Ministry of Health
Office of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 1N3
Telephone: 416-327-4300
www.ontario.ca/health
eApprove-182-2021-215
December 15, 2021
Mr. Bruce Killah
Board Chair
The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board
Wikwemikong First Nation Ambulance Service
210 Mead Boulevard
Espanola ON P5E 1R9
Dear Mr. Killah:
Ministry of Health Agreement with The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board effective the 4th day of September 2013 (the "Agreement")
I am pleased to advise that the Ministry of Health (ministry) will provide The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board for the Wikwemikong First Nation Ambulance Service up to $348,292 in additional base funding and up to $327,227 in one-time funding for the 2021-22 funding year. This will bring the total maximum funding available under the Agreement for the 2021-22 funding year up to $2,725,098 to support an increase in operating costs.
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 Division will write to the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board shortly to provide details with respect to the 2021¬22 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 ensure the on-going provision of front-line services that patients rely on every day.
Thank you for your dedication and commitment to improving ambulance services in Ontario as we modernize and strengthen our public health care system and for all that you and your organization are doing to protect the health and safety of the people of Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sincerely,
Christine Elliott
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
Enclosure
c: Mr. Fern Dominelli, Chief Administrative Officer, The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board