Programs
This program includes: a ROLL into deep water, TREADING water for one minute, and SWIMMING 50 metres
What is Swim-to-Survive?
This Team travels the province providing interactive school presentations, community event presence and media interviews to help prevent drowning and provide water safety training.
What is The WaterWise Safety Team?
1896
What is the year the Lifesaving Society began teaching water safety and water rescue in Canada.?
265
What is the average number of drowning deaths in Canada each year?
Is a silent killer and can happen in as little as 10 seconds
What is drowning?
The first Swim For Life module.
What is Parent and Tot?
The Lifesaving Society's motto is “Whomsoever you see in distress, recognize in them a fellow human being.”
What is, The Lifesaving Society's motto?
Bronze Medallion
What is the first award established by the Lifesaving Society? Arthur Lewis Cochrane brought the lifesaving skills he learned in his homeland to Canada. He passed them along to students at Upper Canada College in Toronto. In June 1896, 18 of his students were the first recipients of our distinguished Bronze Medallion award.
86%
What is the percentage of drowning victims that are male?
Choose it and Use it!
What is a lifejacket or PFD?
This program teaches team building, fair play, ethics in sport and responsibility as well as an introduction to basic skills.
What is the Lifesaving Sport Fundamentals Program?
To prevent drowning and reduce water-related injury.
What is, The Lifesaving Society's mission?
1964
What is the year the NL is officially launched?
91%
What is the percentage of drowning that occur in natural bodies of water?
Know before you go.
What is, check the weather forecast and complete a simple safety checklist?
The Lifesaving Society of BC & Yukon serves as an expert witness in legal cases involving aquatic safety. The objective of the Program is to maximize the safety of aquatic facilities.
What is Aquatic Safety Audits Program?
A Canada free from drowning and water-related injury.
What is, The Lifesaving Society's vision?
2000
What is the year the Lifesaving Society launches AED training?
Individuals aged 19-29
What is the population with the highest drowning rates in BC? (23% of all drownings are from this age group)
Protect your neck.
What is, go feet first, first time. Never dive into shallow water.
“The acquisition of basic swimming ability is a fundamental requirement in any meaningful attempt to eliminate drowning in Canada”
What is the Swim for Life Program?
Guided by humanitarian principles, we are the Canadian leader in the prevention of drowning and water-related injury. We are collaborative, innovative, and ethical. We operate with fairness, respect, trust, and integrity. We value diversity, flexibility and creativity. We seek inclusiveness, driven by the needs of our community. We are a dynamic organization that succeeds through volunteerism, pro-active leadership, and the pursuit of excellence.
What are The Lifesaving Society's Values
2004
What is the year the Lifesaving Society launches it's learn-to-swim Program?
95%
What is drownings of children under 5 years old due to absent or distracted supervision?
Within arms’ reach
What is, closely supervise young children near water?