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We have members across Canada and will be proudly representing Canada at the World Championships in Eloy, Arizona.

05/11/2026

Nous mettons en lumière certaines des personnes qui contribuent à orienter l’avenir du parachutisme au Canada : des penseurs, des gens d’action, des piliers et des visionnaires qui façonnent notre sport en coulisses!

🌟 Rencontrez Richard Bisson, Président du CÉNC de l’ACPS

Nous avons posé quelques questions à Richard afin de permettre à notre communauté de mieux le connaître.

Quel conseil donneriez-vous aux nouveaux parachutistes ? « Persévérez, ça vaut le coup !»

Qu'est-ce qui vous motive le plus dans votre rôle au sein de l’ACPS ? « Faire partie d'une équipe d'experts talentueux.»

Richard apporte une motivation constante, un esprit d'équipe et une profonde appréciation de l'expertise qui stimule le développement de la compétition au Canada. En plus de son rôle de leader, il est aussi un compétiteur actif, représentant fièrement le Canada en VR à 8 avec l’équipe Canad’8. Son engagement envers les athlètes, la collaboration et l’excellence de la haute performance renforce à la fois le CÉNC et l’ensemble de la communauté de l’ACPS.

Pour en savoir plus sur le CÉNC : https://www.cspa.ca/fr/a-propos-du-cenc

📸Mike McGowan
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We’re spotlighting some of the people helping guide the future of skydiving in Canada — the thinkers, the doers, the steady hands, and the visionaries shaping our sport from behind the scenes

🌟 Meet Richard Bisson, CSPA CNTC Chair!

We asked Richard a couple of questions to help our community get to know him better.

What's one piece of advice you'd give to new skydivers? “Keep going it is worth it!”

What motivates you most in your role with CSPA? “Being with a talented team of experts.”

Richard brings steady motivation, teamwork, and a deep appreciation for the expertise that drives competitive development in Canada. Alongside his leadership role, he’s also an active competitor, proudly representing Canada in 8‑way FS with Team Canad’8. His commitment to athletes, collaboration, and high‑performance excellence strengthens both the CNTC and the broader CSPA community.

Learn more about the CNTC: https://www.cspa.ca/en/competition-and-national-teams-committee-cntc

📸Mike McGowan

Our very own Richard Bisson was recently recognized by the CSPA for his decades long involvement in developing the sport...
04/12/2026

Our very own Richard Bisson was recently recognized by the CSPA for his decades long involvement in developing the sport in Canada. Richard is much more than a multiple Canadian National Champion. He is a mentor and coach who has helped countless individuals develop their skills in this sport and we are very honored to have him on our team.

Lors de notre assemblée générale annuelle de 2026, nous avons remis des prix de bénévolat à plusieurs personnes. Notre troisième prix Cathy Johnson a été décerné à Richard Bisson.

Richard est un membre dévoué de l’Association canadienne de parachutisme sportif (ACPS) depuis 1990, ce qui représente 36 années d’engagement continu. Ses contributions touchent le développement des athlètes, le leadership technique et l’excellence en compétition, faisant de lui un candidat exemplaire pour cette prestigieuse distinction.

Leadership et service
-Président du Comité des équipes nationales canadiennes (CÉNC) : Richard a assuré une orientation stratégique et une supervision constante afin que les athlètes canadiens soient soutenus et représentés au plus haut niveau.
-Membre du Comité de développement à long terme de l’athlète (DLTA) : Son engagement témoigne de sa volonté de bâtir des parcours durables pour les futures générations de parachutistes.
-Mentorat et instruction : Titulaire de nombreuses certifications d’instructeur (E1, E2, IR, IL, PAC, IE, IC et CSD), Richard a formé, encadré et inspiré un très grand nombre de membres, contribuant ainsi au renforcement des normes techniques et de sécurité de notre sport.

Richard Bisson incarne pleinement l’esprit du prix Cathy Johnson par ses décennies de service, son leadership au sein de la gouvernance, son excellence en enseignement et ses réalisations en compétition. Ses contributions ont renforcé le parachutisme sportif canadien à tous les échelons, de l’initiation jusqu’à la compétition nationale.
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At our 2026 AGM, we awarded some individuals with some volunteer awards. Our third Cathy Johnson Service Award was awarded to: Richard Bisson.

Richard has been a dedicated member of the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association (CSPA) since 1990, marking 36 years of continuous involvement. His contributions span athlete development, technical leadership, and competitive excellence, making him a model candidate for this prestigious recognition.

Leadership and Service
-Chair of the Canadian National Teams Committee (CNTC): Richard has provided strategic guidance and oversight, ensuring Canadian athletes are supported and represented at the highest levels.
-Member of the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Committee: His involvement demonstrates a commitment to building sustainable pathways for future generations of skydivers.
-Mentorship and Instruction: Holding multiple instructional ratings (C1, C2, GC, JM, PFF, SSE, SSI, EJR), Richard has trained, mentored, and inspired countless members, strengthening the technical and safety standards of the sport.

Richard Bisson embodies the spirit of the Cathy Johnson Award through his decades of service, leadership in governance, instructional excellence, and competitive achievements. His contributions have strengthened Canadian sport parachuting at every level—from grassroots development to national competition.

02/22/2026

For this competition we have been experimenting with Skydiver Desinger to help us engineer jumps. It’s a great tool to help you visualize the skydive and take those letters and numbers and turn them into helpful pictures. It’s really helpful if you want to look at different versions of formations to see what is more efficient. Once we started walking the jump and testing the options we would figure out what felt best for us on that jump.

If you want to see what the rounds looked like you can see all 10 rounds here!

We got off to a great start with a hot round 1 of 23 points and continued the momentum through the day. We’ve had 6 real...
02/22/2026

We got off to a great start with a hot round 1 of 23 points and continued the momentum through the day. We’ve had 6 really good rounds today and are all really happy with how everything went, and so is our awesome coach Matt Davidson who scored a HUGE 50 points on round 1 with his team XP8.

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a good day for us with some of our favourite blocks. WOOHOO!

https://www.intimescoring.com/Results/EventResults?dbid=62&mid=7&smid=0&mdcid=50&dseid=0

6 hours of tunnel over 6 days seemed like a lot when we started but coming into our last day we can’t believe how quickl...
02/20/2026

6 hours of tunnel over 6 days seemed like a lot when we started but coming into our last day we can’t believe how quickly it’s gone! Learning from a career athlete and solider has been a great experience. Matt Davidson has decades of training and competition experience, and he has been able to share a small part of that with us. He started us off with the fundamentals “stay off grips” and “look at your clone”. He built up our process over the week to setup formations correctly before taking grips, following key discipline and block technique. When we were ready we moved on to “speed” training, where we made this process more efficient and found where our line of was.

Today we are repeating the draw we did at the competition last year after Hell Week to see how we have improved.

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