Camp Courage,\u00a0<\/strong>an interactive training camp that gives young women and gender-diverse youth a look into careers in first response, is inviting the community to attend its final training exercise, a hands-on live rescue simulation at the Saint John Exhibition Park on August 31, 2023.<\/p>\n

Eleven female and gender-diverse youth aged 15-19 from across Canada will be in Saint John from August 28-31 to participate in the first ever New Brunswick Camp Courage. The four-day camp will see participants take part in interactive training and skills related to emergency service careers such as Paramedic, Police Officer, and Firefighter.<\/p>\n

The camp concludes with a final exercise where participants will put what they\u2019ve learned to use by taking on various First Responder roles to respond to a simulated impaired driver scenario and multi-vehicle accident.<\/p>\n

The event will take place next to the main building at the Exhibition Park grounds on Thursday, August 31 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Opening remarks will be delivered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Camp Courage. The rescue exercise will be narrated for attendees and a brief closing ceremony for camp participants will be hosted by Saint John Fire, Saint John Police, and Ambulance NB.<\/p>\n

Camp Courage was established in 2006 in Nova Scotia and has since expended to a Calgary and Indigenous camp chapters. A partnership between Saint John Fire, Saint John Police and Ambulance NB was able to bring Camp Courage to New Brunswick for the first time. In addition to providing a glimpse into careers in First Response, the camp aims to provide information, inspiration, education, and empowerment, leaving youth with the confidence to achieve any goal, career, or dream they desire.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Camp Courage, visit\u00a0https:\/\/campcourage.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Camp Courage,\u00a0an interactive training camp that gives young women and gender-diverse youth a look into careers in first response, is inviting the community to attend its final training exercise, a hands-on live rescue simulation at the Saint John Exhibition Park on August 31, 2023. Eleven female and gender-diverse youth aged 15-19 from across Canada will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"yoast_head":"\n