A Drown Free BC Weekend

    There’s nothing quite like rising to a challenge and coming away from it victorious. You’re one of the players on the Spanish National Football team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. You win a bet to quit smoking. You win the princess’ hand after fatally striking the evil duke in a duel to the death. Er, maybe that last example wasn’t a very current one.

    You're Probably Not Expecting To Drown Today

    There’s a reason why we’re running the You’re Probably Not Expecting to Drown Today – Contest this summer. It’s the time of the year when the number of drownings spike due to more people out in the province’s bodies of water.

    You're probably not expecting to drown today.

    Thanks to everyone who entered our contest. It is now closed.

    Another month, another prize to be won. In May, we ran a contest to get discussions started on bike helmet use in BC. This month, The Community Against Preventable Injuries is focusing on how we can reduce the number of British Columbians who are injured or die from drowning. You might think that drowning isn’t that common, unfortunately,

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