After struggling to hire lifeguards for Nova Scotia’s beaches in recent years the Lifesaving Society of Nova Scotia says things are going much better in 2024.

“We only have three positions left to fill,” said Lifesaving Society special projects director Paul D’Eon. “During COVID training wasn’t taking place so not only did we lose a lot of our existing staff, we also didn’t have new ones coming in,”.

D’Eon says things began improving in 2022 after a new crop of lifeguards began trickling in, with the resumption of training programs in 2021.

“It was definitely a struggle, not just for us but for pools and for other parts of North America where training stopped,” said D’Eon.

Lifeguards in Nova Scotia are scheduled to start monitoring beaches in Nova Scotia starting on June 29.

Beaches monitored by lifeguards in Nova Scotia include;

• Aylesford Lake Beach | Kings County
• Bayfield Beach | Antigonish County
• Bayswater Beach | Lunenburg County
• Clam Harbour Beach | Halifax County
• Dollar Lake Beach | Halifax County
• Dominion Beach | Cape Breton County
• Heather Beach | Cumberland County
• Ingonish Beach | Victoria County
• Inverness Beach | Inverness County
• Lake Ellenwood Beach | Yarmouth County
• Lake Milo Boat Club | Yarmouth County
• Lawrencetown Beach | Halifax County
• Martinique Beach | Halifax County
• Mavillette Beach | Digby County
• Melmerby Beach | Pictou County
• Mira Gut Beach | Cape Breton County
• Point Michaud | Richmond County
• Pomquet Beach | Antigonish County
• Port Hood Beach | Inverness County
• Port Maitland Beach | Yarmouth County
• Queensland Beach | Halifax County
• Rainbow Haven Beach | Halifax County
• Rissers Beach | Lunenburg County
• Stoney Island | Shelburne County