2019 | YEAR IN REVIEW PPAO EXECUTIVE

OFFICERS DIRECTORS

Darryl Wilton, President Ben Ripley, Director of Special Events Giuseppe Federico, Director of Trade and Commerce

Derek Davis, Vice President Myriam Schaerz, Director of Print Media Meredith Boulay, Director of Membership Services

Robert Mallett, Treasurer Allison McKenzie, HELP Fund Director

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 1 FIRST MENTAL HEALTH RETREAT

Derek Davis organised the first mental health Dr. Manuela Joannou spoke about the success of retreat, called Pedal and Paddle, June 18-20, 2019. First Responders at Project Trauma Support and There were 4 riders present and 16 people at the on the waters of the River, fire fighters symposium on mental health. The goal of the and practised synchronizing their planned annual event is a focus on the education paddle strokes. about self-care. “Thinking that paramedicine won’t change you is like trying to walk through water Another item to note for the upcoming 2020 paddle without getting wet”. Do you feel prepared? and pedal mental health retreat is that your entire family can now attend and participate. The weather cooperated nicely on the bicycle ride along the . There was a very welcome lunch stop at the county of Renfrew Service.

2 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 3 9,513 7,276

FACEBOOK TWITTER Likes Followers

@Ottawa.Paramedics @Ottawa_9_1_1

4 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW PPAO Social Media HIGHLIGHTS

1,000 REACHED 2,500 REACHED 5,000 REACHED 10,000 REACHED 50,000 REACHED

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 5 REACH: 1,751 SHARES: 0 COMMENTS: 0 33 REACH: 2,267 SHARES: 2 COMMENTS: 2 72

January 8 March 7 people reached

1,000

REACH: 2,341 SHARES: 5 COMMENTS: 0 25 REACH: 2,379 SHARES: 5 COMMENTS: 1 75

April 23 May 8 over

REACH: 2,369 SHARES: 5 COMMENTS: 0 53 REACH: 2,434 SHARES: 1 COMMENTS: 0 40

June 7 June 21

6 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 2,298 SHARES: 2 COMMENTS: 2 60 REACH: 1,693 SHARES: 0 COMMENTS: 2 62

September 11 September 16

REACH: 2,196 SHARES: 4 COMMENTS: 4 47 REACH: 1,959 SHARES: 8 COMMENTS: 2 45

October 18 October 18

REACH: 2,082 SHARES: 9 COMMENTS: 0 42 REACH: 1,628 SHARES: 0 COMMENTS: 0 49

November 13 November 18

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 7 REACH: 3,696 SHARES: 13 COMMENTS: 0 91 REACH: 3,578 SHARES: 32 COMMENTS: 9 103

February 8 April 1 people reached

2,500

REACH: 2,674 SHARES: 2 COMMENTS: 3 146 REACH: 3,159 SHARES: 7 COMMENTS: 3 97

April 27 May 10 over

REACH: 3,482 SHARES: 9 COMMENTS: 3 102 REACH: 4,374 SHARES: 19 COMMENTS: 8 85

May 26 May 27

8 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 4,496 SHARES: 130 COMMENTS: 9 41 REACH: 2,711 SHARES: 14 COMMENTS: 6 192

June 23 June 28

REACH: 4,025 SHARES: 35 COMMENTS: 2 87 REACH: 3,488 SHARES: 8 COMMENTS: 2 57

July 25 August 15

REACH: 2,641 SHARES: 8 COMMENTS: 0 28 REACH: 2,980 SHARES: 9 COMMENTS: 9 76

September 6 September 11

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 9 REACH: 3,941 SHARES: 10 COMMENTS: 3 195 REACH: 2,711 SHARES: 14 COMMENTS: 6 192

September 20 September 14 people reached

2,500

REACH: 2,884 SHARES: 20 COMMENTS: 0 61 REACH: 2,549 SHARES: 15 COMMENTS: 7 78

October 9 October 18 over

REACH: 4,349 SHARES: 25 COMMENTS: 9 250 REACH: 2,685 SHARES: 9 COMMENTS: 3 124

October 23 October 26

10 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 3,642 SHARES: 24 COMMENTS: 2 223 REACH: 3,250 SHARES: 10 COMMENTS: 4 177

November 1 December 5

REACH: 3,360 SHARES: 8 COMMENTS: 3 210 REACH: 3,860 SHARES: 13 COMMENTS: 23 96

December 7 December 8

REACH: 4,913 SHARES: 4 COMMENTS: 23 378 REACH: 2,594 SHARES: 4 COMMENTS: 2 107

December 21 December 23

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 11 REACH: 8,312 SHARES: 35 COMMENTS: 14 293 REACH: 7,033 SHARES: 0 COMMENTS: 0 0

January 26 March 2 people reached

5,000

over

REACH: 7,919 SHARES: 31 COMMENTS: 0 91 REACH: 7,925 SHARES: 31 COMMENTS: 4 233

March 6 April 26

12 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 5,504 SHARES: 0 COMMENTS: 8 128 REACH: 7,919 SHARES: 123 COMMENTS: 11 375

May 13 August 9

REACH: 5,270 SHARES: 6 COMMENTS: 17 234 REACH: 5,487 SHARES: 6 COMMENTS: 24 313

September 26 December 25

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 13 people reached REACH:

10,200

SHARES: 49 COMMENTS: 7 116 10,000

January 11 over MEDIA: Fatalities in Ottawa double-decker bus crash, with multiple injuries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau & Ontario Premier Doug Ford send condolences and thoughts to victims and families with thanks to all first responders.

