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Volume 132 Issue 43

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Friday, January9, 2015

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Students Visit Ski Hill

Hopeful for More

Blood Donors
Its In You To Give
By JENNIFER PAIGE

innedosa has been a regular stop in the Canadian Blood Services mobile donation clinics.
Last year, five clinics were held at the Minnedosa
Community Conference Centre.
Over the course of the fi
ve clinics, 265 donors
walked through the doors and were able to donate
209 units of blood.
This is in contrast to 2013, where over five
clinics, we saw 337 donors attend and collected
275 units of blood, commented Mike Choi, Event
Co-ordinator with Donor Relations with Canadian
Blood Services.
Choi notes that the decline is attributed to
the rise in no-show appointments. When a donor
doesnt call to cancel their appointment, we do not
have an opportunity to open up that space to another donor who may want to donate.
This fall the Canadian Blood Services inventory
plunged to the lowest levels since 2008 due to similar no-show situations across the country.
That being said, any amount of blood donation
is beneficial. With the units collected in Minnedosa
in 2014, a cancer patient, who may use up to five
units weekly, could receive treatment for nearly 10
months, continued Choi.
Every year, Blood Services requires approximately 85,000 new donors across Canada to keep up
with patient needs.
In 2015, we hope to rise back up and collect
close to 300 units in Minnedosa. With our existing donor base aging, some of our most dedicated,
long-time donors may come to rely on blood system
themselves and this is where we hope our new donors can take the reins.
Any individual 17 to 71 can donate once every
56 days. The fi rst blood clinic of 2015 will be held on
Tuesday, January 20th at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre.
For more information call 1-888-2-DONATE.

Photos by Jennifer Paige

s part of Healthy Active Lifestyles project at Tanners Crossing School, grade

seven and eight students took part in a
downhill ski program at Ski Valley in late
December, just before Christmas holidays.
Students spent two days on the hills, receiving some ski instructions and soaking up a
few winter rays.
A nearby outdoor gem, Ski Valley has
nine diff erent ski runs offering something
for all level of ski and snowboard enthusiasts. It is one of our greatest winter tourist
attractions.

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