The First Responders Cafe organized a free screening of the CBC documentary After The Sirens in the Beacon Theatre on Nov. 26. The film focusses on the difficulties faced by paramedics who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Paramedics and other members of Burns Lake’s first responders community also attended the event. Ron Blinn, a mental health counsellor and the founder of the First Responders Cafe speaks on the stage in the Beacon Theatre before the documentary started. (Blair McBride photos)
Raising awareness of first responders
The First Responders Cafe organized a free screening of the CBC documentary After The Sirens in the Beacon Theatre on Nov. 26. The film focusses on the difficulties faced by paramedics who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Paramedics and other members of Burns Lake's first responders community also attended the event. Ron Blinn, a mental health counsellor and the founder of the First Responders Cafe speaks on the stage in the Beacon Theatre before the documentary started. (Blair McBride photos)
