By Cheryl Jahn

Two new AED’s donated

Apr 14, 2025 | 1:14 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Two more local community spaces in Prince George are receiving lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators, thanks to the Bill Bond Memorial Fund.

The new units at Prince George Hospice House and Knox Performance Centre will help ensure greater emergency preparedness in high-traffic, public spaces.

“When you think about it, the use of an AED with CPR can, literally, double the chances of survival for someone,” said Shirley Bond.

The Memorial Fund was established four years ago with the Prince George Community Foundation. In this particular care, the Community Foundation has worked with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to purchase the AED, each worth roughly $2,200. And, there’s been a new development.

“One of the things I’m most excited about is the fact that the Community Foundation will now have a place on their web page where organizations can actually ask for an AED, tell us that they need one. I’ve been very concerned about the process and how do we find out who needs one and how do we get them out the door? So the partnership with the Community Foundation is incredibly important to me, to my family, and I want to encourage an organization, if you feel you need an AED, there is now a process for you to ask for one. And we will do our very best to try to deliver them to organizations in the community.”

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Organizations interested in receiving an AED can learn more and apply through the PGCF website at https://pgcf.ca/programs/AED-Request-Bill-Bond-Memorial-Fund