Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow joined the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Paramedic Services and Toronto Fire Services for a ceremony to honour the recipients of the City of Toronto’s annual Telecommunicator of the Year Awards. The awards ceremony coincides with the 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Week, observed from Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18. Through this week, the City is celebrating …
Toronto honours 44 new Toronto Paramedic Service graduates
Toronto – Councillor Alejandra Bravo (Davenport), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee and Bikram Chawla, Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS), welcomed 44 new Primary Care Paramedics and Emergency Telecommunicators to the City of Toronto. The ceremony also saw four TPS staff members awarded Long Service Medals and Bars. The graduates who completed comprehensive orientation and training programs include …
Celebrating 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Week
Toronto – This year, April 9 to 15 is 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Week, celebrating the City of Toronto’s dedicated emergency telecommunication professionals who are the first of the first responders and the calm voices answering every 9-1-1 call. City telecommunicators include Police, Fire and Paramedic dispatchers, call takers and administrative, operations support and management staff who have dedicated their careers to …