Quote Originally Posted by kolumbo69 View Post
Stars while they provide a great service is not free to the Tax Payer. They get dispatch numbers to all calls similar to any Air ambulance system for which they bill the government for. RFP contracts have gone out for all their bases to have private companies to provide service except for Calgary and Edmonton because they are considered "Legacy". Phoenix in Fort Mcmurray with Fort Mac Fire and HALO in Medicine Hat provide a similar service.

Just an FYI
Still cheaper. As a not for profit charity all income goes to payroll, operations and maintenance. Still cheaper than anything else out there.

And the fundraising is still needed to maintain operations.