Bartlett Tree Experts held their annual aerial training with their Kelowna team on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

This year Bartlettsa国际传媒檚 Kelowna manager Mike Parsons also invited the City of Kelowna arborist team to join them.

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This training is essential for arborists on the ground to know what to do if their co-worker in the tree has an emergency. The one-day training session on Wednesday featured demonstrations, practice opportunities, and lessons and prepares climbers and arborists for different emergency scenarios, rescues, and maneuvers.

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This yearsa国际传媒檚 training sessions took place on the elk trees outside Elks Stadium. Bartlettsa国际传媒檚 regional manager Matt Beatty travelled up from Burnaby to join the training session.

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