City goes big for Drowning Prevention Week

As part of National Drowning Prevention Week, Sunday, July 15 to Saturday, July 21, the City of Sherbrooke will be offering prevention and education activities at its twelve outdoor swimming pools and its two municipal beaches. These activities are aimed at educating the population, particularly young people, about safe swimming in recreational water.

The mascot “Didi the PFD” (for personal flotation device) will tour outdoor pools and public beaches to provide information on the safe use of a life jacket. In addition to those visits and in order to present the various monitoring tools and techniques, the program includes the following theme days:

Demonstrations of various rescue situations

Discovering the first aid kit Young lifeguards - monitoring techniques and tools

· Initiation to rescue

The Marathon of lengths

All outdoor pools will have the same schedule:

Monday, July 16 to Saturday, July 21, in the afternoon - Marathon of lengths

Tuesday, July 17, in the afternoon Discovering the first aid kit;

Wednesday, July 18, in the afternoon Young lifeguard day

Thursday, July 19, at 2 p.m. Simulation of a case of a spinal injury;

Friday, July 20, in the afternoon Initiation to rescue

A surprise visit from the mascot “Didi the PFD” will take place in the afternoon - - from Monday, July 16 to Wednesday, July 19, depending on the pool.

City of Sherbrooke lifeguards are inviting everyone to take part in these activities in order to fully and safely enjoy the pleasures of recreational swimming.

Anyone desiring more information on the activities organized by Sherbrooke’s Aquatic Activities Section as part of National Drowning Prevention Week can call 819-821-5890.