Best place to start is here:
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=648372
Subscribe to the beginner group for the Calabogie school in May and you will be addict for sure.
I will be instructing in group 100-200 (beginner group)
You will have A LOT of seat time during this weekend and you will learn all the basics stuff you need to know to participate to further events.
You will need a helmet. You can find open face helmet for 150$. The helmet need to be Snell 2005 approved or newer. I think the club as some helmet for rent also, something like 10$ a day.
Hope to see you there
Marc