14 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 12,509

SHARES: 84 COMMENTS: 11 308

February 6 Ottawa team first board-certified tactical

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 15 people reached REACH:

11,177

SHARES: 29 COMMENTS: 25 384 10,000

March 20 over Sometimes the hardest thing for a paramedic is leaving their small ones behind before heading in for 12 hour night shifts

16 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW REACH: 33,172

SHARES: 39 COMMENTS: 10 380

November 19 This is Edward. He approached Ottawa Paramedics today and wanted to thank all of us and Hôpital Montfort, via Facebook, for saving his life. He was cardioverted after suffering a Ventricular Tachycardia at work.

"You all do amazing things every day"

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 17 over 50,000 reached

Ottawa Paramedics June 2

Spectacular #OttawaTornado photo taken looking back from Hwy 174 W/B between Cumberland and Orleans as tornado moves across the Ot- tawa River forming a water spout between Ontario & Quebec. #onstorm #ottnews Credit: Marc Rochefort

REACH: 1,190,127

COMMENTS: 1K

SHARES: 11.9K

4.5K

18 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW over 50,000 reached

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LogisticsSpectacular staff #OttawaTornado working hard to get photo the takenParamedic looking units back ready from for Hwy New 174 YearsW/B betweenEve and BB-8Cumberland keeps goofingand Orleans around as withtornado the newmoves toys across he got the at Ot - Christmas.tawa River forming a water spout between Ontario & Quebec. #onstorm #ottnews Credit: Marc Rochefort

REACH: 54,902

OttawaParamedics.ca www.OttawaParamedics.ca COMMENTS: 8

SHARES: 86

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PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 19 20 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 GOLF TOURNAMENT

The weather could not have been more perfect on Thursday, August 15th. Fun was had all around and the food and drink were amazing! Our goal was to raise over $7500 for the HELP Fund and we did it!

First and foremost, we want to thank Riley Maitland for doing a wonderful job organizing the prizes, teams, carts, lunch, dinner and corporate sponsors for this year's Golf Tournament. Creating posters, finding the perfect golf course and getting the best deal for our HELP Fund is not an easy undertaking for a volunteer who already works full-time as a paramedic.

The Ottawa Paramedic HELP Fund is all about community and enables the PPAO to provide assistance to paramedics and their immediate family. We can achieve great things together because of amazing people like Riley!

The HELP Fund is grateful for all of the golf tournament participants. The requests for help have steadily increased in 2019 but, the monthly contributions have not. This fundraiser is a much needed boost to our HELP Fund.

See you all next year!

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 21 OC TRANSPO OFFICE STAFF CARDS & FLOWERS

1. Login at www.OttawaParamedics.ca 2. Go to "HELP Fund - Requests" 3. Select card request (get well soon, new baby, condolences, otherwise) and/or Donation/Flowers.

4. Provide recipient information

JOEL JILL

As the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, I write to convey my sincerest thanks for the incredible work done by the women and men operating under our command after the tragic bus crash on January 12.

DENIS

To those who still want to help, I ask that if you do not already make monthly donations to the HELP fund, start making them. The support JAMES and assistance that our charity provides is instrumental for a quick recovery and eases some Thank you again for thinking of our EMT's with of the burdens of what ever difficult situation we your card and thoughtful words of encouragement. are forced to deal with. 22 | PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW OVER

98%

OF OTTAWA PARAMEDICS ARE PPAO MEMBERS.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE HELP FUND.

HELP FUND LOGIN OttawaParamedics.ca SIGN UP

CLICK "HELP Fund" Starting at $ UPDATE 1/month donation amount TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED

Huge thank you and shout out to Ottawa Paramedics in particular Dan.W for responding so quickly tonight and getting my brother the help he needed in time! He is now stable but would not be here if it wasn't to Dan and the other two gentelman who showed up tonight! From the bottom of my family's heart THANK YOU we appreciate you and what you do for this city

PPAO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW | 23 2019 PRIDE WEEK

Paramedics, Communications Officers, Logistics Staff, Paramedic Program students and our family memberscame together to show show their support for the 2SLGBTQ+ community during our summer pride parades. This year's theme was "In the Spotlight" which provided a colourful opportunity to shine a light on remaining barriers to equality with the sun smiling down on everyone.

2019 marked 50 years since the Stonewall riots in New York City, which are considered a watershed event for many inside the 2SLGBTQ+ community. In Canada it has also been 50 years since partial decriminalization of homosexuality.

Ottawa kicked off pride festivities with flag raising ceremonies at six official buildings on Monday, August 19. The week ended with the biggest-ever pride parade where participants walked, marched and danced below a perfect sky as everyone rallied around Mayor Jim Watson for officially “coming out”.

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS | 27 2019 Ottawa Paramedic Service RETIREMENTS

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