One Death Many People Were Taken To Hospital At The Escapade Festival

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In all, paramedics transported 16 festival-goers to the hospital, including four in critical condition, according to Marc-Antoine Deschamps, public information inspector with the Ottawa Paramedic Service. Some of those taken to hospital suffered from suspected overdoses. Others were taken to hospital for other problems, including heat exhaustion. The death was confirmed by a friend of the person who died. The cause of death has not been confirmed. Deschamps said nurses, backed by a ski patrol, were on site on all three days of the festival last weekend. Transporting so many people to the hospital would put extra pressure on local emergency hospitals, which, like emergency departments across the country, already have a record waiting time amid staff shortages and high demand.

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Paramedics have long been on the scene at the Escapade Music Festival, Deschamps said. Before moving to Lansdowne Park for 2022, it was last held at RCGT Park on Coventry Road. It started as a one-day event in the ByWard market in 2010 and has since grown exponentially to include some of the biggest names in electronic music. It has also been moved. In the past, it has been held at the Rideau Carleton Raceway and the RA Center. Over the weekend, some locals complained about the noise for three days. Municipality of Polis. Shawn Menard, whose wing includes Lansdowne, wrote on Twitter: “I know there is a review of where this should be.”