Chatham-Kent has inked a new deal to provide ambulance services for the municipality over the next five years.
The contract, which commenced Jan. 1, 2025, will see Medavie provide the service through to the end of 2029 at a cost of just under $83 million.
According to an administrative report to council, the municipality currently owns and operates 14 land ambulances, three support vehicles and three vehicles that are utilized by the community paramedicine program.
At present, Medavie Chatham-Kent employs one full-time general manager, four full-time managers, four full-time supervisors, five part-time supervisors and one staff member at the Chatham headquarters as well as 123 unionized staff, made up of 87 full-time paramedics and 36 part-time paramedics.
The Ministry of Health provides 50 per cent of the Medavie cost.
There are six ambulance stations in C-K including Chatham, Wallaceburg, Tilbury, Thamesville, Ridgetown and Blenheim.
