Media advisory - Saskatchewan Health Minister to donate blood - Honourable Dustin Duncan will encourage donation

REGINA, SK, Oct. 29, 2014 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	Saskatchewan's Minister of Health will donate blood in support of Canadian Blood Services' ongoing need for donors.
	Canadian Blood Services recently appealed to all eligible donors to make blood donation a regular event and to help continue to replenish Canada's blood inventory.
WHO:	The Hon. Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan Health Minister, and Jamie Lewis, Territory Manager, Canadian Blood Services
WHEN:	Thursday, October 30, 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Canadian Blood Services Regina blood donor clinic,
	2571 Broad Street, Regina
VISUALS:	Saskatchewan Health Minister donating blood.  Interviews available with Minister Duncan and Jamie Lewis.

About Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec.  Canadian Blood Services also oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, and provides national leadership for organ and tissue donation and transplantation.  Canadian Blood Services operates 41 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually.  The provincial and territorial Ministries of Health provide operational funding to Canadian Blood Services.  The federal government, through Health Canada, is responsible for regulating the blood system.

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SOURCE: Canadian Blood Services

MEDIA CONTACT: Canadian Blood Services, [email protected], 1 877 709 7773