fire prevention week
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Laurier receives Regional Partner Award with Canadian Blood Services
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Wilfrid Laurier University received the 2021 Regional Partner Award with Canadian Blood Services. The award celebrates Laurier’s decade-long commitment as a Partner for Life at the Canadian Blood Services. It recognizes the dedication and kindness of Laurier’s blood donors, whose donations support Canada’s lifeline. “I’m happy to say that as an institution, we had set…
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Waterloo Fire Rescue hosts annual prevention week
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Fire Prevention Week is designed to create awareness about various fire safety practices across North America. The primary focus of Fire Prevention Week is to change the behaviors around fire safety by creating a discussion around the topic of fire safety. This year’s campaign, “Don’t wait check the date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years,”…
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Why I refuse to give blood
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While I was home for reading week, I was treated to a news story about my local hospital being the most generous in terms of blood donation. That’s heartwarming. Their slogan is “it’s in you to give,” after all. I’d finish that slogan as “it’s in you to give—as long as you’re not a man…
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