Lanark County Paramedic Service

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) was honoured to be invited to the Clayton Community Centre to celebrate the installation of a new outdoor SaveStation AED cabinet.

Cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time, and bystanders play a critical role in the chain of survival. Early recognition, calling 911, starting CPR, and using an AED can dramatically improve a person’s chance of survival.

This new outdoor SaveStation helps make that possible by providing 24/7 public access to a lifesaving AED for the Clayton community. The cabinet is temperature-controlled, monitored with a security camera, and designed to ensure the AED remains accessible year-round when every second counts.

As part of the event, LCPS provided hands-on CPR and AED demonstrations for attendees, with additional formal education sessions currently being coordinated for the community.

Thank you to everyone involved in helping make Clayton a more heart-safe community.

05/25/2026

On May 21st, community partners from across Lanark County gathered to officially launch the Lanark Integrated Frontline Team (LIFT) — a new mobile outreach initiative bringing healthcare, housing support, substance use services, and social supports directly to people where they are.

LIFT helps bridge gaps in care by connecting individuals to a nurse practitioner, social worker, and paramedic in community settings, including encampments, supportive housing, and other high-risk environments.

Although newly launched, the team has already completed 439 outreach visits, serving nearly 100 individuals since December 2025, helping connect vulnerable community members to healthcare, harm reduction supports, housing resources, and additional services.

Thank you to all who attended the event and helped us celebrate this community partnership between Lanark County Mental Health, Lanark County Paramedic Service, Lanark County, and the South East Public Health Unit.

05/23/2026

Paramedic Services Week - Day 7: Recognition

This Paramedic Week, we recognize the professionalism, dedication, and compassion of paramedics, communications specialists and all of the Paramedic Services staff across Ontario who work 24/7 to protect you.

Their work makes a difference—every day.

Better care starts here.

05/22/2026

Meet Angie, a valued member of the Lanark County Paramedic Service. After a successful career as a project manager and raising three daughters, she decided to pursue her longtime passion and graduated from Algonquin College’s Paramedic program. She has now been serving her community as a paramedic for six years and is currently supporting the collaborative LIFT Outreach Pilot.

What she enjoys most about working in Lanark County is the combination of rural and urban care, along with the close-knit feel of a smaller service where coworkers and patients become familiar faces. She also enjoys helping educate the public about the evolving role of paramedics and the important work being done through Community Paramedicine.

Outside of work, she loves spending time with her husband and three daughters, travelling, enjoying great food, attending live entertainment, and knitting. She also spent a year living in Stockholm, Sweden, an experience that further fueled her love of travel and adventure.

Her advice for anyone considering paramedicine is simple: it’s a challenging but incredibly rewarding career for those who love helping people.

05/22/2026

Paramedic Services Week - Day 6: Compassionate Care.

Behind every interaction is a person, a family, a story, and a moment that matters.

Paramedics provide not only expert care—they deliver compassion, reassurance, and dignity.

Better care starts with people.

05/21/2026

Meet Jason, a dedicated member of Lanark County Paramedic Service with 25 years of experience in paramedicine. Jason graduated from Loyalist College’s Bancroft campus and has spent more than two decades serving his community in emergency response.

Before becoming a paramedic, Jason worked for the federal government, but he quickly realized his passion was in emergency services. As a former volunteer firefighter and volunteer with OPP Search and Rescue, helping others has always been his calling.
Outside of work, Jason stays active as a hockey trainer supporting the Carleton Place Canadians and the Almonte Centennials. He also enjoys the great outdoors, spending time cottaging, camping, and snowmobiling.

Jason’s advice for anyone considering a career in paramedicine is to immerse yourself in volunteer opportunities. Whether through organizations like St. John Ambulance, local hospitals or fire departments, volunteering is a great way to gain experience, build confidence, and better understand the emergency response environment before entering the profession.