{^widget|(showdescription)True|(name)CRC.Blog.Widgets.Gallery|(image_guid)cc76e143-45f3-4730-accf-c9aeb440fa2e|(widget_displayname)CRC+Blog+-+Gallery|(width)|(height)^}Earlier this week, Buckles, the Canadian Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety mascot, made an appearance on Parliament Hill. To promote summer water safety, Buckles met with school children and Parliamentarians to raise awareness around the importance of lifejacket use in and around the water, and the effectiveness of lifejackets in drowning prevention.
As a part of National Lifejacket and Swim Day, organized by Honorable John Weston, the Canadian Red Cross celebrated this event with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, Parachute Canada, Canadian Interuniversity Sport and members of the National Health and Fitness Initiative. In addition, Canadian Olympian, Annamay Pierse, who is a former World Record holder of the 200 metre breaststroke, spoke to the children about staying safe around the water.
Tomorrow, Thursday May 15 is National Lifejacket Day. We’ll be sharing some alarming stats on boating-related fatalities in Canada so stay tuned.
