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MEDIA ADVISORY: Paramedics to Release Report on Ambulance Shortages in Ontario

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE will release a report on ambulance shortages in Ontario Wednesday morning. CUPE represents the majority of paramedics in the province, with 5,500 members in the sector.

Who:

Jason Fraser, Paramedic and Chair, CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario

 

Chandra Pasma, CUPE National Researcher

 

Stephanie Taylor, Paramedic, Durham Region

 

 

What:

Release of report on ambulance shortages in Ontario

 

 

When:

9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020

 

 

Where:

Media Studio, Queen’s Park

 

Ontario Legislature

 

Queen’s Park, Toronto

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Contacts

Andrea Addario, CUPE Communications, 416-738-4329

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Andrea Addario, CUPE Communications, 416-738-4329

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