(Township of Central Frontenac, ON) – An officer from Sharbot Lake Detachment of Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began her Saturday 8th February 2014 day shift by attending to a passenger in a vehicle as the woman gave birth.
Ten year veteran Provincial Constable Lori LOBINOWICH had been on duty for less than an hour when at about 6.30 am she was told that a man a woman were meeting with Frontenac Ambulance in the Detachment parking lot as the woman was in labour and they were 30 minutes from the nearest hospital.
It was obvious to the officer that birth was imminent and she delivered the baby and then assisted the mother and child into the Detachment due to the minus 15 degree Celsius (-15 C) conditions.
They were made comfortable until the arrival of Frontenac Ambulance at about 06.45am and then they were taken by ambulance to Hospital in Perth.
Mother and daughter were said to be well and were due to be returning home within 48 hours.