Last week a group representing seniors asked city hall to adopt a volunteer based snow shoveling program, Snow Angels. It’s simple, volunteers register and when help is needed seniors call for a snow angel to come shovel the sidewalk.
Emergency services personnel know all too well the impact such a program could have on the well being of seniors. Those with ailing health, those that need a program like this, often need the assistance of emergency services. In an emergency every second counts, so when Paramedics face a snow bank or un-shoveled walk they know time will be wasted in getting the patient to the hospital.
So not only will the Snow Angels program help with the isolation of winter, it may in fact save a life. Don’t wait for city hall to make a decision, look around your neighbourhood and be a snow angel.
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