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Kids Don't Float

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station #106 continues initiative to keep children safe on the water.
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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station #106 member Fred Banham helps Parkview Elementary student Malachi Gossen try on a cold-water immersion suit during a “Kids Don’t Float” boating and water safety presentation by Banham and fellow Station #106 member Bruce Weicker. The presentation

 

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station #106 member Fred Banham helps Parkview Elementary student Malachi Gossen try on a cold-water immersion suit during a “Kids Don’t Float” boating and water safety presentation by Banham and fellow Station #106 member Bruce Weicker. The presentation, featuring Bobbie the Safety Boat, will be offered to Carlin, North Canoe and South Broadview schools. Meanwhile, Station #106 is setting up Kids Don’t Float stations at public docks/boat launches throughout the Shuswap where personal flotation devices will be made available for children to borrow while out on the lake.