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Burnaby united against ambulance cuts
Helijet Prince Rupert
Fewer ambulances, paramedics
Layoffs, privatization for BCAS
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
Province sends medics to health sector
Minister rejects offer from paramedics
Industrial inquiry skims ambulance issues
Trumpy Report
'We Are One' Rally
Paramedics Care
Learn CPR - Save A Life
National Day of Mourning
2011 Cops For Cancer - Tour De Coast
Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act
York Regional Police LODD
For Tofino Paramedics...
10th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Ride & Service
AMBER ALERT: Missing 3y/o Boy
Ambulance MVA Fort Nelson
LRB Ruling - Nov 4 2011
Brother Bob Babcock
Team Canada - BC - 2012
C-GPUN Anniversary
CPR - Hands Only
Paramedics Gear Up For Negotiations
Sullivan Mine Accident - 6th Anniversary
BC Paramedics show off skills at International Competition
APBC Launch New Logo
Local Paramedic Remembered
Paramedics Recognize MLA For Early CPR Intervention
Brother Jason King
Line Of Duty Memorials
Strike Vote Underway
FBA Negotiations Resume
Paramedics Reach Tentative Agreement
Roland Webb - In Memoriam
BC's Cone-Zone Program
Shiftwork & Cancer
Healing Wheels Motorcycle Ride
Failed Payroll System
Community Paramedicine
Paramedics & DIspatchers Highlighted at BC Science World
BCEHS Management Investigation
PUN Anniversary
Paramedic Chief Tim Jones
Tim Jones Celebration of Life
Ambulance New Brunswick LODD
More ambulances, paramedics the answer to response times issue
136K1N LODD 4th Anniversary
20 Year Anniversary of PUN
Patient transfer attendants pushed to strike
Imagine a World Without Paramedics
Team Canada-BC Wins GOLD
Paramedics Advocate For More Mental Health Support
Job Posting: Office Clerk / Executive Assistant
Send a Paramedic Public Campaign
Operational Research in Health Report Response
Opioid Overdose and Naloxone: Collaboration for Policy Innovation
BC Paramedics Launch New Campaign
MEC First Responder Appreciation Night
New paramedic positions for Nanaimo and area announced
PulsePoint Respond
Government Introduces New Legislation for Public Safety Personnel
BC Paramedics and Dispatchers Address Climate Change
Paramedics Honour Fallen Colleagues
Paramedic Services Week 2018
Tour Paramedic Ride
Paramedics issue reminder to grads to celebrate responsibly.
Paramedics Respond to concerns of firefighter first responder status
Municipal Elections 2018
Halloween Safety Tips
Ambulance Paramedics of BC Giving Back to Okanagan Families
First-ever B.C. conference dedicated to first-responder mental health
Paramedic Response to Auditor General Report
Staffing shortages affect ambulance service levels across B.C.
