Frontenac County, Frontenac Paramedics break ground on new paramedic station

Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MP ScottReid, Frontenac Paramedics Chief Gale Chevalier, and Frontenac County Warden DenisDoyle break ground on the new Frontenac Paramedics station, October 12.

Glenburnie, ON – Elected officials, honoured guests, and members of the media gathered at Frontenac County campus at 2069 Battersea Rd. today to kick-off construction of a new Frontenac Paramedics station.

The new two-bay paramedics station will add capacity for Frontenac Paramedics to accommodate more ambulances and on-duty paramedics as demand for service continues to grow. The new station, located five minutes north of the Montreal St exit at Highway 401, will primarily serve the Rideau Heights and Montreal St. areas of Kingston, the Highway 401 corridor, and the rapidly developing areas of the Township of South Frontenac.

“Congratulations to the County for such incredible work in maintaining top-notch level of paramedic services not just in Kingston but in rural areas as well,” says Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen. “We truly are grateful for the incredible service you’ve provided over the years.”

A 2019 submission to Frontenac County Council by international emergency services consultancy firm Operational Research in Health Ltd. (ORH) projected that 408 additional weekly ambulance hours will be required by Frontenac Paramedics by 2029. That means three new ambulances and crews and one extra spare ambulance will be needed to maintain service levels as populations grow larger and skew older. The new station will help equip Frontenac Paramedics to accommodate those resources.

“We on Frontenac County Council continue to advocate for fast, reliable, and effective paramedic services for residents of all areas, rural and urban,” says Frontenac County Warden Denis Doyle. “This new base is just one example of that work completed in Frontenac over the last decade to equip paramedics for the future.”

Costs for the new station will be shared between Frontenac County and the City of Kingston.

“This new base is just one of the many steps we’re taking to ensure that Frontenac Paramedics is staffed and equipped to meet the new realities,” says Frontenac Paramedics Chief Gale Chevalier. “We appreciate the support of Frontenac County Council.”

It is expected that the new base will be ready in the spring. More information about the new Frontenac Paramedics station project can be found here: https://bit.ly/3LUK3Yt.

See the new station site plan here: https://engagefrontenac.ca/32114/widgets/131130/documents/86728

More information about Frontenac County Council’s and Frontenac Paramedics’ plan for the future can be found here: https://bit.ly/3dQz7OX