Community health van says parking ban prevents them from delivering lifesaving care in Cambridge [Video]

It’s not often a parking dispute has life or death consequences – but in Cambridge, Ont. a community health organization says a parking ban is keeping them from doing their lifesaving work.

Sanguen Health does community outreach with vulnerable people, providing medical care and harm reduction supplies.

“We see folks that have abscesses. We see folks that are living outdoors and have things like trench foot,” said Simone Morrison, manager of outreach, education and prevention for Sanguen Health. “A lot of our folks are experiencing really complex healthcare challenges. It is a matter of life and death.”

The organization says since 2017, they have parked the van on Market Street, steps away from The Bridges shelter. But they say in July of last year, the city told them they could no longer park there.

“All of our locations are very intentional,” Morrison said. “We want to go to places where …