Thanks to Laura Casella and the Global News Montreal team for the awesome collaboration on this important topic. With the current number of drownings in Quebec rising steadily as summer officially approaches, it’s essentially that homeowners with a pool be aware of the risks, and know how to make their pool season as safe as possible.
View the full interview here.
Some important statistics:
- 15% of all drownings happen in backyard pools
- the majority of those 15% involve children aged 1-4 years old
- 85% of those drownings involve absent or distracted supervision
- 100% of those drownings are fully preventable
The “ABCD”‘s of SWIM SAFETY for Backyard Pools
- A – always watch your kids: active supervision, no distractions
- B – be able to swim: sign up for lessons year round, start as of 3 months
- C – checklist for securing your pool: permanent fence with self-closing and self-latching gate. See the official Qc legislation here
- D – discuss the rules with your kids: write out the rules, post them visibly, and talk about them
Swim safely everyone 
