Robertsville Ambulance Station Operational

Jun 19, 2014

The new Robertsville Ambulance Station at 15405 Road 509, North Frontenac Township, became operational at 6:30 am on Monday morning, June 16.

“I am exceptionally pleased to see the Robertsville Station operating,” says Bud Clayton, Warden of the County of Frontenac. “It’s taken a long time to realize this goal, and doing so means we are better equipped to serve Frontenac’s full- and part-time residents, especially those who live in the north.”

A 12 hour a day ambulance service is being run out of the new station, covering parts of Central and most of North Frontenac as well as Highway 7 between Maberly and Arden. The base has been in the planning stages for a number of years, and at one time was slated to be built in Ompah, but a planned combined ambulance base and fire hall was eventually dropped by North Frontenac Township and the county proceeded with the building at the Robertsville Road across from the former Robertsville mine, which was the site of an anti-uranium exploration protest and occupation in 2008.

County Council will celebrate the opening of the Robertsville Ambulance Station on July 16 by hosting its regular meeting at the station. The community is invited to join County Council for a Grand Opening Celebration at the base on July 16 beginning at 2 pm.

The opening of the Robertsville station completes Frontenac County’s implementation of the recommendations in the Rural Area Ambulance Service Review, as commissioned by County Council in 2008 and completed by the IBI Group in March 2009.

Serving a population of over 150,000 people in rural and urban environments, Frontenac Paramedic Services responds to approximately 20,000 calls per year.