Plenty Of Blood Needed

The Canadian Blood Services is hoping to attract a lot of new donors for upcoming clinics in Fort Frances to help meet achieve this year's target.

The clinics are set for August 19th and 20th at the Fort Frances High School.

Spokesperson Mike Choi says they're hoping to collect more than 9-thousand units of blood this summer for use at hospitals in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.

Choi says appointments can now be booked calling 1-888-2-donate or online through its website www.blood.ca.