By\u00a0 Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 \u00a025\/07\/2024\u00a0 While provincial government representatives were this month gloating about the addition of 351 new paramedic technicians to the province\u2019s health services, Kanehsata\u2019kehr\u00f3:non Robert Bonspiel has been once again let down by the lack of attention given to Indigenous communities. Despite the influx of emergency personnel elsewhere in the province, Indigenous communities are still largely left to fend for themselves \u2013 and no matter how frequently Bonspiel brings their problems to light, the provincial government seems content to ignore the real-world impacts of underfunding services. \u201cIt\u2019s prevalent, there\u2019s an issue here, and it\u2019s not taken care of,\u201d said Bonspiel, president of First Nations Paramedics. Bonspiel said he was hopeful when the Viens Commission published 142 calls to action in its final report in… <\/p>\n
By\u00a0 Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 \u00a025\/07\/2024\u00a0 While provincial government representatives were this month gloating about the addition of 351 new paramedic technicians to the province\u2019s health services, Kanehsata\u2019kehr\u00f3:non Robert Bonspiel has been once again let down by the lack of attention given to Indigenous communities. Despite the influx of emergency personnel elsewhere in the province, Indigenous communities are still largely left to fend for themselves \u2013 and no matter how frequently Bonspiel brings their problems to light, the provincial government seems content to ignore the real-world impacts of underfunding services. \u201cIt\u2019s prevalent, there\u2019s an issue here, and it\u2019s not taken care of,\u201d said Bonspiel, president of First Nations Paramedics. Bonspiel said he was hopeful when the Viens Commission published 142 calls to action in its final report in... <\/p>\n