STARS air ambulance adds new helicopter to fleet
The STARS air ambulance has announced another helicopter that’s been added to their fleet. It’s the fifth of 10 medically equipped aircraft that will compose a new, upgraded fleet.
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The STARS air ambulance service has unveiled its second Saskatchewan helicopter(Matt Duguid/CBC)
The air ambulance service that flies over Saskatchewan has added a new helicopter to its fleet, with a nod to Rod Gantefoer, the former Saskatchewan politician who was key in establishing the service in the province.
STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service) Air Ambulance officially unveiled the new Airbus H145 helicopter in Regina on Tuesday, though it actually entered service in the province weeks ago and had actually been unveiled to the public a day earlier in Melfort, Gantefoer s hometown.
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STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service) is looking to the City of Grande Prairie for a financial shot in the arm.
In 2019 the city changed how it provided funds for the service, including it in Community Grants, which resulted in a 30 per cent reduction in financial support for STARS’ operations.
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This year the city’s support for the air service dropped by one-third during a time when the request for STARS services rose as it assisted with the COVID-19 pandemic in the community, in addition to its regular demands.