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“This is the time of the year, in Quebec and the rest of Canada, when we find the most drowning situations in one week,” said Raynald Hawkins, longtime executive director of the Société de sauvetage, the Quebec branch of the Lifesaving Society. The national volunteer and charitable organization designates the third week of July as National Drowning Prevention Week (July 18 to 24).
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Nearly 75 per cent of drownings in Canada are between May and September, he said: There have been 40 so far this year in Quebec.
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Lifeguards from Kinsmen Water Park give a rescue demonstration in this photo from 2016. Lifeguards have a number of activities lined up for National Drowning Prevention Week, including rescue demonstrations in partnership with Parkland Ambulance on Wednesday, July 21. Photo courtesy of Kinsmen Water Park.
Know your limits, wear a life-jacket, avoid swimming while intoxicated, and keep a close eye on small children.
Those are some of the messages lifeguards at Kinsmen Water Park hope to get out when National Drowning Prevention Week activities begin on Monday. Park staff have five days of educational events scheduled to teach residents about safety while enjoying the water this year whether it’s in a lake, a dugout, or a swimming pool.