Halifax, Moncton, Charlottetown fire departments receiving donation of CO monitors

Nov. 4, 2024, Atlantic Canada — The Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education has begun a tour making donations of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to fire departments in Halifax, Moncton, and Charlottetown.

The 2024 Atlantic Canada CO Education Tour, funded in part by Health Canada, the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and Murphy Hospitality Group, comes during CO Awareness Week, which takes place the first week of November each year.

“Our foundation has made it our goal to travel Canada, from coast to coast and reach as many people as possible with critical lifesaving information and education about the dangers of CO and how to protect your family,” says John Gignac, executive director at the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education, in a media release.

“We’ve done work in most regions of Canada and are happy to be back in Atlantic Canada to help generate awareness about the silent killer. You can’t see, smell or taste CO and the only way you can know if the deadly gas is in your home, is if you have installed working CO alarms,” the retired firefighter of 34 years added.

The campaign will see the donation of 300 CO monitors across the departments.