Holidays and weather doesn’t stop flow of blood donations in Penticton

PENTICTON - With a blood donor clinic taking place in Penticton this week red has come to signify more than the Christmas season for many South Okanagan and Similkameen residents this year. Canadian Blood Services held a two day clinic in Penticton earlier this week and turnout for holiday clinics can be hard to predict...

New Years holiday cuts into blood donations

PENTICTON - New Year’s celebrations may have had an impact on donations during day two of this week’s regularly scheduled Canadian Blood Services clinic in Penticton. Donors had the opportunity to donate blood for the last time last year, or for the first time this year at this week’s clinic, which took place over a...