Volume 18 Issue 2

VOLUME 18 ISSUE 2

YOURS FREE TO TAKE HOME

FEBRUARY 21 - MARCH 19, 2020

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DISAPPEARANCE OF RYAN SHTUKA REACHES TWO YEAR MARK PAGE 4

MULTIPLE PODIUM SWEEPS FOR YOUNG COMPETITORS PAGE 20

Teens save life of classmate on school trip Sun Peaks students complete CPR and AED training after incident

JAMES CANNON AND TYLER DICKSON SAVED A CLASSMATE’S LIFE IN THE FALL. Photo SPIN

JEAN STRONG

LAST SUMMER 15-YEAR-OLD JAMES CANNON WORKED AS A SAILING COACH AND COMPLETED THE REQUIRED FIRST AID TRAINING, INCLUDING LEARNING HOW TO DO CPR.

Last fall 17-year-old Tyler Dickson decided to join Canadian Ski Patrol to volunteer at Sun Peaks in the winter. In September he completed his training on basic life support and CPR and the next week he learned how to use an AED. “I thought I was just going to use it for patrol,” he said. But just two months later on Nov. 18 Dickson did use

his training, and saved a life alongside his classmate and friend Cannon. Dickson and Cannon had travelled to Vancouver with Sun Peaks Secondary Academy students and chaperones to attend WE Day. After spending the afternoon exploring the city the group returned to the hotel and decided to take advantage of the

pool. Cannon and Dickson left the sauna and went to the pool when they realized a classmate was struggling. “There were a few of us in the pool and we saw a student struggling,” said Cannon. “There was a moment of ‘stop messing around’ but then reality set in.” They pulled the teen, who SPIN will keep anonymous, out of the water and began CPR

while a chaperone called for help. Soon a security guard arrived to help the duo continue performing CPR until the ambulance arrived. “When they arrived I thought ‘it’s about time,’” Dickson said.