Media Advisory: Partners in Water Safety remind citizens of risks on Calgary’s waterways

The City of Calgary invites media to join Partners in Water Safety—a collaboration of the Calgary Fire Department (CFD), Calgary Police Services (CPS) and Calgary Community Standards—as they kick off the water recreation season on the Bow River.

WHO:

  • Emcee Carol Henke, Public Information Officer, Calgary Fire Department
  • Peter Steenaerts, Technical Teams Coordinator, Calgary Fire Department
  • Staff Sgt. Shawn Wallace, Calgary Police Service
  • Inspector Cheryl Townsend, Calgary Community Standards
  • Jr. Fire Chief
  • Spokespeople will be available for interviews following the introductory address.

WHAT: Partners in Water Safety host water recreation season kickoff

WHEN: Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Northwest of the corner of 7 Ave and 8 ST SE on the south shore past where the Elbow

flows into the Bow River.  https://goo.gl/maps/xnA6bsK61LT2

Video file:

  • Local media are welcome to use City footage for news reporting on this topic. The footage includes a 38 second cut narrated by Carol Henke, followed by just over 6 minutes of raw footage of recreational river users and examples of various potential water hazards such as debris, bridge abutments and fallen trees in the waterline.

  • The video is encoded for broadcast quality in the XDCAM 50 mxf format and can be downloaded at https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjzlbn6d99ebkmv/PWS%202018%20Media%20Kit%20plus%20Broll.mxf?dl=0

Parking:

  • Media are welcome to park along 7th Avenue SE between 8th and 10th Streets SE. The no parking signs will not be enforced for the duration of the media event.

Photo Opportunities:

  • Partners in Water Safety will perform lifejacket and water safety equipment demonstrations.

For more information about water safety, visit calgary.ca/watersafety.