Planned ambulance station shuffle a symptom of long-running difficulties

By Ken Kellar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter   21/08/2024 15:48 Following news of the planned restructuring of ambulance services in the Rainy River District, the president of the local union representing area paramedics said it’s the latest result of a long-running complex issue that has no easy answer in sight. Malcolm Daley is a professional paramedic and the president of CUPE Local 4807, the union representing paramedics in the Rainy River District. The Fort Frances Times reached out to him for comment following last week’s news that the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB, formerly RRDSSAB) was planning to temporarily relocate ambulance services in the area, removing emergency paramedic services from Emo to Rainy River and Fort Frances, and bringing the Community Paramedicine program to the station in its stead….

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