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REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Report #:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
January 21., 2002 Resolution #:gfl-O'd- 3-03
File#: PJS
CSD-02-02
By-law #:
Meeting:
Date:
Subject:
2001 AQUATICS PROGRAM SUMMARY
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report No. CSD-02-02 be received for information:
Submitted by:
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Franklin Wu
Chief Administrative Officer
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Report CSD-02-02 has been prepared for Council's information to provide a
status report regarding the aquatics instructional programs.
1.2 The Community Services Department operates a number of instructional swim
programs throughout the year. Sessions are divided by the season as winter,
spring, summer and fall.
1.3 During the various sessions, programs are offered at the Clarington Fitness
Centre and Courtice Community Complex. In the summer, a number of
instructional programs are offered at the Newcastle Lions Outdoor Pool and the
Orono Outdoor Pool.
1.4 The Community Services Department hires approximately eighty (80) part-time
aquatics employees over the year to provide qualified instruction and supervision
of the recreational programs for the participants. Each instructor must be
certified by the Lifesaving Society and Canadian Red Cross Society and must
recertify every two years to maintain their positions. This recertification includes
both theoretical and practical in-water sessions.
1.5 The attached chart (see attachment #1) is an overview of participants which
allows staff and Council the opportunity to compare the aquatics program over a
five (5) year period between 1997 and 2001.
2.0 CLARINGTON LIFEGUARD COMPETITION
2.1 Aquatics staff from Orono, Newcastle, Courtice Community Complex and
Clarington Fitness Centre participated in a 5-day lifeguard competition in July. .
There were four events in which staff competed: First Aid, Spinal Injury
Management, Fitness and Lifeguarding Situations.
2.2 Local media (Clarington This Week and Rogers TV) provided coverage of the
event in newspapers and on television.
2.3 All participants were awarded a prize for participating. Prizes were generously
donated by GM Canada and we thank GM Canada for their contribution and
involvement. The overall winning team was Team Orono. The team was
awarded trophy and "bragging rights" until next summer.
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3.0 COMMENT
3.1 Classes are scheduled to maxi ize the available pool time in order to offer
flexibility for registration and in or er to offer variable class times. When classes
are cancelled due to low registration, staff makes every effort to accommodate
the participants in alternate classes, offer different times, or transfer the
participant to the other aquatics facility. While most participants are placed in a
class or in a multilevel instructional class, some simply cannot be
accommodated. Those participants are offered credits for the next session and
are given advance priority for the next session. In most cases, the cancelled
classes are replaced with more popular classes where a high demand is
experienced.
3.2 By comparison, 2001 summer registration increased by 8 % over the same
period in 2000; and, 2001 fall registration has exceeded the previous year by 10
%. In essence, over a period of five (5) years between 1997 and 2001,
participatory levels in aquatics instruction have increased by 60%. (See
attachment #1).
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Attachment #1 to Report CSD-02-02
Five-Year Summary of Registrations
1997 - 2001
By Season
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1997 549 896 396 1519 3360
1998 1020 1535 459 1705 4719
1999 1043 1603 621 1481 4748
2000 979 1837 1052 1627 5495
2001 953 1496 1132 1784 5365
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