Outpost wants all travellers to safely GoReadyToGo. We’ve created this space, a new modern traveller health and safety stop — health articles, travel clinics near you, Canadian Red Cross Certified first-aid trainers, WTTC Safe Travels designated trip operators, travel updates, and more — all to get you ready to GoReadyToGo!
Travel Health Insurance in the Not-Quite, Maybe-Never, Post-Pandemic World
There’s never been a better time to review travel health insurance: what it should cover, and if and how COVID has changed it.
Travel Just Got Easier: Pre-Arrival COVID Test No Longer Needed for Vaccinated Travellers
Good news for travellers: as of April 1, you’ll no longer need a pre-arrival COVID test if you’re fully vaccinated.
The SafeTravels Stamp by the WTTC | Setting New Global Standards
It’s paramount to have common rules for the tourism industry, says the World Travel & Tourism Council, which is why it’s created the SafeTravels Stamp.
Where Do We Start? Rethinking Travel, and Why
It’s hard to remember travel before the pandemic, or why it’s so beneficial to people in light of COVID. But it is, and can be better than before.
Whether in the Wild or Abroad, How To (and Why You Should!) Avoid Getting Rabies
A young traveller died from rabies weeks after returning home from abroad. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself, and why.
Healthcare Heroes: How Hope Happens
Why being a good global citizen has never been so vital, and “just hang in there!” is a real thing you can to help.
Note: This travel health information is intended as a guideline only. Always get individual medical advice or information from a qualified source before travelling.
Why Not GoReadyToGo with a little course certified, first-aid training?
40 hr Adventure Medic
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures 200-50 Lincoln Park, Canmore, AlbertaThe Adventure Medic Program is a 40 hour Wilderness First Aid program. This course is intended for the first aider who has delayed access to emergency resources and focuses on the long term implications…
80 hr Advanced Adventure Medic recertfication
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures 200-50 Lincoln Park, Canmore, AlbertaEvery three years participants are required to refresh their Advanced Adventure Medic / Wilderness First Responder skills. The five day program now predominantly focuses on practical skills and scenarios.
20 hr Wilderness Remote Responder
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures 200-50 Lincoln Park, Canmore, AlbertaThis course is intended for the first aider who has delayed access to emergency resources in order to prepare them to manage emergencies in remote wilderness locations. This course is a great introduction to…
80 hr Advanced Adventure Medic recertfication
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures 200-50 Lincoln Park, Canmore, AlbertaEvery three years participants are required to refresh their Advanced Adventure Medic / Wilderness First Responder skills. The five day program now predominantly focuses on practical skills and scenarios.
