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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2005-06-29, Page 131 • Spoi is pooi Local staff working hard to keep kids safe By Ben Forrest Expositor Staff In the wake of the swimming -related deaths of two boys in the Fergus area, safety procedures at 12 swimming' areas in Ontario have come under review. Although the tragedies have prompted no extra safety precautions to be undertaken at either the Seaforth Lions Pool or the pool at Vanastra Recreation Centre (VRC), the staff at both facilities remain extremely committed to water safety. "When a tragedy like that happens we don't all of a sudden have a special workshop on water safety," says VRC manager Lissa Berard. "That's what we do here, is water safety, period. We do it all the time, every day." Swimming lessons are frequently taught at the VRC and, says Berard, "water safety is part of swimming lessons. (Students) don't just learn to swim, they also learn about water safety." St. James School teacher Teresa Finlayson, however, realizes that by a certain age, many kids have stopped taking swimming lessons and because of that fact - as well as peer pressure that might cause them to be reckless - they sometimes need to be refreshed on certain water safety principles. For that reason, Finlayson recently brought a group of Grade 7 students to the VRC for a workshop on the issue. That workshop, which is offered to many schools in the area, covered things such as recognizing when somebody is in difficulty, what to do when someone is injured in boating accidents, and various tips on how to buy time while waiting for rescue workers to arrive - treading water for instance. Basic principles like when and when not to dive were also covered. "Our hope and our goal," says Berard, "is that they learn something from here so that if they are ever in a real- life situation they know how to help themselves and others. Julie Phillips, the supervising lifeguard at the 11 TONIGHT W ROF WORLDS plus THE LONGEST YARD Open 8:30 PM Show 9:45 PM SI!I&= starlitedrivoinoaoLcom Huron Canty Ad. 0/0. Ship*. 238-8344 BRODHAGEN Community Centre Annual CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE Saturday, July 9, 2005 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Tickets: In Advance Only $12 Adults, Children S6 Music by Tom Melady For tickets call 347-4127, 347-2731 or 345-2746 • St rat ford I: Cinemas •. Alb, `)51 Huron St. 273-6780 • 1 1 1 1 1 Show Schedule for July 1 - 7 War Of The worlds Nightly at 6:45119:15 FVINBurau,s Nmnse M 2 pa tID Batman Begins Nighty at 6:30 & 9:15 flrlrl.l' .,ynwe thio.. M 2 pa liable: Fully loaded 0 Nightly at 7 & 9:15 PiVleYasNrlwe Name M 2 pm Bewitched Nightly at 719:15 01II211'I4m11M Mateo 02 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i Mr 1 Mrs Smith Nightly at7a9:15 ilaiLity 1 ...lays ,vww atratfordc,nemas con) Ben Forrest photo Teaching safety Seaforth Lion's Pool lifeguard Jennie Philips teaches four-year-old Hilary Feeney to swim using a pool noodle. Lions Pool, says she hadn't heard about the incident in Fergus but provided a breakdown of the precautions taken by her and the other seven lifeguards at the pool. No child is permitted into the deep end unless they can swim across the width of the pool three times, Phillips says, and the pool is always closed when thunder or lightning occurs, and during heavy rainfall that obstructs the lifeguards' abilities to see the bottom of the pool. JTARLIQHT DISC OCKEY SERVICE • Music For All Occasions • Country & Rock • 50's & 60's •Big or small, we do 'em all 1250 00 / Nightly 'NONI: 519.117.6105 ANYTIME(. _ 1` The pool maintains a lifeguard -to -swimmers ratio of 1:25, and all of the lifeguards must become re- certified every two years. Those on duty are "constantly" counting heads to ensure that no one has disappeared, Phillips says, and cross -monitor the other guards' designated area, among many other precautions. 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Even the littlest stroke, like, floating on your back could easily get them to the side (of the pool)." "Beaches are even more dangerous, so make sure you never let the kids go out on the beach by themselves especially since the water's a little more cloudy," she says. "It's really hard to tell if someone goes under." CAROM* JENNIFER KINGSTON, daughter of Pard & Flo Dyck, graduated "Cum laude" from Michigan State College of law in East Lansing, Michigan, with a Juris Doctorate (JD) on May 16, 2005. During her studies at MSU, Carokrne excelled in Criminal law and took advantage of many courtroom opportunities; she was also Executive Director of the college of law Moot Court this past year and was awarded a special- ist certificate in the Geoffrey Feiger Trial Advocaiy Program. Caroline celebrated her graduation in East Lansing with fam- ily and friends. Her brother, Christopher returned from Halifax, where he is com- pleting his Masters Degree in International Development. His twin broiler, Drew, returned from Calgary, where he is living and working. Caroline is preserdly preparing to write the Bar Exam in Tampa, Florida in July 2005, sten she will then seek a position with a law firm in Florida. Caroline's family is extremely proud of her. She has unwa• vexed in pursuit of her dream to be a lawyer, overcoming all obstacles. Thanks t0 Bob Monis, Crown Attorney, Goderich for his meritorship and to all her family and friends who always believed in her. "You go, girl!" THE HURON EXPOSITOR, June 29, 2005 - 13 The Ginkgo Tree by Lee MacDougall June 28 - August 13 Adnan Churchill & Suzanne Roberts irni Clip this ad to recei>, e a free poster when attending a 2005 production. at The Lager House! Friday, July 1st LUNCH SPECIALS Fish & Chips w/soup Crab Salad Wrap w/soup DINNER SPECIAL Ribs & Wings w/Corn-on-the-cob, Baked Potato and Chocolate Brownie Pie! Have a safe & happy Canada Day Weekend! ode Open er House 3 am! v Pub 8. 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