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Albert McCormick Community Centre installed one at the beginning of July for the public to use. But that decision wasn‘t a result of any past inciâ€" dents. Continued from page 3 In fact, Chris Cressman, the city‘s manager of community facilities, said they‘ve been lucky there hasn‘t been any heart health issues at the facility yet. s But with a high volume of physical activity in the building, she agrees a defibrillator is important because it can buy a person time before an emerâ€" gency responder arrives. If it wasn‘t for a donation from the Waterloo Men‘s Recreational Hockey League the community centre may not have a defibrillator. This donation prompted the decision to make these devices available to the public at RIM Park and the Waterâ€" City hopes new defibrillators will save lives in the Waterioo Chronicle! 1 hear there‘s a great DEAL NEW PHASE 55 PLUS PREMIUM LIVING Roberts is optimistic more city facilities will _ YYOUnes00y acquire defibrillators in the future, and he thinks they will be as common a sight as fire extinguishâ€" _ wateriocikonicae ers one day. loo Memorial Recreation Complex. But the device doesn‘t come cheap. A price tag of $2,500 to $3,000 may be the reason why other facilities don‘t have the potentially lifeâ€"saving device yet, said Cressman. Although there‘s no guarantee that a defibrillaâ€" tor will save lives, it wan‘t harm anyone. The fully automated device has a computer program that tells the operator what to do. The equipment only applies a shock when necessary. Cressman, a certified defibrillator operator, said the quicker the device is used, the better. "This is just the cat‘s meow," she said. "It‘s just a little reasâ€" surance that we can be there for someone in case they need it." LUTHER VILLAGE Mia Brubacher, 3, stood by her uncie Josh‘s side while he rested after donating blood at the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Blood Donor Clinic in Waterloo on Saturday. Mia was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer when she was 17 months old and received 134 units of blood. Mia and her family held a clinic in hopes of replacing units used to save her life. A total of 55 units were collected. Family ties Come home to us every Wednesday LAURA MELWYCK PHOTO www.waterloochronicle.ca WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, July 18 2007 * 5