Ottawa s ambulance dispatchers are using a new system for dispatching emergency medical responses on Wednesday, designed to more accurately triage calls and improve response times for life-threatening calls.
Mariam Mouhajer, 13, and Drake Mackenzie, 10, were honoured ahead of Wednesday’s Council meeting through the 911 Children’s Achievement Awards for their quick thinking, bravery and good judgement during an emergency situation.
Mayors in neighbouring communities are calling on the City of Ottawa to reimburse their counties for the number of times ambulances respond to calls in Ottawa.
After an unprecedented summer where Ottawa's paramedic service had no ambulances to dispatch more often, mayoral candidates are promising to get the province to pay up.