BC Paramedics raise patient safety concerns
BC Paramedics Paid Less Than Minimum Wage
Paramedics & Dispatchers Reach Agreement
BC Paramedics & Dispatchers Ratify New Collective Agreement
BC Paramedics see surge in COVID-19 calls; some fear to go to hospital
Our message to the community about COVID-19
Paramedic Services Week Message
Ambulance Paramedics of BC Statement on World Events
Ambulance Paramedics of BC Statement on Police Forces in BC
Back to School with Ambulance Paramedics of BC
APBC POSITION STATEMENT ON MENTAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS OF PARAMEDICS
APBC Statement on Remembering September 11, 2001
UBCM Press Release Sept 2020
BC removes Fraser Valley’s only critical-care ambulance
BC’s pandemic & epidemic: A stressful overlap for ambulance paramedics
Ambulance paramedics offer tips to help students with hand hygiene
2020 Provincial Elections: make your vote count.
Paramedics unveil monument to honour two fallen colleagues
Halloween 2020 - Staying Safe During A Pandemic
BC’s Second Annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week runs November 1-7th
Senior Safety Week
Senior Safety Week
Ambulance Paramedics issue public warning of "triple threat"
Annual Message from Ambulance Paramedics & Dispatchers of BC
APBC says BC’s two health emergencies create competing priorities
5th Anniversary of Opioid Epidemic
First Responders Mental Health Campaign
Supporting Healthier Communities
‘It’s an honour’: Revelstoke paramedics celebrate decades long service
Rural fire departments worried about changes coming for BC Ambulance s
B.C. paramedics respond to record overdose calls in 24-hour period for
Paramedics Services Week - May 23-May 29
Sudden deaths during B.C. heat wave climb past 800
Best Practices and Safety for Heat Wave and long Weekend
Back to School
Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention 2021
Province not doing enough to address shortage of 911
British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available
No paramedics on duty in Kitwanga
BC ambulance paramedics record one million ambulance responses in 2021
Supporting a Worker's Right to Operate a Clean Energy Vehicle
Bargaining Update
Paramedics In The News
Dedication To Fallen Tofino Paramedics
Homeless Ambulances
BCAS Meets Response Targets Only 48% Of The Time
Salt Spring: plan for an ambulance station
Dedicated Print To Fallen Tofino Crew
BCAS station on the move to Riverview
B.C. Paramedics lose station
Port Moody BCAS station to be relocated
Emergency worker may have swerved
Condolences given for EMS worker killed
EMS worker dies in ambulance crash
Shorten wait times for an ambulance
Deaths Prompt Review
Paramedics Long Years of Service
Firefighter involved in fatal crash
Thousands mourn Paramedics
Mourning B.C. Paramedics
Two events honour those who serve.
“The Biggest” In Tofino’s History
Probe Into Fatal Ambulance Crash
Paramedic fund set up
Medics maligned
Paramedics Identified
New law strips rights
Private ambulance service
‘Speed up ambulance times’
Weaver Park Re-Build and Plaque Dedication
Province suspended negotiations
Ambulance service in danger?
Two mill workers unaccounted for in Burns Lake fire
Residents Ask For Better Service
Tim Hortons Trauma Centre
CMAT Team Departs For Japan
CMAT Team Evacuating From Japan
Real Change?
MIIT Report Released
Many helped Stewart cope with heavy rains
City concerned about lack of ambulance staff
Paramedics joining the shift at BV Hospital ER
Local ambulance crews dwindle
Chief outlines priorities for fire department
Permanent, sheltered ambulance station in the works for comox, says ives
Paramedic Integration Pilot Project at BVDH Going Well
Trail man in critical condition following crash
BC Can Do More With Less
City to continue First Responder agreement
Tofino 1 Year Anniversary
Ambulances need new home
Langford to host ambulance dispatch centre
Mr. Lloyd O'Brien
Comox ambulance station 'worth sustaining'
Paramedic Training Funding
Medevac chopper makes inaugural landing at Mission Flats
BC Ambulance Services - Elkford - Now Recruiting
B.C. Ambulance Service works as a family to assist yours
Ambulance Crashes - Winnipeg
Cutback permanent for ambulance service on the West Shore
BC Ambulance Services speak to lack of Castlegar coverage over the holidays
Challenging Negotiations Ahead
Castlegar Paramedic Shortage
Six Ambulances Arrive At PG's University Hospital With Babine Forest Blast Victims
LODD Paramedic Schlamp Anniversary
Tragedy Rallies Northern BC
Paramedic honoured for 20 years of service to community
Health Unions Seek Fair and Reasonable Settlement as Talks Begin Today
Paramedics, heroes on the frontline
Bathgate elected chair of Facilities Sector Bargaining Committee
Health employers must be better prepared when Facilities talks resume next week
Budget continues BC Liberal tradition of average citizens paying more, getting less
B.C. Budget 2012: Silence on seniors' care, higher MSP premiums for families, and B.C. slides to ninth place in investment in its citizens' health care
Paramedics & ACT working to save lives
Off-Duty Paramedic Saves A Life
Paramedics & ACT Teaching CPR
Overcrowding at Royal Jubilee backs up ambulances
Teachers Should Learn From Parmedics!
CUPE members to rally in support of free collective bargaining tomorrow
Health unions frustrated over slow pace of talks
Kamloops company snares air-ambulance contract
Health employer “efficiencies” would limit job opportunities
FBA bargaining to resume March 28
New Program will Connect Terrace Patients to Specialty Care Faster
Bargaining continues as Facilities agreement expires March 31
Sandspit Needs Ambulance Attendants
Go Canucks Go!
Sawmill explosion claims 2nd life.
Shuswap Lake emergency vessel arrives in Sicamous
'We are a community in mourning'
Mill workers remembered at ceremony
B.C. paramedics could see radical job change with Bill 48
Ambulance appreciation
Paramedics delivering emergency information to Oliver residents
Ambulance Paramedics Relieved BC Goverrnment Willing To Let Them Do More For Patients In Medical Emergencies
Facilities talks: Employers slow to disclose data essential to making progress on key issues
Recommendations made in Langley mushroom farm inquest
BC Paramedics Prepare For Competition
Facilities talks continue next week
Paramedics turn BBQ into fundraiser
Safety warning to keep your tots away from windows
Facilities bargaining resumes in June
NT Air Successful in Bid to Provide Air Ambulance Service
Region to say goodbye to local hero tomorrow
Emergency and Health Services Commission – BC Ambulance Service Bargaining Update
BCAS not likely to install oxygen sensors
BC Paramedics earn silver in global competition
Talks covering 46,000 health care workers resume in July
Team Canada BC Returns Home
BC Ambulance increasing staff in the Peace
BCAS Responds RE: Ambulance Coverage
MLA recognized for helping save a man's life
Langley City wants first response funds from province
Editorial — Who should pay for first response?
