Extreme weather and seasonal viruses have disrupted donations to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) across the country. The non-profit authority says it’s behind on the number of donations it relies on for blood and plasma. could be eligible to donate, but CBS says only 65,000 active donors are helping to fill the gaps where they can. “It’s about contributing and ways that I can contribute to society in general — I know that sometimes there are emergencies, and having a steady blood supply is important. But we can also send it across the country if there’s a deficit in a different community and that hospital needs blood, then we can support them.