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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Clint Gardones

Recertification done. Thanks to Instructor Hosam for sharing his expertise in saving lives. Very knowledgeable and a very good placed to learn.

Response from the owner:Hi Clint! Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We appreciate receiving your feedback and we’re so glad you had a positive learning experience in your recent training course! We hope you feel confident in your new life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Jenna Carter

Hosam was a phenomenal instructor. Knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. Highly recommend this course!

Amanda Collison

Rajeev is amazing. ☺️

Mina Clark

Rajeev was an excellent teacher! Always making sure that we understood what he was teaching. Spoke about real life events.

Morphina Baffour

Rajeev was amazing instructor

faithtoviemari catubig

Enjoyable class

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Great instructor

Agnes L

Had my BLS training done from this location. My instructor was Azra,liked her teaching and it was simple and clear to follow and remember. I would recommend others who are interested to do their CPR training.

shifah halima

Thank you, Selina
Thank you for an engaging and enjoyable class
You’re an incredible teacher.
Keep up the great work🙏

Derek Homen

Just finished the BLS course with Azra. Was very informative and showed concern for those taking the course, if they looked tired or sore.

Ramya Kandru

Christal J

Azra is a great teacher!

Ishmarika Shah

The class was amazing and our instructor was Andrea. She’s amazing and the way she teaches using examples and all that was best.

Sagarika

Great course! I was trained by Selina and she was approachable, knowledgeable, and made the class fun

K A

Ezz is an amazing instructer with a wealth of knowledge. I would highly recommend the EMR course to anyone looking to expand their emergency medical knowledge!

Liam Kapusniak

Titus Martynuck

Amazing teacher very educational course, would very much recommend it to a friend.

Kevin Michael Poel

Courtney Vahrmeyer

Instructor John was great! Thanks

Iliuze Zainullina

Azra is perfect first aid instructor!

Response from the owner:Hi Iliuze! 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!

Krizia Sobrepena

JUSTINE SEBASTIAN

Good training received from Azra

Zamda A

The BLS course was done really well. Thanks to my instructor Azra whom taught us the course with patience and made it easier for us to remember and understand.

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athulya R

Shuk Man Chan (Amber)

Understandable explanation!

Taylor Ritchie

Rajeev was a very engaging and passionate instructor who helped answer any questions that came up to ensure a worth while experience in the course.

Response from the owner:Hi Taylor! 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!

Kopila Khadka

Response from the owner: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!

Poonam Tahelani

Overall experience was educational and fun. Rajeev made us understand everything in a deeply manners through hands-on exercises and also going through almost every part of the online course as well.

Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Poonam! 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.

Cairo Thompson

Great course very informative. Rajeev was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Response from the owner: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.

Adam Kassam

Response from the owner:Adam, 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!

jennifer boswell

Adel was excellent to learn from. Appreciate his professionalism.

Response from the owner:We appreciate you sharing your experience with us, Jennifer! Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast. We’re so glad you had fun and learned so much from Sam! See you next year for recertification. Stay safe!

Rajat Bhargava

Very comprehensive training! I learned a lot. Thank you Dr. Adel!

Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Rajat! 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.

Leidy Salas

Good Experience with Adel

Maryam Fatemi

“I had a great experience with Mr. Derek, the manager at Coast to Coast. He was incredibly polite and respectful, taking the time to carefully listen to my concerns and guide me in the best way possible. His professionalism and attentiveness made the whole process smooth and pleasant. I truly appreciate his help and highly recommend him!”

Suchi Vishwakarma

The course was easy to book. location was fairly easy to reach. Our instructor was Prabhjeet. She is extremely knowledgeable yet friendly. You can freely ask her any questions. With her wit, jokes and experiences she managed to keep the class interesting and made sure we all were paying attention. Had a great experience.

Response from the owner:Hey Suchi! 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!

Lucas Peloquin

Did my first responder course here an Ezz was an amazing instructor. He was very knowledgeable and you could tell he loves doing this. Would highly recommend this place for any FR/EMR courses.

Response from the owner:Thanks for your amazing review, Lucas! 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.

Sam Balogun

I love the training method. Simple, detailed and well handled. Indeed, Rana Osman is a good communicator. The class was very interesting and impressive.

In short Coast2Coast is a perfect place to go for training.

A trial will convince you.

Samuel Bernard Balogun

Tasneem Elshaikh

Very good experience I recommend for any body

Agnes

Blessie Ocampo

I have a great experience in that training, it will help me a lot doing my day care job with children. His explaination is easy and understandable.

Response from the owner:Hi Blessie! Thank you so much for your amazing review. We’re very happy to see you enjoyed your recent training with us. Hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! See you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

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Fatima kamil

Ali is a nice teacher, helpful and kept us entertained!

Emmanuel Aniejurengho

It was a wonderful experience here. Rana Osman really a great communicator and Teacher she made me to understand the course .
I really appreciate her and recommend her to anyone who wants to partake of the trainings

Response from the owner:Hi Emmanuel! 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!

Swish Spring

It was a great and enjoyable experience. Our instructor, Linta Chatha made the experience even more enjoyable. She went above and beyond to teach us the importance of having our certificate. Thank you Linta.

Response from the owner:Swish, 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!

sajithat thankam

Excellent

hassan is a very informative and engaging instructor with lots of hands on practice

Response from the owner:Hi! 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!

Abby

The Standard First Aid/CPR/AED program was very good and Hassan was a great instructor. He taught many practical skills that actually help in the real world.

Response from the owner:Hey Abby! 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!

XO3D2DIY

Instructor Hassan was the best instructor, he made the course enjoyable to learn!