The police are going head-to-head against firefighters, all for a good cause.

West Shore RCMP and Langford firefighters are challenging each other to see which department can donate the most blood to Canadian Blood Services.

The goal of the first-time challenge is to encourage residents to donate blood for the summer season, often the busiest.

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Firefighters and police officers have from July 23 to Sept. 7 to donate before a winner is declared.

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Canadian Blood Services will track the donations from the two departments.

The number of members in the two departments is fairly even, so each department should have a good shot at winning.

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kwells@goldstreamgazette.com