Firefighters can't replace paramedics
Facilities talks resume though progress continues to be slow
Behind the Mask: Paramedic Occupational Traumatic Stress
Facilities talks to resume in September
First responder protection law clashes with privacy rights
Paramedics upset over removed memorial walls
Paramedic memorial wall will stay in Vancouver office
Health employers stall at Facilities table
Health employers, government running out the clock at Facilities table
Facilities negotiations will continue Friday
Driving chaos concerns paramedics
HEU Annouces Strike Vote Results
Big White Loses Dedicated Ambulance
FBA bargaining committee remains at the table despite slow pace of talks
A crucial twenty-four minutes
Ambulance dispatchers speak out over use of 911
Riding on fumes: $9 million in unpaid ambulance rides
Woman dies after waiting 3hrs for Ambulance
First responders hurt while assisting at separate B.C. crashes
We depend on them
Paramedics delayed in critical response
Stewart Faces Additional Ambulance Shortage Over Long Weekend
Northern B.C. ambulance workers quit over staffing concerns
Union backs call for 2nd WV ambulance
Quadra's new ambulance station Open House Sunday
Community of Stewart Ambulance Staffing
Rural BC Responses Need Improvement
Coroner's inquest into shooting death recommends improvements to rural emergency care
Is it too difficult to be a paramedic in British Columbia?
Stewart Paramedic Recruitment Efforts Unsuccessful
The call to improve emergency services in rural B.C.
Lack Of Ambulance Service - Haida Gwaii
Kootenay’s fastest ambulances found in Creston
Paramedics warn ambulance response times are up again
Ambulance Response Times Questioned
Regular Paramedic visits make an impact
Ambulance crisis in Queen Charlotte needs solution
Paramedicine Could Change The Face Of Health Care In Tumbler Ridge
Mother & Paramedics Save Young Boy
Problems Persist With Paramedic Pay
Christmas Day another work day for Alberni shift workers
Rupp at peace with retirement from B.C. Ambulance service
Bowen’s new ambulance comes with new computer, but lacks GPS updates
Langley Paramedic Wants To Help Friend In Need
Paramedic Carol Schlamp
BC's Mental Health Crisis
Langley Hosts Public Skate To Honour Emergency Responders
Why Community Paramedicine Saves Both Money And Lives
Pink Shirt Day
Health Employers Urged To Pick Up Pace At Bargaining Table
Ambulance Service in Stewart BC Remains a Challenge
Health Employers Refuse To Move On Key Issues
Facilities Talks On Hold As Employers Consider Union Proposals
Facilities Bargaining Continues Through Weekend
Health Unions Seek Strike Mandate
Paramedics Union Optimistic After Ambulances Bosses Mysteriously Quit
What's Wrong With BC's Emergency Health Care System?
Ambulance Service Overhaul Required: QC Mayor
Health Care Workers Send Clear Message With 96% Strike Mandate
Health Talks Resume Thursday May 08 14
RCMP Condolence Letter
Fallen Paramedic Memorial Project
Ambulance Delays Unacceptable
7 Jobs that re-define hard work
Paramedic pilot program to launch in BC
B.C. to add rural ambulance resources
Municipalities balk at funding extra firefighter training
LM cities call for freeze on changes
David Berner Discusses Paramedic Response Times
B.C. ad campaign highlights role of paramedics
Paramedic Week - Today's Paramedic
Paramedic Week - Today's Paramedic - Mike Collis
Paramedic Week - Today's Paramedic - Randy MacLeod
Paramedic Week - Today's Paramedic - Larry Badry
Strike could "bedlock" Lower Mainland hospitals
Coquihalla Highway MVA
Paramedics Concerned About Downloading of Cost and Liability to City o
Pitt Meadows to talk firefighters
Family of B.C. toddler who ingested laundry pod issues warning
Paramedics Impress
First responders taking precautions amid COVID-19 outbreak
First responders worried about COVID 19 as supplies become hard to get
What happens if you have a medical emergency in the era of COVID-19?
