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After a man died and six others were sickened from carbon monoxide poisoning in Kitchener, Ont., officials are reminding the public of the importance of having a working CO alarm.
This year’s carbon monoxide education campaign in Ontario is Be Safe, Replace.
Peter Keith was on duty the morning OPP officer Laurie Hawkins was found clinging to life at home. It was December 2008 when Keith joined emergency responders as they entered the Hawkins’ home to find Laurie, her husband Richard and their two children, Cassandra and Jordan — each had been overcome by deadly carbon monoxide.
VITTORIA The Norfolk County Fire Department has received 52 smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors from the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education.
Article content But that all changed in 2014, after a Woodstock police officer and her family were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, prompting Ontario lawmakers to make the life-saving device a requirement. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Carbon monoxide awareness effort gets $10K boost in honour of area family Back to video And now, a foundation whose efforts led to this change is being recognized with a donation of up to $10,000 from the 100 Women Who Care Oxford County. “A donation like this is amazing, especially one that is from an org...