2009-05-22
15:01:39
Mayor Ivan Court is still advocating for tri-level emergency response. During his State of the City address today, Court said city fire fighters had to respond to 22 emergencies in one weekend earlier this year because an ambulance wasn't available. Court says funding is key to ensuring the Saint John Fire Department can continue responding to emergencies in situations such as that.
Court says there is a shortage of about 100 paramedics in the province and while Medavie-Blue Cross, which took over ambulance service late 2007, is doing it's best, Saint John and Mirimachi are not getting adequate service.
No comments:
Post a Comment