RIVER JOHN, N.S. Families of patients who died before paramedics arrived are sounding the alarm about ambulance wait times in Nova Scotia and the paramedics union is doing the same. When Teddy Joudrey had a heart attack, he called his daughter, Grace Clough, who dialled 911. I was on the phone with my father for 15-20 minutes before he passed away or he went silent, Clough said. Joudrey died and never went to the hospital. Clough says it took 45 minutes for paramedics to arrive. It’s enraging that a fire department is two minutes away that has men that could possibly go to your home and and they’re not allowed to do that, Clough said.