01-24-2022, 01:20 PM
(01-24-2022, 10:14 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Can you imagine having a heart attack, and calling 911, and being told, that no ambulance is available...you could wait half an hour?
How much does a half hour delay affect survivability in case of a heart attack?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener...-1.6322717
Why is this acceptable to people?
It's not acceptable, but it's been going on for years. Usually it seems to occur during flu season (November to March).
2019
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...egion.html
2018
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/calls-for-a...-1.4203037
2017
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/they-re-goi...-1.3315009
2016
https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...lines.html
Add that we have an aging population, and growing population, and funding issues from the previous McWynne gov't and current Ford government, this is what you end up with.

