BEFORE the snow flies - you NEED TO CHECK OUT the NEWEST FEATURES of the toboggan hill!

What's new there?
- Seeding the hill with ground cover that will germinate in the spring. Was neat to watch the net jiggle around to distribute the seeds evenly over the hill surface. Thank you to Birss Greenhouse Soil-Landscaping who had the equipment and the skill to do this job.
- That new bumpy path is called a PUMP TRACK. For cyclists who want ups and downs and crazy turns, this track is for YOU!
- New seeds in the foreground, more pump track challenges in the background and hill paths in between.

Also there are many new trees planned on the west side of the hill - THANK YOU to Inter-mountain Watershed District for your tree donation.

If you haven't been to the NEW TOBOGGAN HILL in Maamawi Park, you need to walk/bike/ride down there to check out ALL this new stuff.

And once the snow comes, it will look different again... and you will need to visit again and again....

Click on any of the images below to view them full size.

• Co-op Community Spaces - $115,000

• Thomas Still Foundation - $20,000

• Community Revitalization - $272,000

• BIRT CUP – Brandon University

• Dauphin & District Community Foundation - $50,000

• Fusion Full Circle - $40,000

• Building Sustainable Communities Program - $300,000

• Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign

• Strilkiwski Contracting Ltd. – In-kind donation of materials for path’s in Phase 1 ($8,500)

• BIRT Cup - $5,000

On January 12, 2022 the Canadian Red Cross informed its Training Partners that they have decided to wind down their involvement in swim and lifeguard training across Canada in order to direct more attention to surging humanitarian demands such as disaster and pandemic response and opioid harm reduction.

See News Release

We are looking at starting the new program in our Summer lesson set. Look for the new levels upon registration.

You will need to look at the swim transition document to figure out what level to place your child in the new program.

Swim Transition Chart

If you do not know what previous Red Cross level your child is at, use the descriptions to best decide. Or you can book a private lesson to get assessed to see what is the best Swim for Life level for you child.

The Swim for Life program is grounded in the Society’s mission: Basic swimming ability is a requirement of any meaningful attempt to eliminate drowning in Canada. All Canadians need to learn to swim.

Swim for Life focuses on the acquisition and development of fundamental swim strokes and skills for learners of all ages and abilities. Learning Swim to Survive skills and achieving the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive Standard are embedded in the Swim for Life Program.

Swim for Life is designed to be accessible, flexible, success-oriented and fun, with lots of in-water practice in every lesson.

Swim for Life flows seamlessly into the Society’s lifesaving and vocational training awards, providing a complete, coherent, program of integrated swimming and lifesaving instruction.

Water Smart education is an integral part of Swim for Life and provides information and experiences that help participants make smart decisions in, on and around water and ice. Appropriate water safety messages based on the learning from our drowning research target Swim for Life participants at each level.

Swim for Life focuses on the development of competency in front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke. These are the three most efficient swimming strokes and the foundation of every swimmer’s repertoire. Investing the time to learn the basic mechanics of these strokes early pays off in stroke efficiency throughout one’s life.

Swim for Life curriculum focuses on the acquisition and development of efficient strokes in two ways:

First, by stressing the basic mechanics over relatively short distances – which increase (as do the “Must See” performance standards) as one advances through Swim for Life levels.

Second, by using a variety of training methods (e.g., sprints, interval training, workouts) that require the swimmer to focus on stroke efficiency and the development of physical fitness.

Endurance training is introduced in the Society’s Canadian Swim Patrol and Bronze awards when swimmers have acquired firm foundation in stroke mechanics and an awareness of fitness training methodology.