Doug House

Since earning his first aid badge in Boy Scouts, Doug has had a passion for first aid. This led to a career of 30 years in ambulance and emergency medical services, from which he is now retired. A multi-discipline instructor, Doug teaches First Responder, Canadian Red Cross and WorkSafeBC courses. Doug's students comment that his engaging personality and sense of humour enhance the learning experience and make learning first aid fun.

Surita Jhangiani

Surita loves teaching first aid and has been a Red Cross instructor since 2004. She began teaching first aid out of an interest in learning how to help people in emergency situations. As a result of her growing interest in first aid she has also completed an 80 hour certification course in wilderness first aid.

Reza M. Shariatzade

As a retired doctor of medicine, university professor and infectious disease specialist, Reza brings a wealth of experience to his role as a Red Cross first aid instructor. As well as teaching courses regularly for Safe + Sound, Reza also volunteers as an instructor for the Canadian Red Cross Smart Start Program. His ability to speak Farsi, Azerbaijani and Turkish as well as English is of great benefit to many of our students.

Bill Wiedman

Before becoming a Red Cross first aid instructor Bill worked for 28 years in Fire Department. In his first aid and CPR classes his students benefit from the knowledge and experience he has accumulated over the years of giving first aid and saving lives. Bill uses his wonderful sense of humour to create a comfortable atmosphere in his classes and enhance learning.

Candace Coulson

Candace is a Red Cross Instructor and has been teaching the Red Cross Babysitting Course with Safe + Sound since 2009. For the past four years, she has been working in child and youth care settings and is pursuing a post-secondary education that will enable her to become an Elementary School Teacher and Guidance Counsellor.

“Many serious and fatal injuries are caused by "accidents" that could have been prevented. Red Cross First Aid courses provide people with the tools to be prepared when an accident does occur and more importantly, teaches them how to prevent accidents from happening in the first place.” – Candace

Bruce Ward

Bruce became involved in first aid while volunteering on Adventure Races. After starting as a "check point" observer he decided it would be more interesting to join the Medic Team. He started by taking the Canadian Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid course, enjoyed the experience very much and went on to take many more courses including the Emergency Medical Responder certification. Bruce then decided to continue to the Instructor level and became a Red Cross Instructor Trainer. He teaches all levels of Canadian Red Cross first aid and also the WorkSafe Occupational Level 1 course. Bruce is also certified as an OFA Level 3 attendant.