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It’s been a long battle for the City of Red Deer who have been pushing back against consolidating EMS dispatch since the plans were simply recommendations on the Ernst and Young Report in February of 2020. A consolidated EMS dispatch is thought to save province 5 million dollars, but City Council believes the decision will cost lives. Now, the City has submitted a formal offer to the Government of Alberta to take on the cost of emergency dispatch for the City of Red Deer and surrounding communities in order to keep a local dispatch…
