Safe Sport Call or Text Line - 1-888-83-SPORT
The Alberta Whitewater Association is committed to the safety and well being of our members and participants. We therefore adopt fully the recommendations of Canoe Kayak Canada's SAFE SPORT POLICY:
"Canoe Kayak Canada has a fundamental obligation and responsibility to protect the health and well-being of the organization, its members and its participants. CKC takes any situation involving misconduct very seriously. CKC and its Members (defined as Divisions, Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations, Discipline-Specific Provincial/Territorial Organizations, and Clubs) are collectively committed to enacting and enforcing strong, clear, and consistent policies and processes for addressing misconduct.
Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is proud to inform you that a new Safe Sport Policy Manual has been approved by the CKC Board of Directors. The Safe Sport Policy Manual, including a new Safe Sport Member Declaration, comes into effect at the national level on March 1, 2020, after which members will be asked to formally adopt the policies by June 1, 2020."
Should any complaint or concern come to the attention of an AWA or CKC representative, it will be forwarded to one of our safe sport officers. CKC has contracted W&W Dispute Resolution Services for this role. They may be reached directly and independently through the email address safesport_wwdrs@primus.ca. This is a confidential email address which will only be accessed by one of the independent Safe Sport Officers.
3 STEPS
Training – Screening – Disclosing
#1. TRAINING - Who should take the training?
The FREE online Safe Sport Training equips coaches, administrators, parents, club volunteers and others to make decisions that promote participants' physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. It empowers organizations to foster a culture that contributes to positive experiences for everyone involved.
All volunteers, coaches and board members must take one of these training programs
or
Respect in Sport – Activity Leaders Training Portal
We redo one of these trainings every 3 years as they evolve and improve. It takes between 45 mins and 1.5 hours to do. It can be done in as many sittings as needed (it saves your progress as you go) and can be done on a mobile device.
#2. SCREENING - See Screening Matrix
Police Checks (EPICs) and Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSC) are done every 3 years. Please contact AWA if you require assistance or clarity around obtaining one these: coordinator@albertawhitewater.ca OR admin@albertawhitewater.ca
