Good Friday the Community Health PADs Program held its first ribbon
cutting on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, the first step in becoming a SaveStation Heart Safe Community.
Today’s ribbon cutting was outside the Community Wellbeing Centre.
This ribbon cutting was the first of many to come through the Community
Health PADs Program.
The program, a partnership between the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and Push for
Life – Education and Training Services, has a goal of installing Automated External
Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory so that no matter where
a cardiac incident or emergency takes place, people can reach the AED within a four-minute drive.
This number was strategically chosen to allow an AED to be put to use
within those critical first 10 minutes.
As community engagement and support for the success of this
initiative continue, a critical component is education. During an emergency, it is important that
community members feel confident they know how to do fast, hard, proper CPR and
use the AED. To work towards this, free CPR and AED training is offered from the
Mohawk Community Centre (1807 York Road). Upcoming sessions are:
• 1-2:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16
• 5-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16
• 5-6:30 p.m., Monday, May 29
• 5-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 6
To register go to this website.
For more information on how you can get involved and support SaveStation Heart
Safe Community initiative, please contact Corin Vail at corin@pushforlife.ca or 613-824-
5002.