B.C.’s first responders trying to cope with ‘evolving situation’
Already stretched, paramedic services feeling bigger crunch from COVID
COVID-19: Paramedics say calls for flu-like symptoms on rise in B.C.
Residents calling 911 to report their neighbours aren't self-isolating
COVID-19 calls to 911 now outnumber other emergency calls in B.C.
B.C. paramedics see surge in 911 calls for COVID-19
B.C. paramedics say 75% of calls now relate to coronavirus
911 swamped with virus calls; non-urgent inquiries should go to 811
COVID-19: Stress on the front line of the fight against the pandemic
Look of first responders has changed in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Langley paramedic postpones retirement to help battle COVID-19
People with a genuine emergency refusing to go to hospital
Can I go for a drive during a global pandemic?
What it's like working as a paramedic during a pandemic
Emergency vehicles will form parade to salute staff at Royal Inland
‘Give it to those in need,’ says B.C. paramedic of COVID-19 discounts
Well-wishers show their love to B.C. paramedics and 911 operators
BC paramedics stepping up in COVID-19 battle
COVID-19 in B.C.: Dire days and the ‘toughest decision’
Paramedics Overwhelmed by Public Support
‘We’re here, we’ve got you:’ Paramedics hold strong in pandemic
Paramedics well prepared for pandemic
Community paramedics in BC expand virtual assistance to rural patients
Off-duty Paramedic Rushes to Save 13 yr old from Choking
Use glitter to teach kids about COVID spread, say paramedics
BC Health Workers Want To Cover Your Hands In Glitter To Teach
Union president discusses need for increased ambulance service
Paramedics feeling the pressure of twin health crises
Labour Day: Working safely means extra steps in COVID-19 times
As overlapping epidemics worsen stress levels rising for BC paramedics
CTV News Article
Paramedic shortage leads to gaps in ambulance service
10 Year Anniversary Tofino loss of Paramedics Fuller and Polivka
Paramedics unveil monument to honour two fallen colleagues
Halloween 2020: Tips to help you celebrate safely
Vancouver Island Free Daily article-Tofino Anniversary
Global News article - Halloween tips
B.C.’s ambulance paramedics warn about ‘silent killer’ in homes
Senior Safety Week
BC paramedics concerned about COVID-19 challenges this holiday season
News1130 article
Ambulance paramedics issue ‘triple threat’ warning for holidays
Paramedics in BC are feeling burnt out
B.C. Paramedics warn of burn out ahead of busy holiday season
Two bucks an hour: pay for many BC paramedics stuck in a previous era
B.C. Paramedics warn of burn out ahead of busy holiday season
Should B.C. paramedics be included in first round of COVID-19 vaccines
Richmond councillor pushes for more emergency integration
Vaccine rollout plan & BC Paramedics
These front-line health workers will spend Christmas fighting COVID-19
First responders, teachers still waiting for COVID-19 vaccination plan
First responders, teachers still waiting for COVID-19 vaccination plan
National study looks at COVID-19 risk among paramedics
New study calls on B.C. paramedics for COVID-19 impact
CBC Media Article
COVID-19: Fears mount of gutted front lines as the pandemic wears on
Paramedic shortage in B.C. leading to longer wait times
Paramedics say there were massive waits for ambulances Friday evening
B.C. paramedics warning of staff shortages and service delays
CTV News Article
On the very front lines of COVID-19 in Squamish
Langley Advance Times Article
CTV News Article
CKPG News Article
Maple Ridge News Article
B.C. paramedics have reached a breaking point, union says
Recruitment issues leading to understaffed paramedics
B.C. paramedics raise concerns over change to workloads
Globe and Mail News Article
Group of B.C. mayors raises concerns about paramedic shortages
Paramedics of B.C. understaffed and struggling
The Flying 248 Squad
Kamloops This Week News Article
‘The same sadness and more lives lost’
Chek News Article
911 Response Times Hurting People (Audio)
CUPE BC, Local 873 celebrate Paramedic Services Week
CityNews Article
B.C. paramedics call on-call service model 'flawed'
First responders recognized during Paramedic Services Week
Craig Chapman: Giving back to Field
Celebrating Paramedic service week
More than half a million ambulance calls across B.C. per year
BC Paramedics blame provincial 'mismanagement' for ambulance wait time
Global New Article
Global News Article
Global News Article
CBC News Article
CBC News Article
Acute paramedic shortage hits North Shore
Heart of our City – Jessica Friesen
BC ambulance paramedics say they're in dire need of more resources
Ambulance Wait Times Unacceptable
B.C. ambulance changes could put Revelstoke residents at risk
‘It’s not going to work here’
CityNews Article
CTV News Article
Changes to Pemberton ambulance delivery raise concerns
Another lengthy delay after calling 911 for an ambulance
High temperatures could extend into next week for many areas
CTV News Article
Paramedics stretched to limit
Death toll from B.C.’s unprecedented heat wave likely to climb
Radio Canada International News Article
Radio NL Local News First - Audio Interview
Surrey Now-Leader News Article
B.C. records nearly 500 deaths and counting during heat wave
Air conditioning not standard in long-term care in BC Interior
The Wall Street Journal News Article
The Vancouver Sun News Article
Global News Article (Video)
Vancouver woman carried to hospital due to ambulance wait times
Coroner says two feared dead in wildfire that ravaged Lytton, B.C.
