Here in British Columbia, we have only one ambulance service, creatively known as the British Columbia Ambulance Service, or BCAS (Original, huh???), administered under the Ministry of Health.
Basicly the same ambulances are used throughout the Province, providing a standardization of service. As a result, BCAS buys ambulances in bulk, to custom specifications (No "off the shelf" ambulances for us, thank you very much!), saving money and making for quite the windfall for the lucky bidder.
Recently, a large order of new ambulances was received from the new supplier, Demers et Fils, from Quebec. Yes, that's the same "Dimmers and Phils" that ended up being mis-spelt in some recent posts. It's French for "Demers and Sons", and they make quite nice rigs.
Anyway. to make a long story short, the new rigs were distributed to their various regions and the old units that are being retired were gathered together at a storage facility just a few blocks from my home. My '68 Superior, Annabelle, and I decided to pop down for a visit and give Annabelle a chance to review her much younger siblings. Out of respect for her age and the fact that she's a pro-car, the retirees lines up as an Honor Guard just for her!
Basicly the same ambulances are used throughout the Province, providing a standardization of service. As a result, BCAS buys ambulances in bulk, to custom specifications (No "off the shelf" ambulances for us, thank you very much!), saving money and making for quite the windfall for the lucky bidder.
Recently, a large order of new ambulances was received from the new supplier, Demers et Fils, from Quebec. Yes, that's the same "Dimmers and Phils" that ended up being mis-spelt in some recent posts. It's French for "Demers and Sons", and they make quite nice rigs.
Anyway. to make a long story short, the new rigs were distributed to their various regions and the old units that are being retired were gathered together at a storage facility just a few blocks from my home. My '68 Superior, Annabelle, and I decided to pop down for a visit and give Annabelle a chance to review her much younger siblings. Out of respect for her age and the fact that she's a pro-car, the retirees lines up as an Honor Guard just for her!