Governor General to preside over inaugural presentation ceremony of the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal
May 9, 2006
OTTAWA –– Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present 27 Canadians with the newly created Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal during the inaugural presentation ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall.
The Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal was created on December 15, 2004 to recognize peace officers who have devoted at least 20 years in protecting the safety and security of the public in Canada and who have performed their duties in an exemplary manner. The Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal is the sixth medal in the family of Exemplary Service Medals. The honour may be awarded posthumously.
Peace officers are employed by a recognized organization including, but not limited to, the Canada Border Services Agency as well as Parks Canada; the departments of Citizenship and Immigration, Environment, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
The names of the recipients are attached. Further information on the Medal can be found at www.gg.ca.
Members of the media wishing to cover the event are asked to use the Princess Ann Entrance and to arrive for 10:00 a.m.
Related information:
Speech: http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4756.
Additional information: http://www.gg.ca/honours/medals/hon04-esm_e.asp.
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Media Information
Lucie Brosseau
Rideau Hall Press Office
(613) 998-0287
Recipients - Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal
Medal and First Bar (30 years of service)
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Garry F. Bogdan |
Environment Canada |
Edmonton, Alta. |
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Douglas C. Butt |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Springdale, Nfld. and L. |
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Daniel Couchie |
Parks Canada |
Heron Bay, Ont. |
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Salvatore Cutro |
Citizenship & Immigration |
Montreal, Que. |
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Gary M. Dick |
Environment Canada |
Vancouver, B.C. |
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Karen Fata |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. |
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David Johnston |
Citizenship & Immigration Canada |
Orillia, Ont. |
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Régent J. O. Lalonde |
Environment Canada |
Gatineau, Que. |
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Duane Martin |
Parks Canada |
Calgary, Alta. |
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Brian O'Connell |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Mississauga, Ont. |
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Derek Tilson |
Parks Canada |
Waterton Park, Alta. |
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Scott Ward |
Parks Canada |
Canmore, Alta. |
Medal (20 years of service)
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Daniel Alexander |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Brossard, Que. |
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Graham C. Alldridge |
Citizenship & Immigration Canada |
Ottawa, Ont. |
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Michael Lou Bataluk |
Citizenship & Immigration Canada |
Winnipeg, Man. |
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Jean-Yves Bernatchez |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Gaspé, Que. |
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Denis E. Burnip |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Terrace, B.C. |
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Gary W. Colgan |
Environment Canada |
Burlington, Ont. |
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Wendy J. Hickey (deceased) |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Windsor, Ont. |
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Rose-Ann Jang |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Vancouver, B.C. |
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Ross William Jones |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Burlington, Ont. |
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Guy Lafranchise |
Environment Canada |
Moncton, N.B. |
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Neil Mooney |
Canada Border Services Agency |
Niagara Falls, Ont. |
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Maureen Shakespeare |
Citizenship & Immigration Canada |
Nanaimo, B.C. |
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Norman E. Smith |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Dartmouth, N.S. |
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Gaétan Synnott |
Parks Canada |
Saint Gérard-des-Laurentides, Que. |
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Peter Wilfred Taylor |
Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Antigonish, N.S. |
