{"id":121010,"date":"2022-09-13T13:35:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.doppleronline.ca\/mpp-smith-announced-grant-funding-for-local-ambulance-service\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:25:20","slug":"mpp-smith-announced-grant-funding-for-local-ambulance-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/mpp-smith-announced-grant-funding-for-local-ambulance-service\/","title":{"rendered":"MPP Smith announces grant funding for local ambulance service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ontario government is investing nearly $764 million in the province\u2019s annual Land Ambulance Service Grant (LASG) to help municipalities facing increased cost pressures in their emergency departments.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this funding,&nbsp;the District Municipality of Muskoka will receive $6,001,303 and the Town of Parry Sound will receive $5,606,006 to support the hiring of additional paramedics, wage and cost of living adjustments and general&nbsp;ambulance services operation to meet the needs of the Parry Sound \u2013 Muskoka community, states a release issued from the constituency office of Parry Sound-Muskoka Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Graydon Smith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSupporting ambulance operations ensures Ontarians can receive the emergency health services they need, when they need them,\u201d said Smith. &#8220;This important investment in emergency services in Parry Sound \u2013 Muskoka, will help to improve access to healthcare throughout our community\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the LASG, the District Municipality of Muskoka and the Town of Parry Sound will receive funding for 50 per cent of the costs for their land ambulance operations. 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