Buckles teaching water safety to school children on Parliament Hill.
Children enjoying activities on Parliament Hill in their Canadian Red Cross lifejackets.
Olympian AnnaMay Pierse teaching children the importance of lifejackets and water safety.
Buckles teaching children the importance of lifejackets and water safety.
High fives for lifejackets!
Honorable John Weston speaking to school children about the importance of lifejackets and water safety.
Honorable John Weston speaking to school children about the importance of lifejackets and water safety.
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Olympian AnnaMay Pierse teaching children the importance of lifejackets and water safety.
Pierre LaFontaine, Swim Coach of the Parliamentary Fitness Initiative and CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, speaking to the school children about the importance of wearing a lifejacket while engaging in water-related activities.
Marc Wolvin, Regional Manager Eastern and Northern Ontario, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, speaks to the school children about engaging in physical activity.
Pam Fuseli of Parachute Canada speaking to the school children about drowning prevention.
Buckles pictured with Honorable John Weston and Rick Caissie, director general, prevention and safety, Canadian Red Cross.
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.