In terms of annual salaries for swimming pool and hot tub professionals, Pool & Spa Marketing’s fourth annual salary survey revealed there was a slight decrease in the number of those earning more than $60,000 per year.

A number of aquatic industry associations, together with the American Red Cross, are joining forces this May to help highlight the importance of safe swimming.

A number of parents in Calgary are registering their young children in a controversial drowning-prevention program that the Canadian Lifesaving Society says may give some families a false sense of security.

The Pool & Hot Tub Council of Canada (PHTCC) recently reminded its members how they can easily earn 25 educational credits by reading articles in Pool & Spa Marketing.

Service professionals faced with cleaning and opening swimming pools damaged by Hurricane Sandy now have an online, step-by-step program they can use to ensure pool water is free of contaminates and safe for bathing.