Grand Manan residents are relieved an air ambulance will be stationed on the island beginning in the fall. The island lost its medevac service in 2022, after changes to Transport Canada regulations led to the loss of a contract with Ambulance New Brunswick.
Ambulance New Brunswick has reversed a change to its dispatch system that led some fire departments in southeast New Brunswick to no longer answer medical calls.
Several southeastern New Brunswick fire departments are continuing to raise the alarm over an unexpected change to the dispatch system for medical emergencies.