The invisible guardians -- St. John Ambulance volunteers -- have become a part of the landscape at most public events ready and will to provide first aid to anyone who is injured or ill
Wherever you go in Sudbury, or in most Northern Ontario towns for that matter, you might not notice them but the invisible guardians are always there.
"It's an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of our many volunteers. Those individuals are in the community at events, ensuring safety and security for individuals, and also engaged in public education about the importance of first aid. So we're going to celebrate those individuals today," said Kevin McCormick, Honourary Commissioner of St. John Ambulance for Northeastern Ontario.
"And I know firsthand that our volunteers are everywhere. And they do it not because they're paid -- they're not -- but because they genuinely want to be there and want to contribute in their own unique way," he said. "I think it's important to have individuals who are ready to act in necessary scenarios where our first aid care needs to be provided. And not only that, but we also get the opportunity to attend these events, which is really beneficial for us and just getting out to community events that we wouldn't necessarily get out to otherwise," she added.
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