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Canadian Blood Services is in North Bay this week.

They will have clinics Tuesday and Wednesday at the Clarion Resort Pinewood Park. The sessions are noon-2:30 and 4-7:30 tomorrow and 11:30-2:30 and 4-6 on Wednesday.

Annie Barrette is the organizations research manager. Barrette says their goals are 144 units Tuesday and another 120 on Wednesday.

To book an appointment call 1-888-2- Donate or go on line at www.blood.ca to book an appointment.

Barrette says they need everyone’s help as a lot of their regular donors are away on vacation. Barrette says they are below their optimum inventory levels.

Currently they are at 18,000 Units and they need to be between 20-30,000 Units.

Barrette says cancer patients always need blood and car accident victims need a lot of blood and that’s why they come here on a regular basis and ask people to give the gift of life.