Train the Next Hero! FREE Life Saving Skills Workshop!

On August 11, 2024, we will be hosting our annual, free Train the Next Hero! workshop.

Our goal is to provide you with the confidence you need to perform CPR and assist someone who is choking.

Take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the highlights from our previous events in our photo gallery—relive the moments that made it all unforgettable!

“Train the Next Hero!”, presented by Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics, is an annual free event with a goal to teach the citizens of Toronto basic life-saving skills while raising awareness about the importance of knowing First Aid & CPR. This free workshop takes place on August 11th at Mel Lastman Square in North York. This is an all-ages workshop and we encourage you to attend with your family. Help us set a record for the largest Life Saving Workshop in Canada and reserve your spot today!

Date:

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location:

Mel Lastman Square

5100 Yonge Street, North York, ON M2N 5V7

Registration:

OPEN

Featuring:

Canadian Red Cross
Canadian Blood Services
Toronto Fire
JVS Toronto

What To Expect:

Observe our professional instructors to learn, practice and master life-saving skills at our different First Aid and CPR stations

Earn a Coast2Coast First Aid & CPR Workshop Participation Certificate upon successfully completing all stations

Receive a gift bag after completing the workshop successfully

Face painting, colouring and games booth for children

Ticket Information:

Tickets are reserved based on workshop starting times. Entry is FREE. The full workshop takes roughly 30 minutes to complete, and you may stay as long as you like after/prior to completing it.

PLEASE READ:

If you do not reserve a ticket prior to attending, you may still attend the workshop. By reserving your ticket, you will skip the registration line. If you miss your start time, you may attend a later start time. Please bring a copy of your ticket to the event and arrive early.

You will be separated into groups and led by a workshop volunteer to each station. Please be sure to arrive early in order to attend the workshop you registered for.

By attending this event, you consent to photography, audio recording and video recording. This media may be used for news, social media, promotional purposes, advertising and more by Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics Inc.

Time Slots:

1 PM – 1:30 PM
1:30 PM – 2 PM
2 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 3 PM
3 PM – 3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4 PM
4 PM – 4:30 PM
4:30 PM – 5 PM
5 PM – 5:30 PM
5:30 PM – 6 PM
6 PM – 6:30 PM
6:30 pm – 7 PM

Please arrive EARLY for your time slot. If you are late, you must wait for the next time slot.

Ticket Includes:

CPR Training for Adults and Children
Choking for Adults and Children
Heart Attack, Stroke, Opioid Poisoning

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Please be advised that this is not a full Canadian Red Cross CPR training. If you wish to attain a Canadian Red Cross certification, please check out our website at www.c2cfirstaidaquatics.com or call us at 866-291-9121.

This workshop takes roughly 30 minutes to complete. You must complete all 3 stations in order to receive your Coast2Coast First Aid & CPR Workshop Participation Certificate and gift bag. Please check in with the registration booth as you arrive. You will receive all necessary materials to begin the workshop.

All ages are welcome to attend. Although the main event is geared towards adults, there will also be a colouring booth available for children.

RESERVE YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE TO SKIP THE REGISTRATION LINE. PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR TICKET TO THE EVENT.

YOU MAY STILL ATTEND IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TICKET.

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Train the Next Hero! Free Life-Saving Skills Workshop

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Testimonials!

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Bri S

Really enjoyed the course. Was very well put together and informative The instructor was AMAZING and made the class fun. She kept everyone engaged and made sure everyone participated and felt comfortable. I would definitely recommend and take this course again in the future.Thank 🙂

Nicole Gibson

I completed the Standard First Aid and CPR Level C course. The blended course was good. I enjoyed the in-person training with Ezz. He made it fun, and it was informative with real-life scenarios. I am happy I completed the Coast2Coast First Aid/CPR training course.

Pauline Anne

Scott is a great instructor. His approach ( and props) makes the content more accessible. Overall a very positive experience.

Yetunde Tobun

Response from the owner: Hello! Thank you for sharing your feedback. At Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics Inc., we strive to provide clear communication and flexibility to support our students. We understand that emergencies happen, and we do our best to accommodate such situations.We appreciate you taking the time to speak with our general manager yesterday about the situation. We are thrilled to have worked with you to resolve this matter by offering a complimentary rescheduling option. Our goal is to handle each situation with care and understanding to ensure our students are happy and feel confident in their life-saving skills. Should you have any further concerns or questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly.Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We can’t wait to see you for your upcoming course.

Alexandra Tanase

Great training. Mohammed was so knowledgable. He kept things interesting, and we had plenty of time to practice the skills. I would recommend this course for any nursing students looking to get their pre clinical BLS courses!

Response from the owner: Alexandra, thanks for leaving your fantastic review and recommendation! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable BLS training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Dinusha Sonu

Response from the owner: Hey Dinusha! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Uchechukwu Geofrey

Response from the owner: Hey Uchechukwu! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Gopikishan

Class was very Good. Teacher very good 👍👍Rajeev was very knowledge

Response from the owner: Hi Gopikishan! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Olivia Barylski

Amazing course content, everyone should take a first aid course. Teacher was a pretty cool guy too

Response from the owner: Hey Olivia! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a First Aid training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Tasha cheri

Mohammed Ezz was such an amazing instructor and very patient and kind. He taught so well and was so dedicated to ensuring that we learn the importance of caring for one another. I went to coast2coast London. Thank you Mr. Ezz I appreciate it so much. God bless

Response from the owner: Hi Tasha! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Doyinsola Oyeleye

Mohamed Ezz was a good instructor. He made the class very interesting..

