Excerpt from Simcoe.com

Orillia is on the receiving end of a donation with life-saving implications.

The Peggy Hill Team, a real estate service, is contributing a SaveStation Tower for installation at the Port of Orillia, a waterfront destination popular with residents and visitors alike.

A SaveStation Tower consists of an AED (automated external defibrillator) housed in a cabinet with round-the-clock monitoring of the device and an alert when it is used.

The monitoring provides GPS tracking if the device is removed from the cabinet, staff said.

“The Waterfront Centre already has a portable AED defibrillator inside the building; however, this AED is not available for use after business hours when the building is locked,” noted Lori Bolton, director of human resources…Read More