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 Paramedic Services celebrates graduation of 37 new recruits
Toronto – City of Toronto welcomed 37 new frontline Operations and Communications Centre staff members to Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS) at a graduation ceremony. The graduates, who have each completed comprehensive orientation and training programs, include 35 new Primary Care Paramedics and two Emergency Telecommunicators. TPS is staffed by highly skilled paramedics who provide 24-hour, pre-hospital emergency care that may …
Toronto Paramedic Services celebrate graduation of 61 new recruits
Toronto – At a graduation ceremony last night, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Acting Chief Bikram Chawla, Toronto Paramedic Services (TPS) and other City of Toronto officials welcomed 61 new frontline TPS Operations and Communications Centre staff members to the City of Toronto after completing the comprehensive orientation and training programs. Toronto’s skilled paramedics provide 24-hour pre-hospital emergency care …
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 …