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June 15, 2023

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Abacus Data poll: Canadians are ready for paramedics to do more in healthcare

PAC via Abacus Data
On behalf of the Paramedic Association of Canada, Abacus Data conducted an extensive online nationwide survey of Canadians' views of healthcare and the role of paramedics. Read More

PARAMEDIC NEWS

Ottawa hopes increase to paramedic hires reduces 'level zero' incidents

CityNews
After a year that saw almost 2,000 incidents of "level zero" paramedic response, the City of Ottawa is looking to triple its number of new hires over the next three years. Read More

Waite: County's paramedics are well equipped for emergency medicine

Yahoo Sports
Despite the closure of the Minden Hills emergency department, Haliburton County residents won't see a drastic difference in the level of paramedic service. Read More

Oxford County appoints new paramedic chief

Woodstock Sentinel Review
A longtime paramedic with years of leadership experience has been appointed as Oxford County's new chief of paramedic services. Read More

NAIT Class of '23: What compels a person to become a paramedic?

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As if its own vital signs were under observation, paramedicine has been a major focus of attention in Alberta in recent years. High call volume can see response times struggle to keep pace. Read More

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City seeks to triple new paramedic hires as ambulance demand soars

CBC News
The City of Ottawa wants to triple the number of new paramedic hires next year as the demand for ambulances soars and emergency responders struggle after several high-stress years. Read More

Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus to lobby for paramedic service improvements

Global News
A recent report from the EOWC has highlighted four new priorities to improve municipal paramedic services. It comes after years of service disruptions attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

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Nanaimo-based paramedic with Team Canada B.C. earns silver in international competition

Nanaimo News Bulletin
A team of B.C. paramedics, with one member from Nanaimo, brought home a silver medal from an international first responders competition in the Czech Republic. Read More

Local paramedic shocked after winning Soldiers' 50/50 jackpot

Orillia News
Julia McWilliam, an Orillia and area paramedic from Port Sydney is the latest winner of Soldiers' 50/50 jackpot, taking home May's $26,108 prize. Read More

Winnipeg Transit, fire-paramedic service see biggest jumps in city's workplace injury, illness claims

CBC News
Mental health challenges and the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in a significant increase in workplace injury and illness claims by City of Winnipeg staff, city and union officials say. Read More

2 Bruce County paramedics presented with service medals

Midwestern Newspapers
Bruce County paramedics Gloria Bowes and Judy Brookshaw should have been awarded their Governor General's Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals in 2020; the COVID-19 pandemic meant the medals were delayed and the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs annual awards banquet for the past few years was cancelled. Read More

Prince George paramedic wins silver in international EMS competition

Prince George Citizen
Prince George paramedic Sarah Shaw and her Team Canada BC teammates won silver in an international EMS skills competition in the Czech Republic last month. Read More

Region appoints new EMS chief

Thorold News
Niagara Emergency Medical Services (Niagara EMS) is pleased to announce that after completing a fulsome recruitment process, Rick Ferron is the successful candidate for the role of director of emergency services/EMS chief. Read More

Retired Peel paramedic chief looks back on over 4 decades of ambulance service in Peel

Mississauga.com
When Peter Dundas started working in paramedicine, things looked a whole lot different than they do today. "The word paramedic wasn't used back when I started," said the recently retired chief of Peel Regional Paramedic Services. Read More

This is B.C.: Ranch near offers retreat for veterans and first responders

Global News
Just south of Ashcroft, B.C. lies 120 acres of tranquility. Honour Ranch is a peaceful property — designed as a retreat for veterans and first responders and lovingly maintained by a man known as "Super Dave." Read More

'They saved his life': Dartmouth man resuscitated by strangers

CBC News
It was just a regular Tuesday for 59-year-old Frank Whiteley until he had a major heart attack in Halifax. But some Good Samaritans on Quinpool Road helped save his life. Read More

Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?

CTV News
The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country. Read More

On the NHS front line: My 12-hour shift with an ambulance crew

The Times
The ambulance announces "999 mode activated" and we are off — blue light flashing, siren blaring — to the first emergency of the day. Read More

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