Two Years After 6-Year-Old Girl s Drowning, Family Fights Through Legislature to Prevent Tragedies Christine Roher and Carolyn Johnson © Provided by NBC Los Angeles
With summer right around the corner, many kids will spend their free time in a swimming pool. Yet, nearly every day, children die from drowning.
As the I-Team first reported last year, one family knows this pain first-hand, after their six year old daughter drowned at a nearby day camp. And now they re doing everything they can to spare other families a tragic loss.
Two years ago, 6-year-old Roxie Forbes went to a summer day camp near her home in Pasadena. On her ninth day at camp, just 35 minutes after her parents Elena Matyas and Doug Forbes dropped her off, a phone call came that would forever change their lives.
Two Years After 6-Year-Old Girl s Drowning, Family Fights Through Legislature to Prevent Tragedies
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Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 2 minute read
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The formation of Easter Seals Ontario can be traced back to 1922 when representatives from seven Rotary Clubs in southern Ontario met to discuss the meagre support available for the province’s children with physical disabilities. Recognizing a need for action, they formed the Ontario Society for Crippled Children.
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Rotary’s relationship with what is now Easter Seals Ontario has continued to evolve for nearly a century. Rotarians across the province are a major component of the organization’s annual fundraising needs.
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LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As Memorial Day and summer vacations approach, a Los Angeles nonprofit is making a unique effort to educate millions about the growing dangers of childhood drowning.
Meow Meow Foundation recently passed California legislation which declares every third week of May as
Roxie s Wish: Drowning Prevention Week for Children. Coinciding with this annual event, the organization is hosting a 7-part series under the same name from May 15-21. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year s program will stream online.
The report based on New Brunswick’s 90-day rental review fell short in addressing the housing crisis, according to tenants’ rights advocates.
Premier Blaine Higgs announced that a review would be conducted during the State of the Province Address in February. This came just one day after the New Brunswick Coalition for Tenants Rights and the Human Development Council wrote a letter to the provincial government demanding changes for the worsening housing conditions.
Three months later, the coalition is disappointed to see that none of their recommendations are included in the report. Despite asking for a 2% cap on rent increases, and a moratorium on evictions until the province returns to the green phase, the report lacks any solutions for pandemic-related housing issues.
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