911 Dispatch
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Kenaston, Sask. man charged for making hundreds of nuisance 911 callsA man from Kenaston, Sask. faces charges after allegedly making hundreds of 911 calls from November 2021 to March 2022 during which no identity or emergency was reported.CrimeMar 17, 2022
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Alberta ombudsman says AHS decision on EMS dispatch not under her jurisdictionDecisions made by health authorities lay outside of the ombudsman's jurisdiction, according to a rare statement made by the province's independent investigator.HealthNov 26, 2021
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B.C. senior forced to soil herself on floor after nearly 3-hour ambulance wait, son says"Seniors paid their dues and nowadays the seniors are getting a kick in the butt," says a Vancouver man whose 85-year-old mother waited almost three hours for an ambulance.HealthJun 27, 2021
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Dispatch system snags add to growing concern over B.C. ambulance delaysThe latest incident saw a Vancouver senior found in distress after days alone in her home wait five hours for an ambulance, before being transported instead in a SafeRide shuttle.HealthJun 4, 2021
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New legislation proposes 911 upgrades and capital funding cuts for Alberta municipalitiesBill 56, tabled on Thursday, would see rollbacks to capital investments for municipalities while increasing funding to upgrade 911 call centres in Alberta.CrimeMar 11, 2021
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AHS files injunction to stop Wood Buffalo’s independent EMS dispatch decisionAHS and Alberta Health have filed a joint application for an injunction to prevent the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo from not transferring 911 calls to AHS EMS dispatch.HealthFeb 11, 2021
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Lethbridge relates to Wood Buffalo, which voted to defy consolidated EMS dispatchRMWB Fire Chief Jody Butz says there have been delays in response times due to the centralized dispatchers not being able to correctly identify addresses.HealthFeb 10, 2021
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As EMS dispatch changes in Alberta come into effect, mayors ask province to reconsiderFour Alberta mayors continue to sound the alarm on EMS dispatch changes they say will lead to a decline in patient outcomes.HealthJan 11, 2021
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Early morning blaze ignites west Lethbridge home“By the time we got out to the street... the whole roof was just ablaze."FireNov 16, 2020
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Alberta health minister ‘confrontational’ and ‘arrogant’ in phone call: Calgary city councillor"He was phoning to put me in my place." Friday, Diane Colley-Urquhart had a call with Tyler Shandro about the plan to consolidate EMS dispatch in cities like Calgary.PoliticsSep 21, 2020
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