Hastings County opposing Ontario's ambulance funding cut

Hastings County council is opposing Ontario’s unexpected withdrawal of some of the province’s funding for the county’s ambulance service. County council met Thursday in Belleville. Councillors passed a special resolution asking Ontario restore the county’s base funding for land ambulance service to the previous level set for this fiscal year. “Nearly $300,000 in base funding was removed from the land ambulance service grant based on operations on behalf of the Mohaw