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Organizations calling for targeted swimming programs after death of young immigrantOrganizations are calling for more targeted swimming programs after a six-year-old immigrant dies.EducationAug 10, 2022
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Calls for tougher lifeguarding rules after pool scareA scare at an apartment complex in East Kildonan Thursday has renewed calls for tougher safety rules.TrendingJul 22, 2022
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Water safety experts in Quebec ‘very concerned’ as summer loomsQuebec health-care and swimming experts are urging caution after a deadly weekend in the province, including where a four-year-old boy died involving a backyard pool.CanadaJun 15, 2022
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Lifeguards needed at southern Alberta swimming poolsAs the COVID-19 pandemic forced pool closures, it also put a hold on lifeguard training courses. Pools across the province are struggling to keep lifeguards on staff.CanadaMay 13, 2022
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Warmer weather prompts water safety warnings in CalgaryWhile ponds and rivers may still appear to be safe enough to walk or skate on, the warmer weather means this likely isn't the case.EnvironmentJan 12, 2022
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Montreal homeowners renting out pools for cash, but experts urge cautionFifty-five pool owners in the Montreal area and counting, are hopping on the latest trend of renting their backyard pools using Swimply.CanadaAug 11, 2021
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‘It did not look like drowning’: Good Samaritan wants you to know the signsEmily Treen and her boyfriend helped save a man from Harrison Lake on Monday, and she wants people to know the signs of drowning aren't anything like you'd see in the movies.EducationAug 5, 2021
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Many Alberta pools running short-staffed, need lifeguards, swim instructorsParks Canada is looking to hire staff to run its hot pools in Banff and Jasper. Elevation Place in Canmore has dozens of lifeguard job postings.ConsumerAug 3, 2021
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Quebec first responders concerned by dozens of close drowning calls in June"We can say we are on the same numbers and we expect to have the same reality like last year," predicts Lifesaving Society Quebec's Executive Director Raynald Hawkins.HealthJul 6, 2021
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The push to reopen pools after a year of missed swimming lessonsMany swimming lesson programs have been on hold for more than a year and the Lifesaving Society says it could put children at risk.FeaturesMar 25, 2021
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