Archive
Past Issues

Spring 2016
Cover Story: Cord blood gives hope
- You have the power to give life,
- Interested in donating your baby’s cord blood?,
- Giving the gift of life, twice,
- Saving Rayna,
- Five lives and counting,
- A debt of gratitude to strangers,
- There's more than one way to give back,
- A father’s gift,
- Volunteers give life by giving time,
- High school challenge,
- Join the Give Life movement,
- Finding joy in tragedy,
- A selfless act,
- How kidney donation works,
- Raising funds and awareness,
- The power of philanthropy,
- Meet the researcher: Dr. Nicolas Pineault,
- Educating medical residents at “transfusion camp”,
- What to know before you go,
- Want a taste of the tropics without leaving the country?

- The future is closer than we think,
- Providing lifesaving treatment from discarded plasma,
- Plasma recovery,
- We have liftoff!,
- Champions of Canadian Blood Services honoured,
- Canadian high school students take up the challenge,
- Giving is in his blood,
- Q & A with Dr. Heidi Elmoazzen,
- One mother’s decision to donate saves another mother’s child,
- Canada’s national public cord blood bank reaches a major milestone,
- Against all odds,
- Living every day with passion,
- A lifelong commitment,
- Unique birthday party saves lives,
- Research clinic needs more blood donors,
- Boost your iron-sense,
- What happens after GivingTuesday?

Summer 2014
Cover Story: Catching Fire

Winter 2014
Cover Story: From the Battlefields
- Celebrating Milestone Achievements,
- Stand Up and Roar!,
- A Gift to Remember,
- The Sharing Kind,
- Teacher's 75th,
- Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro,
- Phase One Complete,
- Running for Her Life,
- Retailer for Life,
- Dedication x 2 = More Lives Saved,
- Nation of Support,
- Let the Bell Ring,
- A Vital Partner,
- All in the Family,
- What is the LDPE Registry?,
- Calling Foul on Cancer,
- How to Climb a Mountain,
- Recipes: Carob Counter,
- Honouring Canada's Finest

Summer 2013
Cover Story: A Big Thank You
- Reaching New Heights,
- From Coast to Coast: Letters of Thanks From Donors and Recipients Across Canada,
- A Little Bead Goes A Long Way,
- The Golden Child,
- Donor Royalty,
- Brightness on a Dark Day: My 50th Blood Donation,
- Nova Scotia Energy Company Dedicated to Saving Electricity and Lives,
- The Yin and Yang of Hereditary Hemochromatosis,
- Changes to Blood Donor Guidelines,
- Bait-and-Switch,
- #Climb4Cord,
- Fighting Back,
- Q&A: Shooting from the Stars,
- Team Work,
- The Big 3,
- Donating Blood After Dental Work,
- Ready To Get a Brighter, Healthier Smile?,
- Efforts of Camrose Volunteers No Drop in the Bucket

Winter 2013
Cover Story: Rachelle's Rallying Call Spurs Action
- Small Action, Big Impact,
- Grateful and Giving Back,
- A Date To Donate,
- She Said Yes,
- Ambassadors of Blood Donation,
- Blood Advocacy Across Borders,
- Larger Than Life,
- Senior Scientist Awarded Royal Medal,
- Partnership Strikes a Cord,
- Canadian Students “Firm-up” Stem Cell Network,
- Putting Patients in the Now,
- Give Before You Go,
- What To Know Before You Go,
- Giving Hope to Those in Need,
- What Do 14,000 Thank Yous Look Like?,
- Banking On Your Generosity,
- Cord Campaign Gets High Profile Partner,
- Univeristy of Victoria Blood Club Rally, Inspire and Recruit Peers to Support Blood System,
- Volunteer Receives Schilly Award at National Honouring Our Lifeblood Event,
- Recipes

Fall 2012
Cover Story: Home Sweet Home
- A Healthy Life for Lily,
- One Young Life Saved; More to Follow,
- National Partner for Life,
- Why I Donate,
- Finding the Right One,
- The Medium is the Message,
- High School Students Rally to Deliver Blood Donations and New Donors,
- Sports Fans Step Up and Save Big at The Big Save,
- Celebrating Blood Donors, One Photo Bomb at a Time,
- Lighting Up Lives,
- Spreading the Love. Queen’s Style.,
- Student gets O+ from Health Minister ,
- Tips for Improving Your Blood Donation Experience,
- Stride – The Walk for Blood,
- The Gift of Life,
- The Consummate Volunteer,
- Mishap Involves and Inspires Young Entrepreneur,
- Saying Thanks One Cookie at a Time,
- Cord Blood Fundraising,
- Finding the ‘Lost Generation’

Winter / Spring 2012
Cover Story: How Kate Got Her Kidney
- Little Miracles,
- A Perfect Storm That Went Right,
- Celebrating Olivia,
- Love Blossoms at Blood Clinic,
- Halfway Across the World,
- Living Donor Paired Exchange Registry Reaches Milestone,
- Mixed Match,
- Doctor Goes Online In Search of Lifesaving Match,
- Delivering Benefits Through Partners For Life Across Canada,
- A Decade of Dedication,
- Rallying Together to Save Lives,
- Honouring Our Lifeblood,
- Roller Derby League Out For Blood,
- Online Appointment Booking Now Available!,
- Could Blood Products Save More Babies?,
- A Blood Donation Gave My Mother a Few More Weeks of Life,
- Paying It Forward,
- Saving Lives...One Goal at a Time,
- TASSIMO Brewed It Better at Blood Donor Locations in December,
- Canadian Blood Services Holds First Charity Golf Tournament,
- Notes from our CEO

Summer / Fall 2011
Cover Story: Unique Match Needed
- Notes from our CEO,
- Facebook Turns Up Bone Marrow Donor,
- First of its Kind Initiative Brings Hope,
- Hypertension,
- Blood Types: Facts For Life,
- Billy’s Legacy Lives On,
- Born Survivor,
- Organ Recipient Proves Anything is Possible,
- Canada’s Top Female Blood Donor,
- Golf, Like Life, is All in the Timing,
- Volunteering to Help Save Lives in Eganville,
- The Power of Youth Recruitment Pays Off ,
- TELUS Connects to Save Lives,
- New Halifax Clinic Welcomes Next Generation of Blood Donors,
- Celebrating Corporate and Community Partnerships,
- FedEx Sponsors Young Blood for Life Program,
- Camouflaging Blood