Ambulance service leaves Kensington for Kinkora

An ambulance that was based out of the fire hall in Kensington, P.E.I., has moved to nearbyKinkora after firefighters raisedconcerns about sharing the building.

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The volunteer fire department uses the facility regularly for training, while paramedics also used it to wait between emergency calls, said Kensingtonmayor Rowan Caseley.

"It started to create a few things that didn't work out well for the firefighters," said Caseley, comparing the situation to two families trying to share a house. "They'd be trying to use the same facility at the same time."

Caseley believes there is no animosity between the groups.

Voted out

In October, the firefighters votedunanimouslyto ask the town's management to ask Island EMS to leave, which it did, Caseley said.

"We would certainly love to have them based out of Kensington," Caseley said, adding he's disappointed but understands why the arrangement didn't work out.

Island EMS was not available for comment Monday.

The ambulance has moved to Kinkora for now. Caseley said the communities are close enough that response time to Kensington is not a concern.

Kensington is working on finding another indoor spot for the ambulance between calls,Caseley said, buthasn't been able to find anything suitable.

Health PEI hasn't heard any concerns from Island EMS about the situation, it said.

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