'When you look at Calgary, we've got a million people here, and if half of them donated blood once a year we would be in a much different scenario than we are at right now.'
Canadian Blood Services is calling on Calgarians to donate blood as blood bank levels dip.
“Because of the summer and everyone’s rushing to go to patios, camping or holidays, the amount of regular donors across Canada have taken a slight dip,” he told Global News.
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