10 - Wednesday, August 14, 1991 ~ North Shore News

A TRAGIC INCIDENT July 29 involving a Victoria- second-hand from a B.C. Tel operator, did not relay the

based dispatcher who sent ambulance and police to a proper location of the emergency. According to RCMP,
Duncan pay phone instead of to a gravel pit outside Walt died after being struck by a motor vehicle. Health
town has drawn criticism relating to the province's cen- Minister Bruce Strachan said he would ask for an in-
tralized dispatch. Four hours after the emergency call, vestigation. B.C. ambulances are dispatched from Vic-
the body of Larry Walt, 50, was discovered at the gravel toria, Vancouver and Kamtoops.

pit. The dispatcher, who received important information

Are you satisfied with 9-1-1 service?

Anna Marie
D’Angelo

L.J. Thompson Edward Kind Margaret Marquis Gary Small James Ross

Ls ; ~ North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver North Vancouver

INQUIRING REPORTER Yes. I called 9-1-1 9 Yes. [had to phone 9-i-1 1 haven't had to use it, {| haven't had to use it Yes, very much so,

__ TT because of a family one time cnly for a but 1 think it's terrific and | am aware of the because in my experience
member's medical possible criminal because dialing 9-1-1 is | drawbacks, but I think emergency vehicles have
emergency and police, emergency and police an ecusy thing to doin an it’s a great idea. arrived quicker than they
fire and ambulance came — came within minutes. emergency. did with the old system
quickly. later, 9-1-1 — 9-1-1 is more efficient.

called back to make sure
everything was OK.

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