(From left to right: Local Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Stephen Paquette, Paramedic Services Chief Greg Sage and Halton Region’s Indigenous Advisor Eddy Robinson with the decommissioned ambulance that was donated to the Kenora Chiefs Advisory on December 17, 2020 at Woodlands Operations Centre.)
The Region of Halton is donating one out-of-commission ambulance to a north western First Nation.
The ambulance will be used to support COVID-19 assessment and testing in First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario.
The Kenora Chiefs Advisory provides programs in health, education, and social services that are delivered holistically and traditionally to ensure the survival of the Anishinaabe way. They provide services to individuals and families in 10 Kenora area First Nations communities.
“We would like to send a big thank you out to Halton Region for the donation of a decommissioned ambulance to Kenora Chiefs Advisory,” says Joe Barnes, Executive Director of the Kenora Chiefs Advisory. “The ability for us to create new partnerships not only within our region, but outside of Northwestern Ontario will always remain a priority for us, and because of this donation, our frontline staff will be able to utilize the vehicle to the fullest as we continue to navigate this pandemic and see the continued needs for thinking outside the box when it comes to response for our communities.”
These ambulances have completed their useful life cycle with Halton Region Paramedic Services and can still operate at full capacity to meet the needs of the Kenora Chiefs Advisory.
