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It is with great sadness that we become aware of the passing of an off duty EHS employee while on vacation in Cape Breton. Paramedic Charlie Dixon, of Whycocomagh, NS, was involved in a single vehicle motor vehicle collision Aug 10th in the Middle River NS area. Our deepest sympathy go out to his family, friends and coworkers.
C'est avec une grande tristesse que nous sommes informé du décès d'un employé d'EHS en congé au Cap-Breton. Le Paramedic Charlie Dixon, de Whycocomagh, NS a été impliqué dans une collision Aug 10th dans la région de Middle River. Nos plus sincères condoléances vont à sa famille, à ses amis et à ses collègues.
| In Memory: Guillaume Champagne Raymond |
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PAC
 En décembre 2019, l'Association des Paramédics du Canada a subi la perte soudaine d’un de ses administrateurs. Guillaume Champagne Raymond était président de notre chapitre québécois, la Corporation des paramédics du Québec. Il était un grand homme qui marquait chaque personne qu'il rencontrait. La paramédecine était une grande passion pour Guillaume et il travaillait sans relâche pour amener l’ordre professionnel des paramédics au Québec.
Afin d’honorer la mémoire de Guillaume, une pièce commémorative a été conçue par son ami Derek Cassista. Cette pièce permettra d’amasser des fonds pour la création d’un fonds d'étude pour ses deux jeunes fils.
Les pièces sont vendues au coût de 20 $ chacune, plus 2 $ pour son expédition.
S.V.P., veuillez contacter [email protected]
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[email protected] pour procéder à l’achat.
Nous nous souviendrons.
 In December of 2019, The Paramedic Association of Canada suffered the sudden loss of one of our Directors. Guillaume Champagne Raymond, president of our Quebec chapter, Corporation des Paramedics de Quebec, was a great man who touched every person he met in a special way. Paramedicine was a strong passion for Guillaume, and he worked tirelessly to bring self regulation to Quebec.
In Guillaume's memory, we are offering a challenge coin, designed by his friend Derek Cassista,to raise money for an Education Fund for his 2 young sons.
They are $20 each plus $2 shipping.
Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] to arrange your purchase.
We will remember.
CBC
Air ambulance called after twister tears up farm yard, flips cars, downs power lines. As storm chaser Misheyla Iwasiuk watched a tornado touch down near Virden, Man., on Friday evening, she said she was overcome with emotion. "It was an amazing sight to see," she said. "Then, unfortunately, we witnessed it doing some pretty severe damage, which was really gut-wrenching to watch happen." READ MORE
CBC
The International Union of Operating Engineers local 727, represents paramedics, it and Emergency Medical Care Inc. reached the deal, with the help of an arbitrator, in February. It had previously not been announced. The paramedics had been without a contract since 2015. The new deal is retroactive to Nov. 1, 2015, and runs until Oct. 31, 2023. READ MORE
CBC
The head of Saskatoon's soon-to-open supervised consumption site says a lack of data on overdoses from the Saskatchewan Health Authority is hindering efforts to save lives and prevent overdoses in the city. Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, says right now, advocates have to gather the data from agencies like Medavie Health Services West, the Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatoon Fire Department, to find out how many people are overdosing in the city. READ MORE
DB Law
A long-needed service is nearing its time to finally take off here in Northern BC. The North, due to its remote communities, falls in a gap where it’s unable to receive an adequate medical response from BC Ambulance. Now, a Squamish-based group of medical experts is looking to expand to Prince George in order to answer the call when people need medical attention in B.C.’s most remote locations. READ MORE
Simcoe
Hiring a maintenance worker for the new Barrie-Simcoe Emergency Services Campus caused some controversy at county council's Aug. 11 meeting. “I’m curious as to why we need a maintenance person when Barrie is in charge of the day-to-day operations of this,” Bradford West Gwillimbury Deputy Mayor James Leduc said. “I’m not sure why we have to hire a $70,000 maintenance person for a small area.” READ MORE
Barrier Today
On Aug. 5, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle collision involving a green side by side Off Road Vehicle (ORV) on Grey Road 4, near the West Back Line, in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. The driver was being transported to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries when the person demanded that the ambulance pull over. The driver exited the ambulance and ran off into a nearby field. READ MORE
Toronto
Toronto paramedics were able to revive a man who lost vital signs after being electrocuted at a west-end building Wednesday afternoon. At 12:28 p.m. Aug. 12, Toronto police responded to a call for an industrial accident at a building at Bloor Street West and Willard Avenue, near Jane Street. READ MORE