Response from the owner: Hi Doyinsola! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Ezz as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

Zarna Senjaliya

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Zarna! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Meiling Jiang

Very patient

Response from the owner: Hey Meiling! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Malory Van Kerkoerle

Great training!

Response from the owner: Malory, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

kiara plumsteel

Great experience!

Response from the owner: Hi Kiara! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Teesha Forster

Mohamed Ezz was excellent!

Response from the owner: Hey Teesha! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

padmapriya Mukkavilli

Dimitri is Execellent trainer , the training with him was fun and efficiently learning same time 😊🙏🏼

Response from the owner: Hi Padmapriya! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Sarah Duabe

great location, accessible to ttc buses, well detailed the intructor..its just very long hrs morning to pm..but we had fun doing hands on training.

Response from the owner: Hey Sarah! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

tibletse adhanom

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Tibletse! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Earl Erick Dimandal

Nice experience. Good lecture and very interactive class. Thanks to our instructor Ezz

Response from the owner: Hi Earl! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Ezz as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

kladia lepener

Instructor Lydia) was very helpful and explainable. She made our 8hrs go by really fast.

Response from the owner: Hey Kladia! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Tolulope Oluwagbemi

I have done BLS &CPR like 4 times but this is the best! The course was very detailed and the instructor Ezz is very knowledgeable and helpful in his teaching style!! I feel very confident than ever. OSAP

Response from the owner: Hi Tolulope! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your BLS training needs. We’re thrilled that you had such an amazing training course with us. Our goal is to ensure our students leave feeling confident in their lifesaving skills, and we’re so glad you’re feeling more confident! Hope to see you next year for recertification! Stay safe.

Luminita Dica

Rajeev was excellent and very knowledgeable !First time I really enjoyed the Basic Life Support Course.

Response from the owner: Hey Luminita! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your Basic Life Support training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Luminita Dica

Rajeev was excellent and very knowledgeable! First time that I really enjoyed to take the Basic Life Support Course!

Response from the owner: Luminita, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable Basic Life Support training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Shahnaz

Amazing Instructor, Ali. Very knowledgeable AND entertaining too – helps with retention. Accessible location.

Response from the owner: Hi Shahnaz! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Ali as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

Rupinder kaur Gill

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Rupinder! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Sarbjeet Kaur

Good experience, great knowledge and way of teaching is wonderful

Response from the owner: Hey Sarbjeet! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

L v Bamrah

Response from the owner: Hey L V! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Kirpa Randhawa

Response from the owner: Kirpa! thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Gabrielle Rosales

Response from the owner: Hey Gabrielle! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

victoria urrutia

Rajeev is an amazing instructor! He makes sure that you understand everything that you need to know in your course!

Response from the owner: Hey Victoria! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Nathaniel Browne

Rajeev was awesome!

Response from the owner: Hi Nathaniel! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Rajeev as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

JASON DAVID

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Jason! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Nagui Makary

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Nagui! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Jacqueline Edward

Knowledgeable instructor, friendly and patient. Understood everything he taught and was very clear. I would definitely return to that location once I have Rajeev Khanna as my instructor.

Response from the owner: Hey Jacqueline! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We certainly can’t wait to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Asma Hussain

Got my First Aid & CPR Level C course with instructor Mitra Sinaki. I had wonderful experience with other 12 participants. I would highly recommend Newmarket Coast2Coast for any First Aid courses. 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Response from the owner: Hey Asma! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you in First Aid and CPR Level C, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Shafqat Amin

My experience was vary good I would recommend.

Response from the owner: Hey Shafqat! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

A BARBESH

It’s good and nice

Response from the owner: Hey A! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Sankha Podder

Interactive, and nice hands on experience with delivering Basic Life Support.

Response from the owner: Hey Sankha! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your Basic Life Support training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

million estifanos

Rajeev khanna is great teacher overall nice experience with cosat2coast. Thanks

Response from the owner: Million, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Thuy Le Nguyen

I did my basic life support training with Magda. She was incredibly kind and insightful by providing her own unique experiences. She also encourages participation while ensuring that everyone feels comfortable. There is no better place to do your training!

Response from the owner: Thuy Le, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable Basic Life Support training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Kaden Siy

Had an amazing experience learning from Tatiana B, she was very clear on her teaching allowing me to understand and learn everything I needed to know in the course.

Response from the owner: Hey Kaden! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

zeyun Sun

The instructor Ali is super nice and funny and we learned so much.

Response from the owner: Hey Zeyun! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Golita 70

Response from the owner: Hey Golita! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Kourtnee Zurylo

Azra was my instructor and she was beyond great! She explained everything in a way the whole class was able to understand and her examples were beyond great ! She was also super friendly and more than happy to help with any questions the class had.

Response from the owner: Hey Kourtnee! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

yuli cao

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Yuli! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Ishita Patel

It was amazing!i love how my instructor named Azra taught me and get me the hands on experience

Response from the owner: Hi Ishita! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Azra as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

R k

The instructor Ms. Azra was friendly, very professional, excellent presenter and instructor. She made us feel very comfortable throughout the class and which helped to learned. I would recommend this Blending Training – First Aid Standard Course to anyone.

Response from the owner: Hey R K! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your Standard First Aid training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

ronay Jr

It was a very informal class,Teacher Azra was very clear and direct making the class easier to understand

Response from the owner: Ronay, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

ayan aliahemed

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Ayan! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.