CTV News Article
Fraser Valley Current News Article
Mixed feelings about new ambulance system
Maple Ridge News Article
B.C. paramedics say there’s a systemic crisis in emergency care
B.C. paramedics brace for more hot weather
"Mismanaged' BC Ambulance Service after deadly heatwave
B.C. to outline changes to the service following deadly heatwave
CityNews Article
Radio nl Interview with Troy Clifford
B.C. ambulance overhauled to improve response times, job security
Province to unveil changes to BC’s ambulance service today
Global News Article
Vernon Morning Star Article
Vancouver Sun Article
Sea to Sky paramedics say current staffing levels ‘dangerous’
More help on the way
B.C. acting to improve ambulance response times
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News Article
Vancouver Sun Article
Campbell River Mirror Article
News 1130 News Article
BC Paramedics brace for more hot weather
Grand Forks’ top paramedic opens up in rare interview
Province says B.C. 'fully prepared' for hottest day of latest heatwave
CTV News Article
CBC News Article
More full-time paramedics coming to northern B.C. : union president
B.C. paramedics share back-to-school hygiene tips
Historic hiring by BC EHS set to bring more paramedics to Northern BC
How North American cities are bracing for more heatwaves
B.C. first-responders gearing up for blast of hot temperatures
'My last straw': Vancouver paramedic on brink of quitting
Daughter says Parksville, B.C. man died while family on hold with 911
Ambulance union wants more community paramedics in cities
Paramedics union supports COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Bolstered ambulance funding welcomed in Pemberton
CUPE 1136 bylaw officers lauded for quick action in saving man’s life
Past Breaking Point with Ambulance Paramedics of BC
family faced difficulty getting an ambulance
Ambulance station getting full time paramedics
BC senior dies after family calls 911, waits 33 minutes for ambulance
Call wait times for 9-1-1 grow, Ecomm says BCEHS is to blame
B.C. woman takes taxi to hospital after lengthy ambulance delay
Langley’s ambulances are among the slowest in BC
Ambulance boost cheered
Despite New Measures, Callers Still Face Long Waits for Ambulances
More than 4,000 health-care workers remain unvaccinated
Impact of heat dome on BC ambulance and dispatchers
Few Anti-vax paramedics
Ambulance delays prompt calls for more Okanagan paramedics
Retired nurse did CPR on friend for 30 minutes while waiting
B.C. paramedics understaffed by up to 40 per cent daily
B.C. family doctor shortage impacting 911 service and ambulance waits
CKNW Leadership Series: Troy Clifford
PG paramedics have responded to nearly 1,100 overdose calls in 2021
More ambulance-fire integration?
Paramedics are understaffed by up to 40%
Clinton ambulance station changes called ‘significant improvement’
More ambulance-fire integration?
Transporting COVID Patients Tough Job for Paramedics
Paramedic shortages hurting harder in northern B.C.
Two Executives who oversaw BC heat dome response took new roles
Helicopter ambulance service reaches a one-year milestone.
Paramedics in northern B.C. slam solution
An Indigenous Paramedic on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Changes made to enhance emergency care for British Columbians
Up to 50 per cent of ambulances unstaffed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
Data shows calls have increased drastically year over year
Bowen Island ambulance service outages calls for improved service
B.C. paramedics’ union on shift with only 1 staffed ambulance
Paramedics in Central Okanagan overworked, understaffed: union
95-year-old Vancouver man waits six hours for paramedics to arrive
BC paramedics respond to 50 hypothermia, frostbite calls in four days
BC police, first responders brace for staffing impacts of Omicron
Bowen ambulance service outages ignite calls for improved service
Concern, disappointment & optimism:Health-care unions react to budget
Sooke seeks better ambulance coverage; crews often called to other
Paramedics honour fallen with Victoria memorial ceremony
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