VANCOUVER —Representatives of the BC Ambulance Service agree with ambulance paramedics on one thing – that the provincial model is the only option for a viable and sustainable ambulance service in B.C.
The shared perspective came out at the first day of contract talks held today in Vancouver for a new collective agreement between the BCAS and CUPE 873, Ambulance Paramedics of BC.
On several occasions the provincial Liberal government has alluded to looking into “alternate delivery options for paramedics.”
CUPE 873 served notice on Dec.