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Paramedic JP Berard demonstrates the new power stretcher system to be trialled in city ambulances as announced today by the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg. The new stretchers will eliminate the need for patients to be manually lifted in and out of ambulances, significantly reducing the risk of injury to Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service members. Friday, April 5, 2013. (JESSICA BURTNICK/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)