The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care plans on reducing 52 ambulance services to 10 through restructuring.
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville found out Monday, through a communication from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The county has been providing ambulance services in Leeds and Grenville since 2001 and invested millions of dollars to improve the level of service.
Counties Council and senior staff are shocked by the news, according to a press release sent out minutes ago. The release states there has been no readily available information on the government’s plan for restructuring.
Paramedic Service Chief Chris Lloyd says Leeds and Grenville will continue to deliver excellent and critically important care.
The mykemptvillenow.com newsroom is reaching out to MPP Steve Clark and Lloyd for more information.