Archive - Mar 29, 2009

Air ambulance service into remote First Nations a critical lifeline for health services in the north

From Toronto Star

Air ambulances a lifeline for the North - Ontario's air ambulance system, Ornge, is critical for the 800,000 people living north of Sudbury

March 29, 2009 - Megan Ogilvie - HEALTH REPORTER

SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONT. – The King Air 200 grinds to a stop.

Within moments, Marc-André Charbonneau cracks open the door of the twin-engine turboprop and steps onto the gravel strip.

It is dark and cold and still.