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About the Lifesaving Society
The Lifesaving Society is a national volunteer organization and registered charity, composed of tens of thousands of individual members and over 2,000 affiliated aquatic facilities, municipalities, waterfronts and schools. Established in England in 1891 as The Swimmers' Life Saving Society, we became the Royal Life Saving Society in 1904. Today, we are known to Canadians simply as the Lifesaving Society.
Making Canadians Water SmartŪ
The Lifesaving Society works with a number of partners to collect information on unintentional water-related deaths in Canada. Each year, we publish The National Drowning Report and provincial drowning reports with our findings. Our annual drowning research focuses our Water SmartŪ public education efforts on those people most at risk - like men fishing in small boats - or those who can make a significant difference, such as parents of young children.
Our Resources
The work of the Lifesaving Society - Nova Scotia Branch is done largely through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers who are supported by a governing body of volunteer Board of Directors members. On behalf of our members, the Lifesaving Society - Nova Scotia Branch acknowledges the continued support of the Government of Nova Scotia through the Office of Health Promotion. Such support is integral to the advancement of organizations such as ours.
ARTICLES AND BY-LAWS
MISSION STATEMENT
To prevent Drowning and Water-Related Incidents for all Canadians:
 | by providing lifesaving, lifeguarding and leadership education |
| by providing public education |
VISION
The Lifesaving Society serves all Canadians by providing information and skills that promote safety in, on and around water. The Lifesaving Society is the Canadian authority in aquatic lifesaving education and in lifeguarding. The Society is a leader, and a partner, in the delivery of water safety education.
In striving to reach this vision, the Lifesaving Society:
| maintains a strong foundation in research and collaborates with organizations working to advance safety education; |
| demonstrates leadership, with skills in strategic thinking and operational decision making, by its Board of Directors; |
| ensures representation from all regions of Canada and facilitates the Society's work and resource development in all regions; |
| ensures each region of Canada is represented by strong branches who provide diverse and flexible delivery methods for program and public education |
BASIC STATEMENT OF VALUES
These basic values drive our decision making:
| Humanitarian principles are the basis of our organization |
| People are our most important resource |
| Our organization is dynamic and action orientated |
| Our organization is based on mutual respect, trust and integrity |
| Our organization fosters innovation and creativity. |
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Revised 2004
