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NANAIMO — According to Canadian Blood Services one in two Canadians is able to donate blood.
The sad reality is, not many do.
David Patterson is the director of donor relations for Canadian Blood Services, for BC and Yukon.
“For us it’s really important that everybody knows their role in Canada’s health care system. About one in two people in Canada is able to donate blood. So that takes out people that are young or not well, et cetera. But only one in 60 actually do,” said Patterson.