School buses in Newmarket and York Region are not the only services that have been cancelled in the past few weeks due to bad weather.
Canadian Blood Services has also had to cancel several local clinics resulting in a number of lost units, a spokesperson said.
Here are the rescheduled blood donor clinics in Newmarket:
Tuesday, March 12
1:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Newmarket Community Centre
200 Doug Duncan Dr.
149 open appointments
Saturday, March 23
9 a.m. to 12 noon
York Region Administrative Centre
17250 Yonge St.
38 open appointments
Walk-ins are welcome, however, you are encouraged to book an appointment.
It’s easy to book an appointment, locate a clinic, check your eligibility, and more. Download the GiveBlood app available for iOS on the App Store or for Android on Google Play, call 1-888-236 6283, or visit here.
Here's what you need to know about giving blood:
- To donate, you must be at least 17 years of age, in general good health, and feeling well on the day of your donation;
- The blood you give will be used within days to help someone. Any patient who needs blood in Canada will receive as many units as required, in most cases to help save their life;
- The need for blood is constant. This is especially true for patients in Canada that have conditions that require regular blood transfusions, such as patients with cancer or blood disorders and;
- More regular donors are needed to maintain a strong national inventory of blood and blood products to meet patients’ needs.
Every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood and often from more than one generous donor, Canadian Blood Services reports.
Here’s a by-the-numbers look at who needs blood:
- Up to 8 donors a week to help someone with leukemia;
- Up to 5 donors to help someone undergoing cancer treatment;
- Up to 50 donors to help someone in a car crash;
- Up to 2 donors to help someone who needs brain surgery;
- Up to 5 donors to save someone who needs heart surgery;
- Up to 2 to 8 donors to help someone with internal bleeding;
- Up to 2 donors a day to help someone undergoing a bone marrow transplant;
- Up to 4 donors a month to help someone with Aplastic Anemia and;
- Up to 2 donors for a hip replacement.
