Ernie Hardeman and Insurance Bureau team up with local fire departments to keep CO detectors top of mind
Just because his private member's bill made it into law, that doesn't mean Ernie Hardeman is letting up on the issue of making sure every home has Carbon Monoxide detectors.
Today, Ernie, along with the Insurance Bureau of Canada donated 144 CO detectors in Oxford County communities.
Tillsonburg, South West Oxford and Ingersoll each received 48 detectors through their Fire Services.
Hardeman says now that his private members bill is being made into law, and media attention has died down, this is a way to keep the issue front and centre. "The public awareness now has to come from the Fire Service. With the help of the Insurance Bureau of Canada we've been making presentations around the province to build that awareness."
With this latest donation, the Insurance Bureau has donated over 1000 CO detectors this year in the province.
Rep for the Ontario IBC, Doug DeRabbie agrees, it's not just about providing the detectors, it's also about keeping the issue in the forefront. "We will continue to raise awareness in the coming years, to educate homeowners, and we'll continue to make donations of Carbon Monoxide detectors to fire departments across the province."
Ingersoll Fire Chief John Holmes says they have a program that helps the town's residents if there's an issue with a defective CO detector. "This will fit into our loaner program very well. We'll get them out into the community where they're needed. I think it's an important step forward in public safety, so we'll continue the good fight."
The units could also be given out to those who may not be able to afford them.
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