Gr.4 students will be getting a better grasp on water safety, thanks to the expansion of a swim program being offered by the School Board and the City.

Superintendent of Educational Services and Programming, Lorie Henderson, says there used to be a swim program offered many years ago. Trustees talked about bringing it back and after a successful pilot at Deerwood, all elementary schools will now have the program for their Gr.4’s. 

Henderson says that Gr.4 was chosen because it’s an ideal age for children to start learning how to swim.