CANADA: Arc Flash Victims get Air Lifted

REGINA, CANADA — The STARS air ambulance is to received $10 million over the next five years from the province’s Crown corporations.

The Crown Investments Corporation, SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskTel and SGI will each contribute $2 million toward this initiative within the five-year time frame.

“STARS is a natural fit for the Crowns to support,” Donna Harpauer, minister of Crown investments. said in a news release. “The government as a whole has committed to support STARS and the Crowns have crews working in rural and remote areas across the province, sometimes in hazardous conditions. We all have a stake in public safety and emergency response.”

STARS began providing service out of Regina on April 30 and the Saskatoon service followed on Oct. 15.

On Dec. 12, the air ambulance services was called after two SaskPower employees were injured.

“There was a workplace incident, there were no fatalities,” said Heather Johnson, SaskPower spokeswoman. “Two employees did suffer injuries as a result of an electrical arc flash. They are recovering from those injuries.”

However due to the weather STARS was unable to transport the two victims for treatment.

Johnson said she was unable to provide any more additional information about the injuries sustained by the two workers because “that’s personal health information.”

She said SaskPower is currently investigating the incident.

“We are in co-operation with Labour Relations and Workplace Safety,” said Johnson.

Alter is located 120 kilometres east of Estevan and three kms from the Manitoba border.

To date, STARS has flown more than 140 missions in Saskatchewan.

“We’re extremely grateful for this support,” said Rod Gantefoer STARS foundation executive director in a news release. “We’re still a young organization in this province and this will allow us to be there when we’re needed as we continue to build our fundraising capacity.”

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