North Bay Fire and Emergency Services will be doling out 75 carbon monoxide alarms locally.
This after a donation by MPP Vic Fedeli and the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
The initiative is all about raising awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
“I am happy to be donating these lifesaving carbon monoxide alarms today,” said Fedeli. “Carbon monoxide poisoning is easily preventable. Donations like these help raise much needed awareness of the importance of guarding against carbon monoxide.”

As well, the insurance bureau has donated 75 carbon monoxide alarms to area food banks in Callander, Powassan and Mattawa.
John Gignac, a retired veteran of the Brantford Fire Department and Executive Director of the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for C O Education, was in North Bay for the event.
He founded the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation after the deaths of his niece, OPP constable Laurie Hawkins, her husband Richard and their two young children, Cassandra and Jordan due to carbon monoxide poisoning in in 2008.
“My niece Laurie and her husband Richard grew up in North Bay so this is especially meaningful being here today, and having my nephew and Laurie’s brother Derek, a first- class firefighter in North Bay here with us,” Gignac said. “We can’t change the past and bring Laurie, Richard, Cassie and Jordan back, but we can change the future by ensuring that what happened to our family never happens to another. The only way to do this is to make sure that every residence has at least one CSA approved carbon monoxide alarm installed.
In addition to the donation announced they’ve also made coloring books available for local children featuring Ricky the CO2 safety ranger.

Over the last 15 years, 250 Ontarians have died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Ontario law requires that carbon monoxide alarms be installed in all residential dwellings that contain at least one fuel-burning appliance (e.g., gas water heater or gas furnace), fireplace or an attached garage.