My Prince George Now
Prince George cracked the top five in July when it came to overdose calls. According to the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), paramedics responded to 128 9-1-1 calls for potential overdoses, more than doubling the city’s average of 52 calls per month. READ MORE
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Gofundme
Many of you have probably heard today a local paramedic Racheal Williams lost everything to an early morning house fire. As her friends and co workers I think it would be a nice gesture if we could give a little money to help her out in her time of need. It really doesn’t have to be a huge donation. READ MORE
660 City News
The Alberta Firefighters Association is joining the ranks opposed to the province’s consolidation of EMS dispatch services. Earlier this week, Alberta Health Services announced it would consolidate all ambulance dispatch services in the province to three locations. READ MORE
Elliot Lake Today
The City of Elliot Lake will welcome the Paramedic Memorial Bell on Tuesday morning (Aug. 11) at 10 a.m. at the Miner's Memorial adjacent to Horne Lake off Highway 108. In lieu of the annual Paramedic Tour which normally takes place throughout Ontario each year, this year, Ontario's paramedics are holding their Bell Tour 2020 as they tour their Memorial Bell through each community in the province where paramedics provide their services. READ MORE
Global News
Two Vancouver paramedics have been fired for encouraging a vulnerable patient to crawl to the exit of his Downtown Eastside building. Last month a labour arbitrator upheld B.C. Emergency Health Services’ decision to fire paramedics Alyson Banner and Michael Crawford. READ MORE
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DC Velocity
The technology enabling parcel delivery by drones has come a long way in recent years, but supporters are still debating how best to use the unmanned aerial vehicles. With limits to the weight they can carry and distance they can cover, drones will probably not be deployed for standard e-commerce home delivery anytime soon. READ MORE
Cool FM
Les ambulanciers de Lac-Mégantic déplorent le retour aux horaires de faction imposé par le gouvernement du Québec le 8 juin dernier. Rappelons que les paramédics s’opposent activement à ce type d’horaire depuis 10 ans. Ils rappellent que ces horaires de travail mis en place en 1989 par le gouvernement devaient être temporaires. READ MORE
My Espanola Now
The Paramedic Memorial Bell will be on Manitoulin Island and in Espanola today. Elliot Lake hosted the tour yesterday says volunteer Gregor Thimmig. He adds the bell has several stops throughout Ontario. He says the bell recognizes paramedics, dispatchers and others who have lost the battle with PTSD and psychological injuries to suicide, as well as those who have fallen in the line of duty. READ MORE
The Chronicle Journal
Superior North EMS paramedics teamed with Ornge air ambulance flight paramedics and pilots in their annual Memorial Bike Ride on July 22, leaving their Junot Street headquarters and cycling to Hillcrest Park for a brief ceremony. Paramedics from across Ontario take part in the annual Memorial Bike Ride to Parliament Hill to honour the memory of Canada’s fallen paramedics, combat medics, and search and rescue technicians, and to bring awareness on the issues of post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) and suicide. READ MORE
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Quinte News
Some new equipment is on the way for Hastings-Quinte paramedics. The Hastings-Quinte Emergency Services committee approved a motion on Wednesday morning to purchase six new ambulances for next year. Hastings County currently has a replacement schedule for ambulances that sees them require an average of five new vehicles a year. READ MORE
The Standard
Niagara Emergency Medical Services had to switch to a backup communications system for about an hour Thursday after the provincial radio system went down. Bryce Brunarski, acting superintendent of public relations and affairs at Niagara EMS, said the connection with the core radio tower in Cambridge was lost at about noon. READ MORE
The Whig
A dispute between the City of Kingston and Frontenac County about paramedic and long-term care costs came to an end Tuesday night when the city agreed to an outstanding bill of more than $1.1 million. The decision, although approved unanimously, left some city councillors mulling the need for a new funding agreement for land ambulance services and Fairmount Home. READ MORE
Top Gear
“The Shaman will suit everyone from hunters to first aid crews to mineral resource explorers,” we were told by Avtoros when we had a riotous few days driving the 8x8 ATV around Russia a few years ago. Now, the evidence. This is a Shaman ambulance — a Shamambulance, if you will (or won’t, fair enough) — and it’s arguably even cooler than the unliveried thing we flung through swamps with reckless abandon. READ MORE
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