and re-stocking options)

    http://www.trailshop.com

The Adventure Outfitters

    http://www.theadventureoutfitters.com

http://www.siriusmed.com/products/kits.htm 

http://www.wildmed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv

http://thermo-pad.com/ 

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/index.shtml 

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/index.shtml 

http://www.islandnet.com/sarbc/

Maritime Rescue & Medical - excellent safety training and supplies in New Brunswick

http://www.rescueandmedical.ca/

Halifax Regional Search and Rescue

     http://www.HRSAR.ca 

Wilderness Medical Society

http://www.wms.org/

    http://www.gpscentral.ca/

    Outdoor Links

Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia

http://www.ckns.ca

Coastal Adventures

http://www.coastaladventures.com/

http://www.paddlenovascotia.com/

http://www.paddlingcanada.com/

East Coast Outfitters

http://www.eastcoastoutfitters.net/

On the Go - GPS Training

www.onthegogps.ca

Text Resources

• The SAS SURVIVAL Handbook, by John Wiseman  

• MOUNTAINEERING - The Freedom of the Hills, editor Don Graydon  

• Medicine for Mountaineering, by James A. Wilkerson, M.D.  

• River Rescue, by Les Bechel and Slim Ray  

• Swiftwater Rescue, by Slim Ray

• Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide, by Slim Ray ( little waterproof handguide)

• NOLS Wilderness First Aid, by Tod Schimelpfenig and Linda Lindsey  

• Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook, by Jeffery Isaac, P.A. -C.  

• St. John Ambulance OFFICIAL WILDERNESS First Aid Guide, by Wayne Merry  

• Wilderness Medicine, by Paul S. Auerbach  

• OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP, Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence, by John Graham

• The Wilderness Educator: The Wilderness Education Association Guide, David Cockrell

• The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide, Peter Simer & John Sullivan

• The Backcountry Classroom: Lesson Plans for Teaching in the Wilderness, Jack K. Drury & Bruce F. Bonney  

• Harsh Weather Camping, Sam Curtis  

• Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, Simon Priest & Michael Gass  

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