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NWT 911 fields hundreds of calls in first two weeks

by Craig Gilbert November 16, 2019

These four ambulances will soon be on their way to Clyde River, Cape Dorset, Taloyoak and Iglulik. They are being donated by paramedics in Ontario. photo courtesy of the Region of Peel

There were 753 calls processed by the Northwest Territories’ new 911 system, which went live Nov. 4.

Calls for police, fire and ambulance came in from across the territory.

News/North subscribers can click here to find out more about the “cliffhanger” life of a 911 dispatcher – and how many callers weren’t interested in having first responders rush to their aid at all – in Nick Pearce’s full story in this week’s News/North.

Craig Gilbert

Craig is an award-winning journalist who has worked in his home province of Ontario, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories again. He should be at least six... More by Craig Gilbert

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