Entries by The Mikey Network

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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 Mikey Network Awards at the Ryerson School Of Nutrition

Congratulations to Pascalyn Annoh and Teresa Chiu, the 2012 Mikey Network Awards recipients at  Ryerson University School of Nutrition. The awards were presented at the 2012 School of Nutrition Awards Ceremony on  Thursday, November 15th 2012.  The Mikey Network Awards are presented annually to students in the Nutrition and Food program and were established by […]

Public Access Defibrillators Can Only Save Lives If People Can Find Them

A huge part of what we do here at The Mikey Network is placing defibrillators, MIKEYs, in public places.   Experts say that in general, odds of survival are reduced by 10% for every minute a person is collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest without cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation.  So it is not only important to […]

All High Risk Buildings in Kawartha Lakes Now Have an AED / PAD

Our friends at Kawartha Lakes EMS  have announced that all high risk public buildings in the City of Kawartha Lakes are now equipped with public access defibrillators (PADs). There are now 180 PADs, also known as Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), which we call MIKEYs because it’s easier to say :). The AEDs are  located throughout the municipality and 50 […]

The Bradford Curling Club Joins Team Mikey

Our friends at Canada’s 911 Foundation made it possible for The Mikey Network to deliver a MIKEY defibrillator to the Bradford Curling Club, in memory of York Regional Police Superintendent Mark Grant, who curled at the Bradford club.  Superintendent Grant was killed in a tragic 2-vehicle collision on October 27, 2011, in Uxbridge. He received the Governor […]

The 7th Annual Canada’s 911 Ride Was A Thundering Success

Imagine over 100 motorcycles thundering down the highway with a police escort.  The annual 911 Ride  hosted by  Canada’s 911 Foundation, is a police escorted charity motorcycle ride to raise funds and awareness for causes including helping the families of fallen emergency service personal, helping children who were victims of violent crime, as well as working […]