Collective Responsibility Saving Lives

In British Columbia all school districts are required to have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at all sites by the end of the school year. Staff and students throughout SD 27 will notice the district is well ahead of this requirement with AEDs appearing at all sites.
Completing this task was a joint effort benefiting from support from IUOE (Operations), CCTA, and district staff. District Principal Kelvin Parent led the initiative selecting the AED model and creating the deployment plan. Kelvin collaborated with Rob Cook, LCS teacher and active paramedic / first responder, to select the AED, select installation locations, and create a training plan. Rob and Kelvin are currently exploring options for students from Rob’s EMT course to provide the training district wide.
Kelvin and Rob worked with staff from Operations led by Shane Mennie. Over the break Shane’s team transported and installed close to 30 AEDs across the district.
This is a great example of collective responsibility in action that has the potential to save lives.