Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Cortes Emergency First Aid Service
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1988-1992
History
In 1988, concerned members of the Cortes community formed the Cortes Emergency First Aid Service (CEFAS). They were trained in basic first aid and provided volunteer service to the island for the next four years. In 1992, the British Columbia Ambulance Service opened a station on Cortes which continued and expanded that service.