Core Courses There are 6 core courses that must be taken in order to complete The Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme: One Wilderness Survival course is credited towards the WECP. Clients are welcome to register in multiple survival courses to master the best theoretical and practical bush skills they require. Wilderness Survival - Winter Basic Wilderness First Aid Wilderness Survival - Spring Canoe Camping Backpacking Orienteering Edible Plants Wilderness Survival - Fall Wilderness Survival - Winter The winter course teaches students how to cope with cold weather problems, skills required to construct survival shelters, building and using traps and snares for small game, some tracking, emergency signals, survival kits, the preparation of food, tools, and fire-making. The fee covers all costs except personal clothing, gear, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration. Date: Friday, January 18, 2008 Time: 9:30pm Location: Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Weekend Dates: January 19-20, and January 26-27 Location: Bancroft Region Price: $325.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Basic Wilderness First Aid This course is for anyone who spends time in the back country. It will provide participants with an introduction to wilderness first aid. Basic topics are covered with an emphasis on practical skills, decision making, and dealing with environmental conditions. Content includes: patient assessment, shock, wound management, burns, fractures/sprains, and first aid kits. Course is offered on campus. Weekend Dates: April 12-13, 2008 Time: 8:30am - 6pm Location: Owen Sound Campus, Georgian College Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Wilderness Survival - Spring Seasonally oriented, this programme is designed to immerse the student in a variety of wilderness survival techniques. Specific areas of concentration will include the identification and preparation of edible and herbal greenery, basket weaving, primitive fishing, direction finding, toolmaking, fire-building, constructing snares and deadfalls, and coping with the seasonal problem of mosquitoes, black flies, and deer flies. The fee covers all costs except clothing, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration. Date: Friday, April 25, 2008 Time: 9:30pm Location: Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Weekend Dates: April 26-27, and May 3-4 Price: $325.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Canoe Camping This course introduces the participant to the most significant aspects of camping, both traditional and lightweight, as they apply to canoe tripping. Topics of discussion deal with preferred foods, environmental impact, cooking techniques, suggested equipment, canoeing skills, campsite selection, camping skills, group dynamics, and sanitation. Pre-trip precautions are highlighted as well as some post-tripping suggestions. Students supply camping and canoeing items, personal gear, park registration fees, food and transportation to and from site. SPRING Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 evening session -  Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus and Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Time: 7-10pm Weekend Dates: May 10-11 Location: Exact location is supplied upon registration. FALL Date: Monday, September 22, 2008 evening session at Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus -or- Tuesday September 23 evening session at Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Time: 7-10pm Weekend Dates: September 27-28 Location: Exact location is supplied after registration. Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Backpacking This course addresses the pertinent aspects of lightweight camping as they apply to backpacking into remote campsites. Topics of discussion include ethical considerations, suggested equipment, cooking techniques, food selection, menu preparation, and trip organization. Participants supply camping and canoeing items, personal gear, park registration fees, food and transportation to and from site. SPRING Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 evening session-  Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus and Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Time: 7-10pm Weekend Dates: May 24-25 Location: Exact location is supplied upon registration. FALL Date: Monday, September 9, 2008 -  Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus and Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus  Time: 7-10pm Weekend Dates: Sept 13-14 Location: Exact location is supplied after registration. Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Orienteering This course will deal with the rudiments of using some of the common types of maps, with emphasis on topographic maps, the use of a compass, and wilderness navigation by land and water. The workshop will be practical, and stress point-to-point orienteering. Develop your newly acquired orienteering skills by registering in the challenging Bushwhacking course (Sept. 14-16). Ask instructor for details. Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008 -  Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008 -  Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus Time: 9am - 4pm Price: $110.00 + taxes + college fees Registration Introduction to Edible Plants This is a one-day workshop where you learn to identify and use edible and medicinal wild plants found in Central Ontario. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch, a fishing or hunting knife for plant work, a notebook, and a small plastic bag for collecting some plant samples. Participants are encouraged to register in the Advanced Edible Plants workshop (July 25-27). Ask instructor for details. Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008 -  Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008 -  Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus Time: 10am - 3pm Price: $110 + taxes + college fees Registration   Wilderness Survival - Fall This seasonally oriented programme teaches the student survival skills under drastically changing conditions during this time of year. You will learn how to construct primitive traps and snares, enhance available clothing for greater warmth, shelter construction, direction finding, animal and food preparation, clothing selection, hunting tools, personal survival skills, fire building, dealing with hypothermia, and the psychology of a survival mindset. Fees cover all costs except personal clothing, gear, food, and transportation to and from survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration. Date: Friday, October 10, 2008 Time: 9:30pm Location: Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus Weekend Dates: October 11-12 and October 18-19 Location: Bancroft Region Price: $325.00+ taxes + college fees Registration When booking the services of Survival in the Bush Inc., a 50% non-refundable deposit is required. The remaining funds are due 45 days prior to course commencement. Medical reasons notwithstanding, should the client withdraw from any course, a 50% cancellation fee is automatically deducted from the full registration cost. If withdrawing with less than 45 days notice prior to course commencement, there is no refund. Survival in the Bush Inc., reserves the right to refuse a student's participation in any course should safety become a factor. All courses are subject to applicable GST and Ancillary Fees.