50/50 Land Ambulance Services Grant for 2021 - July 19, 2021

Ministry of Health
Office of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 1N3

July 19, 2021

Mr. Bruce Killah
(I) Board Chair
The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board
Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB Paramedic Services
210 Mead Boulevard
Espanola ON P5E 1E9

Dear Mr. Killah:

Ministry of Health Agreement with The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board effective the 28th day of January 2014 (the “Agreement”)

I am please to advise that the Ministry of Health (ministry) will provide The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board up to the total maximum base funding of $9,735,795 with respect to the 50/50 Land Ambulance Services Grant (LASG) under the Agreement for the 2021calendar year.

I am, therefore, pleased to provide you with a new budget that, pursuant to section 4.2 of the Agreement, shall replace the budget in Schedule “B”. All terms and conditions contained in the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

The Assistant Deputy Minister of Emergency Health Services will write to The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board shortly to provide details with respect to the 2021 funding and associated terms and conditions.

We continue to rely on your strong leadership in alignment with the plan to build a modern and sustainable public health care system and ensuring the on-going provision of front-line services that patients rely on every day.

Thank you for your dedication and commitment to improving land ambulance services in Ontario and for your ongoing dedication and commitment to addressing the healthcare needs of Ontarians as we modernize and strengthen our public health care system and for all that you and your organization is doing to protect the health and safety of the people of Ontario during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Sincerely,

Christine Elliott
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health

Enclosure

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Mr. Paul Myre, Paramedic Services Deputy Chief, The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board
Mr. Fern Dominelli, Chief Administrative Officer, The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board

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Ms. Susan Picarello, Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Health Services Division, Ministry of Health (MOH)
Mr. Jim Yuill, Director, Financial Management Branch, Ministry (MOH)
Mr. Jeffrey Graham, (A) Director, Fiscal Oversight & Performance Branch (MOH)
Mr. Stuart Mooney, (I) Director, Emergency Health Program Management and Delivery Branch (MOH)
Mr. Steve O’Neil, (A) Senior Field Manager, North Field Office, EHPMDB