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The Marcus Charles Petition to make Police Epilepsy Training MANDATORY!

October 12, 2022

The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance wants police training to be mandatory for all police across Canada. Sign the petition to change existing police training for the management of epilepsy and seizures – from elective to mandatory. https://www.change.org/p/make-epilepsy-training-for-police-mandatory

Epilepsy Ontario agencies partner to create an online 50-50 fundraising raffle

July 8, 2020

By Deron Hamel Summer is normally the time when epilepsy support agencies across Ontario host fundraising events; however, with the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic resulting in social distancing protocols and limited public gatherings, agencies decided to collaborate to create a safe way to raise money this year. The idea that developed from this collaboration is…

I AM 1 in 100 campaign takes off across Canada

March 26, 2020

By Deron Hamel The seed of the I AM 1 in 100 social media campaign was planted at a brainstorming session at Epilepsy Ottawa in 2019 to raise epilepsy awareness. The idea was put into action, then spread throughout the Ottawa area, was adopted by the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance (CEA) and has now grown across…