A safe sobering centre would provide better care for people who are publicly intoxicated in Thunder Bay, Ont., and could ease pressure on first responder and emergency medical systems, say witnesses at the inquest for two Oji-Cree First Nation men who died in police custody.
The County of Essex is considering when to rescind the emergency order it gave last week due to a lack of ambulance service in the Windsor-Essex region.
Chatham-Kent EMS is in a “strong position” compared to other jurisdictions when it comes to instances of Code Blacks – situations where no ambulances are…