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New paramedics to be hired thanks to provincial funding

Haliburton County is getting $2,910,510 to help hire paramedics, increase wages accounting for the rising cost of living, and general ambulance services operation.

“This funding is great news for Haliburton County and will help support residents while improving ambulance availability across the county,” said Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. “The nearly $3 million will be used to support the hiring of new paramedics, and various ambulance-related operational costs.”

The money is coming from Ontario’s Land Ambulance Service Grant (LASG) to help municipalities facing “increased cost pressures in their emergency departments,” according to officials with Scott’s office.

They explain that through the grant fund, municipalities receive 50 percent of the costs for their land ambulance operations. A total of $764 million is being invested province-wide through the LASG.

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