We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Getting a proper vehicle to transport people for urgent medical care is an ongoing challenge in fly-in First Nations in northwestern Ontario. In Keewaywin First Nation, for instance, people with a medical emergency can't readily get a vehicle, let alone one equipped with health-care supplies, to go to the nursing station. All of the equipment is provided by Ornge, which also helps with record-keeping and data management. “I was a medical driver a few years ago and I went on a call,” Brown recalled.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2026 15:32 UTC