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here are a few other statistics from the society’s 2024 drowning report to bear in mind:
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according to nargis ehsan, community manager with refugee 613 , that’s a gap they’re trying to close, but it’s a major task given all the things that refugees have to learn about.
additionally, many newcomers arrive after their children are too old to take part in ontario’s swim to survive drowning prevention and water safety program, which teaches grade 3 students the minimum essential skills to survive unexpected falls into deep water. the program was developed by the lifesaving society, which also promotes a family version.
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numerous programs already exist, including the city’s hand in hand one, which offers recreation fee reductions to lower-income residents, and its i love to swim program, which, through a partnership with canadian tire’s jumpstart charities, teaches youngsters to swim. the city also offers a swim city program.
others, such as dovercourt recreation , aqua-tots and bgcottawa (formerly the boys and girls clubs of ottawa), also offer swimming instruction.
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