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Water and Ice Safety
• Drowning Dangers, Water and Boating Safety (Part 1)
• Flash Floods (Part 1)• Ice Safety (Part 2)• The Dangers of
Hypothermia (Part 3)
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Water & Ice SafetyPart 1: Water Safety
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Drowning Dangers
• Each year in Canada close to 500 people die in water related accidents
• Drowning is the third leading cause of accidental death for Canadians under 60 years of age
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Drowning Prevention & Water Safety
Did you know…?• Most drownings
occur 3-15 meters from safety?
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Water Safety Skills
It is recommended that anyone who is on or near water should be able to do the following:
• Roll in deep water to orient themselves to the surface in case of an unexpected fall
• Tread water for at least 1 minute
• Swim 50 meterswww.lifesavingsociety.com
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Boating Safety
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Pleasure Craft Operator Card
• Mandatory for all operators of watercraft under 4 m in length, including personal watercraft
• Can be completed on-line from an Accredited Course Provider.
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Boating Safety--- Boaters must have the following items in their boats:
• One approved lifejacket or PFD (personal flotation device) per person on board
• One manual-propelling device or one anchor with a minimum of 15 m of rope/chain
• One bailer or manual pump
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Boating Safety--- Boaters must have the following items in their boats:
• Navigation lights if boat is operated after sunset, before sunrise or in poor visibility
• A sound signaling device
• A buoyant heaving line that is at least 50 m long
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Other Tips for Safe Boating
• Always wear your lifejacket or PFD (90% of drowning victims in boating accidents were not wearing them)
• Do not mix drinking and boating
• Check the weather forecast ahead of time
• Drive at appropriate speeds
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Other Tips for Safe Boating
• Stay seated• Do not overload the
boat• Carry a VHF radio or
cellphone in a waterproof bag
• Tell someone where you are going and when you will be back
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Other Dangerous Water Conditions
Flash Flooding:• Water levels in rivers and
streams suddenly and unexpectedly rise.
• Little warning• Fast moving
Causes of Flash Floods:• Heavy prolonged rainfall (slow
moving thunderstorms)• Sudden snow melt in the
spring • Heavy rain in the spring when
the ground is frozen can cause excess run-off into rivers
• Excess water is funneled into river/stream channel causing water levels to rise over banks
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Grand River in Flood in Galt
Peak water flow at noon on December 29/08. Normal flows are 15-30 m3/sec. Today the flow was just over 600 m3/sec at this time. Flows were about 1000 m3/sec in the 1974 flood
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Safety Precautions
• The MNR and GRCA monitor river and waterbody conditions and will issue warnings about dangerous or potentially dangerous water conditions.
• Check local weather forecasts and watershed conditions before going near streams, rivers and waterbodies.
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Local watershed conditions can be obtained at
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