Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
, since the job often appeals to high school students between 16 to 18 who then leave to go away for post-secondary education, said Stephanie Bakalar, spokesperson for the Lifesaving Society Ontario.“You have those couple of years where hardly anyone got certified because the pools open a little bit here and there, but not consistently enough to be able to really plan and run all these programs,” Bakalar said.
Christine Pelletier, director of aquatics, fitness and health at Dovercourt Recreation Centre in Ottawa, said they had already hired 15-year-olds who had completed their certification and gave them jobs as assistant instructors until they turned 16.Sometimes they’re people who are now retired and used to lifeguard when they were younger, she said.
“As long as you can meet all of those criteria and you’re physically able and you have the right judgment and skill, you can lifeguard and every two years you’re going to re-certify and re-demonstrate those skills.”
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