Couldn’t have said it better myself!
September 11, 2001.
Do you remember where you were? Do you remember what you were doing? Did you find yourself glued to a television? Were you angry? Were you sad? Can you describe the shock you felt?
11 years later… do you still think back to the horror that unfolded during the morning of that clear and sunny day?
I will never forget, I will always remember. I will forever pay tribute and honour to the first responders that ran in while others were running out.
I will never forget, I will always remember the volunteers who travelled from near and far to help in the search and rescue efforts.
I will never forget, I will always remember the faces, the sorrow, the tears and the heartbreak of those who lost loved ones.
I will never forget, I will always support, “If you see it, say it.” and report anything…
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Please read. Tim is someone I totally respect and look up to. This is a great message and appies not everyone in SM!
I was looking at the Facebook the other day and saw a story that caught my eye. It was about an abduction of a child from my hometown, so naturally I was interested in what was happening and if I knew anyone involved.
The report was accompanied by the picture of the missing child with a plea for help to locate her. The post had been shared a few times and the expected concern was shown in the comments.
I was tempted to share the post myself but stopped short. I reminded myself that information like this absolutely NEEDS to be fact checked before you share it. So, I did just that. I called the local police and they hadn’t heard anything about it.
Today, sure enough, I saw a post online about the story. The headline said it all…
“St. Thomas Police: Social Media Reports Of A Child…
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Canada’s 911 Ride
I would like to highlight an event I came across at work. Its called Canada’s 911 Ride and its a group of motorcycling enthusiasts that organize a ride throughout Ontario raising funds for charities. The charities they supported in 2011 are The Mikey Network, The Soldier On Program, families of fallen emergency service workers, the family of Cst. Garrett Styles & children of violent crimes. Last year they raised over $50,000 for those charities and placed defibrillators at : Guelph General Hospital, Stratford Sports Complex, Puslinch Community Center, 2 units in the town of Listowel, Toronto Zoo, Seniors Church Center & Sgt. Ryan Russell’s High school.
I think it would be obvious that this would be an event close to me but why would you want to know about it? First of all and quite simply public access defibrillators SAVE LIVES! I haven’t heard of someone yet that has heard a story or had a family member that has been saved by Defib. In a cardiac arrest the keys to survival are early CPR and early defribrillation. I’ll save the importance of every single person learning CPR for a future post. But the more Defibs we can get out there the more lives that will be saved! So far the Mikey Network has distributed 1200 defibrillators across Canada and Mikey Defibrillators have saved 14 lives. For the visual people out there here is a map of all the locations they had all been placed. Second there are thousands or Canadian Forces personnel that put their lives on the line for our freedom and the freedom of others. Some of them get injured in the process. I believe we all have a duty to take care of those members when they return. It can only be a small sacrifice compared to the sacrifice they make for the rest of us. Third of all they may be travelling through your area and some of your streets may be blocked for a brief period of time. A minor inconvenience for such a huge endeavor.
So if you happen to be in an area where these bikes are passing though go out, take your kids with you and give them a wave, stop and give them room, don’t complain as your current road is blocked by a police car for a few mins. They’re out there raising money to potentially save one of your family members or friends lives. 🙂
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Paramedic Mike 