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It's the end of an era for Canadians who grew up taking swimming lessons and collecting those famous multi-coloured Red Cross badges. | cbcnewsbc

 

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cbcnewsbc Whew they still gave out those that long. Neat! goodtimes

cbcnewsbc My kid,now 40, has 7 of the 8 badges, somewhere in his belongings. And I think he had a record card too if I remember correctly?

cbcnewsbc I loved swimming lessons!! I loved getting the badges!! I turned purple on cold early mornings and still loved it!!! I love water!!!

cbcnewsbc Well that sucks, its positive reinforcement for kids in the program… so sad…

cbcnewsbc I didn’t know they were still a thing

cbcnewsbc Yep, I still have a couple of mine!

cbcnewsbc Let me guess. They’re NFTs now?

cbcnewsbc I still have a couple badges in a box somewhere.

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