What's New

2010 Leadership Institute

Posted September 2, 2010

Registration now open >>>

Open to all Lifesaving Society members and the public, this annual event provides you an opportunity to learn and network.

The 2010 Leadership Institute creates an environment that connects and resonates, providing you with tools and resources that empowers you with turnkey solutions.

This year's Institute will feature Safety Management programs and Mandatory Leadership Updates for NLS Instructors, First Aid/ AEC Instructors, Instructor Trainers and Branch Trainers. These sessions will provide your staff and Society Leadership Volunteers with the opportunity to become updated and certified to support and enhance your facility's programming and safety.

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Read new issue of Medallion online

Posted August 20, 2010 

The Medallion newsletter will be on its way to members soon. Inside you'll find the Society's 2010 Drowning and Injury Prevention Profile. Medallion is mailed to 15,000 member households, affiliates and partners. Read Medallion online here (http://www.lifesaving.org/member_services.php?page=244).

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National Executive Director Appointed

Posted August 17, 2010

It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of Yvan Chalifour as the National Executive Director for the Lifesaving Society.

Yvan has built a career in preventing drowning and water-related injuries through the delivery of training programs and public education and brings over 25 years of management experience from various professional positions. Yvan is a certified Project Management Professional, is fluently bilingual, and has proven experience in implementing and managing national training programs in a regional structure and executing projects for federal agencies and national organizations.

The addition of Yvan to our National organization to work in partnership with our ten Provincial/Territorial Branches and partners across the nation will enhance our ability to prevent drowning and water-related injuries in Canada.

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DB Perks Leadership Scholarship

Posted August 05, 2010

With the generous support from DB Perk & Associates Ltd, the Society is able to offer the DB Perks Leadership Scholarship program. The Lifesaving Society will award two leadership scholarships each year. These scholarships (valued at $250 each) are to be used by the recipients to advance their leadership capacity in delivering Lifesaving Society education and training programs in Alberta and Northwest Territories. Application must be received by 4:30 PM, December 31, 2010.

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2010 Drowning & Injury Prevention Profile

Posted July 17, 2010

This profile provides compelling reasons for individuals, organizations and governments, to make specific choices and take decisive actions to make our communities a safer place to live, work, and play. It is compiled from the most recent data (2008) to provide a picture of drowning fatalities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Learn more >>>

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2010 Annual Report

Posted June 24, 2010

The 2010 Annual Report is now available on-line.
Download your copy >>>

To see who our top performing affiliate members are for 2009 >>>

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Mandatory Course Registration - Effective September 1

Posted June 3, 2010

For quality assurance and to support our Affiliates in the delivery of Lifesaving Society programs, we are implementing (September 1, 2010) a mandatory course/clinic registration policy.

To learn more >>> Communique - Mandatory Coure Registration
Download the registraton form >>> Mandatory Course Registration Form

Get Caught Wearing Your Lifejacket

Posted May 13, 2010

The Lifesaving Society would like to see you get caught wearing your lifejacket and buy yourself some time if you end up in the water. Most of the people who die from boating incidents drowned within a few feet of safety.

To view the full media release >>>

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