City of Peterborough Releases 2024 Lifeguard Training Program Details

The City of Peterborough will conduct staff training for this summer’s lifeguard program from June 25 to 28 at Beavermead and Rogers Cove beaches ahead of seasonal lifeguard supervision.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH.

Additional in-service training will occur every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from July 3 to Aug. 21.

All staff will adhere to provincial health and lifesaving society guidelines for training. Members of the public are asked to give them space to complete their training safely.

City of Peterborough’s lifeguard program runs from June 29 until Aug. 25 with lifeguards at Beavermead and Rogers Cove beaches seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Beavermead beach has an access mat in place from June 29 until August 25. The mat provides a stable surface across the sand into the water, improving accessibility for everyone.

Peterborough Public Health monitors the water quality at our beaches from June until the end of August and posts the reports online. When lifeguards are present, a flag or sign at the beaches indicates the water quality status. For more information on water quality reporting at the public beaches, please contact Peterborough Public Health at 705-743-1000.

Lifeguards supervise the City’s four wading pools from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week, from June 29 until Aug. 25. The wading pools are small, shallow pools for children up to about eight years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult when using the wading pools.

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