Associated Ambulance Bargaining Update #10 - Tentative Agreement reached
Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Associated Ambulance & Services (Whitecourt) Ltd.
We are confident that this agreement brings significant and positive improvements for our members.
Your Board of Directors have endorsed the tentative agreement, and your Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends ratification of this tentative agreement.
To review the tentative agreement, the summary of changes, and the draft wage grids, click the links below:
Town Halls
We will hold virtual town halls on June 29, 2026, to review the tentative agreement and answer any questions members may have.
Register below:
On June 30, 2026, you will receive an email from Election Buddy, our online voting platform.
Watch your inbox carefully and check your junk or spam folders. To ensure delivery of this email, we recommend you add invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com to your safe sender list.
Voting Period
Voting opens on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. and ends on Monday, July 6, 2026, at noon.
Access Key
In the Election Buddy email, you will receive a personalized, 16-character access key. This key can only be used once.
This means:
- You cannot forward your voting link to another member.
- Each member must receive their own email to vote.
If you have any questions related to the tentative agreement, contact Labour Relations Officers Tammy Milliken at TammyM@hsaa.ca or Kamal Kahlon at KamalK@hsaa.ca.
If you have any questions about the voting process OR you have not received the Election Buddy email by July 2, 2026, please contact ratification@hsaa.ca for assistance.
In solidarity,
Garett Wardley, Advanced Care Paramedic
Michael Tomiak, Primary Care Paramedic
Les Rude, Advanced Care Paramedic
Tammy Milliken, Labour Relations Officer / Lead Negotiator
Kamal Kahlon, Labour Relations Officer / Negotiator