Blood : Digital Archive Ontario

Assistant lab manager Pierette checks the supply of blood stored in the Toronto Blood Centre's refrigerator.

Picture, 1989

Medical - Blood

Picture, 1996

Offering Hope: Nurse Nancy Banning takes blood for a marrow test from Tommy Cheng, 41, at the Canadian Red Cross' St. Patrick St. offices.

Picture, 1991

Top, technologist Sheila Robinson examines a tray of blood samples to confirm blood type and group.

Picture, 1989

A yell comes from Sandy DiStasi, 4, as laboratory assistant Dawn Stocco takes a blood sample from his finger at Sault Ste. Marie community health centre. It has 25 salaried doctors on its regular staff.

Picture, 1973

Heredity transmits defects in the way the body produces or uses cholesterol, the blood fat that can clog arteries and cause strokes. Bev Nisenboim takes her sons Shawn and Eliot - who have, like her, a cholesterol condition - to the Lipid Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital for blood tests from technician Teresa Lippingwell. The clinic was the first in Canada to treat outpatients for abnormal levels of blood fat.

Picture, 1972

Lab technician Zaid Tesfagiorgis removes bags from a centrifuge used to separate plasma from red blood cells.

Picture, 1989

Mall used to feature blood donor clinics, a Durham region bonus

Picture, 1976

Mayor's (Toronto) blood donor club

Picture, 1979

100 happy returns, Art Robinson donated blood for the 100th time yesterday, his 60th birthday. Renee Sutherland, left, and Louise Gambell saluted him with a cake at the ManuLife Centre clinic.

Picture, 1983

Answering the call: Nurse Karen Glen attends Constable Greg Knott of 14 Division, foreground, and Sergeant Cullen Johnson of 55 Division as they give blood at the ManuLife Centre yesterday to help save life of fellow officer who was shot.

Picture, 1984

His 100th gift of blood, Making his 100th blood donation, yesterday at a clinic in Ajax, postal worker Robert Andrew of Ajax is surrounded by Ajax Mayor Clark Mason (left), Bernie Stratton, co-chairman of the clinic, and technician Virginia Cowell (foreground).

Picture, 1975

Red Cross - Misc

Picture, 1974

Uncrowned king of Metro's blood donors is Alvin Hinton, a 61-year-old Scarborough office superintendent. He has given about 145 pints in past 35 years. I'm allowed to give blood until I'm 65, so I'm shooting for 160 units, he said. Hinton is seen holding Red Cross certificate he got for giving 100 pints.

Picture, 1976

With David Clayton Thomas

Picture, 1976

Entertaining Senior Citizens at St. David's Anglican Church hall, Marion Parks, left, and Jean Cunningham take part in a skit put on by the Red Cross Corps Capers. The group of volunteer women has entertained nearly 4,000 shut-ins and elderly people this season, needs volunteers for many phases of work.

Picture, 1975

Giving his 644th pint of blood, Red Cross workers open doors when Joseph Elmaleh comes to town. The visitor from Marseilles, France, donated his 644th pint of blood yesterday while in Toronto for a 24-hour visit with his son, Phillip. Red Cross assistant Mary Wright attends him at permanent clinic in the ManuLife Centre on Bloor St. W. at Bay St., where Metro residents can drop in any day of the week. Elmaleh is type O positive.

Picture, 1977

New direction: Red Cross volunteers are shifting away from their past glory as war-time aides, above, and nurses, at right. Future lies in serving aged, official says.

Picture, 1987

The first gift: Joanne Mele donates blood for the first time yesterday at the Manulife Centre, joined by children Nicolas, 9 and Cara, 6. On hand to chat were Blue Jay wives Kelly Olerud, left, and Brenda Risley, with daughter Sage, 3.

Picture, 1996

Ted Blanchett, left, stacks boxes of blood products ready to be shipped to one of the 60 hospitals served by the Toronto Blood Centre of the Canadian Red Cross.

Picture, 1989

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Assistant lab manager Pierette checks the supply of blood stored in the Toronto Blood Centre's refrigerator.

Medical - Blood

Offering Hope: Nurse Nancy Banning takes blood for a marrow test from Tommy Cheng, 41, at the Canadian Red Cross' St. Patrick St. offices.

Top, technologist Sheila Robinson examines a tray of blood samples to confirm blood type and group.

A yell comes from Sandy DiStasi, 4, as laboratory assistant Dawn Stocco takes a blood sample from his finger at Sault Ste. Marie community health centre. It has 25 salaried doctors on its regular staff.

Lab technician Zaid Tesfagiorgis removes bags from a centrifuge used to separate plasma from red blood cells.

Mall used to feature blood donor clinics, a Durham region bonus

Mayor's (Toronto) blood donor club

100 happy returns, Art Robinson donated blood for the 100th time yesterday, his 60th birthday. Renee Sutherland, left, and Louise Gambell saluted him with a cake at the ManuLife Centre clinic.

Answering the call: Nurse Karen Glen attends Constable Greg Knott of 14 Division, foreground, and Sergeant Cullen Johnson of 55 Division as they give blood at the ManuLife Centre yesterday to help save life of fellow officer who was shot.

His 100th gift of blood, Making his 100th blood donation, yesterday at a clinic in Ajax, postal worker Robert Andrew of Ajax is surrounded by Ajax Mayor Clark Mason (left), Bernie Stratton, co-chairman of the clinic, and technician Virginia Cowell (foreground).

Red Cross - Misc

With David Clayton Thomas

New direction: Red Cross volunteers are shifting away from their past glory as war-time aides, above, and nurses, at right. Future lies in serving aged, official says.

The first gift: Joanne Mele donates blood for the first time yesterday at the Manulife Centre, joined by children Nicolas, 9 and Cara, 6. On hand to chat were Blue Jay wives Kelly Olerud, left, and Brenda Risley, with daughter Sage, 3.

Ted Blanchett, left, stacks boxes of blood products ready to be shipped to one of the 60 hospitals served by the Toronto Blood Centre of the Canadian Red Cross.

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