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WINNIPEG, March 22, 2010 – In order to provide more appointment options for donors, Canadian Blood Services in Brandon will add one day a month to its clinic schedule beginning next month.  
 
Starting on April 10th, the clinic in Town Centre will be open on the second Saturday of each month.  
 
The revised clinic schedule will be:  
 
Wednesday & Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  
4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  
 
Second Saturday of each month: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  
 
For an appointment, call 1 888 2 DONATE (1 888 236 6283). For more information on Blood Services in Brandon, visit www.blood.ca  
 
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec. Canadian Blood Services also oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, and provides national leadership for organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Canadian Blood Services operates 42 permanent collection sites and more than 20,000 donor clinics annually. The provincial and territorial Ministries of Health provide operational funding to Canadian Blood Services. The federal government, through Health Canada, is responsible for regulating the blood system. For more information, please visit our website at www.blood.ca