Government backs water survival
Thunder Bay Source - The provincial government is promoting water survival skills in Ontario with a grant of almost one million dollars. The McGuinty government has announced the one-time grant of nearly $936,000 for the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive program

Parents should use caution with inflatable pools
WAFF - Drowning is the number one cause of death in children ages 5 and under. Experts say these tragedies are preventable. While inflatable pools are bigger, better and cheaper than before, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says they’re posing an

Panel: Child deaths in inflatable pools increase
Boston Online - WASHINGTON –The number of children drowning in inflatable pools has increased as the pools have gotten bigger, according to safety officials who warn that inflatable pools pose the same dangers as other types. Because inflatable pools have become

Kids and Water CAN Mix
14 WFIE - Inflatable swimming pools, they’re getting bigger, better and cheaper than ever before, and are showing up in backyards all over the country. But many parents don’t realize they can be just as deadly as in-ground pools. Drowning is the number one

Boy found in pool clings to life
CBC News - A 4-year-old boy was in critical condition in hospital after being found floating in a small inflatable pool his family bought over the weekend. The boy’s mother discovered he was missing from the home in Joliette, northeast of Montreal, at about 5 a