Beach bummer

The job of a summer lifeguard can be a lonely one when the weather doesn’t co-operate. These two veterans huddle under an umbrella while scanning a nearly deserted Canatara Beach in a rain shower last week.

The job of a summer lifeguard can be a lonely one when the weather doesn’t co-operate.

These two veterans huddle under an umbrella while scanning a nearly deserted Canatara Beach in a rain shower last week.

Erika Lange, left, is a five-year lifeguard studying to become a teacher at Western University, while Mackenzie Turner, a four-year lifeguard, is taking French at the University of Guelph.

Glenn Ogilvie