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July 27, 2023

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Province offering bursaries to keep paramedics in Saskatchewan
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The Saskatchewan government is looking to bolster the ranks of paramedics in the province. The government announced recently that 58 training bursaries worth $530,000 will be available to students and new graduates of paramedic programs who agree to join Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Saskatchewan. Read More

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PARAMEDIC NEWS

Waterloo region paramedics to implement Fit 2 Sit this fall in order to speed up transfer times
CBC News
The Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service plans to implement a new Fit 2 Sit program this fall that will speed up the process of transferring patients to hospital if those patients can safely wait for care in a hospital's waiting room. Read More

Local paramedic union calls on province to track offload delay times
CityNews
Last fall, CUPE 5191, the paramedics union for the Waterloo region, declared a slew of code reds, due to there being multiple occasions of no ambulances available to respond to emergency calls. Read More

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Montreal supervised injection sites get $300,000 booster to fight 'unprecedented' opioid overdoses
CBC News
New data obtained by Radio-Canada shows that the opioid crisis is reaching unprecedented levels in Montreal and Laval with paramedics responding to more overdoses. Read More

Cornwall hospital hires paramedics to help with offload delays
Ottawa Citizen
The Cornwall Community Hospital has hired three paramedics to help manage delays in getting other paramedics who bring patients to the emergency department available for calls. Read More

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Ottawa paramedics at 'Level Zero' more than 700 times so far in 2023
CTV News
There were no paramedics available to respond to emergency calls in Ottawa more than 700 times in the first half of 2023, as the Ottawa Paramedic Service continues to encounter lengthy offload delays in hospital emergency departments. Read More

Cambrian College adds 40 spots and January intake for paramedic program
Sudbury Star
Cambrian College is increasing by 40 the number of students it will admit into its paramedic program, as part of an effort to boost the number of paramedics in the province. Read More

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CUPE 4911 Peterborough County-City Paramedics: The community is at risk!
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As the population in Peterborough County grows this summer season, CUPE 4911 is concerned that the community is at risk of calling 911 and not having an ambulance arrive on time — or at all. Read More

Cronyism alleged in Keewatin Air's Manitoba medevac deal
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Canada's Keewatin Air (KEW, Winnipeg International) has flown into political turbulence after being awarded the official air ambulance contract for the Province of Manitoba, with opposition politicians accusing the province's government of cronyism in awarding the contract. Read More

Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won't release offload delay data
Global News
Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn't track the problem. Read More

Prince Albert partnership making it easier for paramedics to access medical info
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Parkland Ambulance and Lake Country Co-op Pharmacies are partnering to provide pouches intended to contain critical medical information in times of emergency. Read More

Man arrested after pulling knife on paramedics, Vancouver police say
CTV News
A man who allegedly pulled a knife on paramedics was arrested in downtown Vancouver recently by police officers who surrounded the ambulance with weapons drawn. Read More

Heavy congestion in Richmond due to crash, ambulance on fire
Richmond News
Traffic leaving Richmond was heavily backed up recently between Highway 91 and Bridgeport Road due to multiple traffic incidents, including an ambulance on fire. Read More

Paramedic services under immense pressure
Zoomer Radio
Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with times when no ambulances are available to respond to emergency calls. Read More

Manitoba NDP criticizes awarding of air ambulance contract to private firm with PC ties
CBC News
The Opposition NDP is accusing Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government of favouritism in the awarding of an air ambulance contract. Read More

'Pretty awesome': First responders in Calgary gear up for World Police and Fire Games
Calgary Herald
First responders, from police officers to paramedics, are in a perennial race against time — missing a beat could cost a life. Pulling someone out of the clutches of danger demands swiftness, collaboration and athleticism, all of which will be tested later in the month on a global stage, although the stakes will be much lower. Read More

Montreal-area paramedics are administering more Naloxone than ever
Yahoo News
New data obtained by Radio-Canada shows that the opioid crisis is reaching unprecedented levels in Montreal and Laval as paramedics are responding to more overdoses. Read More

B.C. kept report on ambulance service woes secret
Vancouver Sun
The New Democrats recently released a year-old report on a "boys club" culture of harassment and coverup that flourished during their watch inside the provincial ambulance service. Read More

Ambulance involved in multi-vehicle crash near downtown Mississauga
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Emergency crews were on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on July 24 involving an ambulance near downtown Mississauga. According to reports from the scene, a Halton Region Paramedic Services ambulance was among at least two vehicles involved in a collision at Burnhamthorpe and Mavis Rds., several blocks west of the downtown core, at about 2:30 p.m. Read More

Teens learn about first responder protocols
CTV News
Some of the next wave of Calgary first responders received valuable training recently. 23 young women attended Camp Courage, a program that teaches them about a life in emergency services. Read More

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