Hastings Quinte Paramedic Services is donating a retired ambulance to support Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward Hastings Home Build Programs.
The retired ambulance will be repurposed to transport tools and materials, making it easier for Habitat PEH staff and volunteers to carry out construction activities.
Carl Bowker, Chief of Emergency Services says, “We are proud to support Habitat PEH in their mission to provide safe and stable housing for our community.”
Habitat CEO Hazzem Koudsi adds, “The fact that we are recipients of a retired ambulance for home-building, given
our critical housing situation, is highly appropriate. We are in a housing crisis and this vehicle represents crisis response. This donation from Hastings Quinte Paramedic Services is a testament to the power of community collaboration. The retired ambulance will greatly enhance our ability to more effectively operate, in turn increasing efficiency to build more homes and restore our vital middle class. Together, we build vibrant neighbourhoods.”
our critical housing situation, is highly appropriate. We are in a housing crisis and this vehicle represents crisis response. This donation from Hastings Quinte Paramedic Services is a testament to the power of community collaboration. The retired ambulance will greatly enhance our ability to more effectively operate, in turn increasing efficiency to build more homes and restore our vital middle class. Together, we build vibrant neighbourhoods.”
Habitat PEH has projects in Quinte West on Lester Road, where the construction of two semis for four families is expected to begin shortly.
In 2026, they have plans to build in Tyendinaga and Marmora resulting in nine more homes for these communities.
Fundraising for the 66 units at 93 Dundas Street East, the former Belleville Police Station which is currently being demolished, has begun and Habitat PEH hopes to raise $8.3 million to support the project and the families who will eventually buy these homes.
