Paramedics assigned full-time to ByWard Market (Citizen)

July 16, 2024 - Ottawa Citizen

It is a first in Ottawa: a paramedic assigned directly to the ByWard Market seven days a week.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service’s new ByWard Market strategy began earlier in July amid an increasingly toxic drug supply and growing overdose crisis. Just a few weeks in, there are already questions about whether one full-time paramedic will be enough to meet the demand.

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