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Medical How to use the
Emergencies Phone Book
For AMBULANCE SERVICE call 911. The alphabetical listings of the White Pages
include private & participating business
Give the dispatcher full particulars: listings for Cortes Island. For easy orientation
- name participating businesses are also listed by
- telephone number category in the Business Directory. Private
- location listings are free of charge. For business adver-
- description of the problem tising options and rates: please check page 45.
Don’t hang up until the dispatcher has
hung up. For complete government and other non-local
numbers which are not included in this phone
Help them find you by having someone book - please check the Telus book.
greet the ambulance crew, if possible,
at your driveway entrance. To save space, most street names have been
abbreviated and the word, “Rd” for “Road”has
Depending on the seriousness of the usually been dropped altogether.
problem, the patient may remain on
the island or be evacuated by helicop- Please dial “250” before numbers in the book.
ter, Coast Guard or ferry.
When minutes count
Your house number should be
4 feet off the ground, 6 inches tall Cover Photo
and seen om both sides.
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
relaxing on his favourite
perch on a lazy summer
afternoon, feeling safe in
our neighbourhood.
Photo:
Christian Gronau
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