For the past two months, Dawson City, Yukon, has had 100 per cent ambulance coverage, according to Yukon Emergency Medical Services (YEMS). It represents a marked change from just months earlier when residents were complaining about substantial gaps in ambulance service.
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MARQUETTE The Lake Superior Community Partnership hosted the first meeting of its Breakfast and Business quarterly series Friday at the Ramada Inn in Marque
The Yukon Government has been recruiting EMS personnel across the territory to help plug service gaps. It's now reviewing what it pays personnel, including the current on-call honorarium of $3.71 an hour.