Water Safety

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2022 Seasonal Drowning Prevention Messages

• English
• Français

Water Smart Activities

Looking for activities to do while home with the kids during this unexpected break in the school year?

Within Arms' Reach Activities

• Within Arms' Reach Colouring Sheet
• Within Arms' Reach Fill in the Blank
• Within Arms' Reach Crossword

Swim to Survive Activities

• Swim to Survive Word Search
• Swim to Survive Colouring Sheet

Swim with a Buddy Activities

• Swim with a Buddy Word Scramble
• Swim with a Buddy Q & A Matchup

Wear a Lifejacket Activities

• Wear a Lifejacket Word Search
• Wear a Lifejacket Maze
• Wear a Lifejacket Colouring Sheet

Check the Ice Activities

• Check the Ice Matchup
• Check the Ice Fill in the Blank
• Check the Ice Crossword Puzzle
• Check the Ice Colouring Sheet

More Resources

Backyard Pool Safety

Boating Safety

• Boating safety tips

Canadian Drowning Prevention Coalition

• Canadian Drowning Prevention Plan - English and French
• Community-based Drowning Prevention Coalitions – Framework for Action - English and French
• Ten Actions to Prevent Drowning

Child Safety Tips

• Under 5
• 5–12
• Watch me not your phone
• On Guard Card - Media release and Video

Cold Water and Ice Safety

Community Events

• Lifejacket Clinic
• NDPW
• Water Smart Contest
• Water Smart Award

Drowning Reports

Family Swim to Survive

• Background

Lifejackets

New Canadians

• Research backgrounder - English and French
• Media release - English and French

Start Boating

• Website link

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Swim to Survive

• Swim to Survive quick facts
• Swim to Survive infographic
• Media release

Swim to Survive +

• Background information
• Teenage brain infographic
• New Canadian tweens at greater risk of drowning
• Media release

Water Smart Tip Cards / Conseils Aqua Bon

Visit lifeguarddepot.com to order the Water Smart Tip cards in 12 languages.

• For Parents of Children Under 5 Years of Age / Pour les parents d’enfants
  âgés de moins de 5 ans
• For Parents of Children 5-12 Years of Age / Pour les parents d’enfants
  âgés de 5 à 12 ans
• Cold Water Safety For Canadians / Sécurité en eau froide
  pour les Canadiens
• Lifejackets & PFDs for Parents / Pour les parents sur les gilets de sauvetage et vêtements de flottaison individuels
• Watch Me, Not Your Phone / Fixez-moi au lieu de votre téléphone

Posters & Other Stuff

• Lobby presentation (PowerPoint)
• Buddy poster
• Buddy catcher
• Buddy bookmark
• Swim to Survive tattoos
• Ice thickness poster
• Within Arms' Reach poster
• Don’t drink and boat posters -  Can - Bottle - Glass

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