May 19, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
Forty-four Canadians were praised today by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for their longstanding commitment to public
safety and their communities."These men and women have dedicated their
lives to ensuring Canada's families are safe, our communities are strong and our
country more secure. And every day they bring to their job qualities that are
the essence of what makes Canada a great nation values, commitment and
determination," said the Prime Minister. "On the occasion of Police Week 2006, I
would like to pay tribute to these outstanding individuals on behalf of the
Government of Canada and all Canadians."This morning, Her Excellency,
the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, invested forty-four Canadians into the
Order of Merit of Police Forces. Recipients included twenty personnel from the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, seven from the Sûreté du Québec, three from the
Ottawa Police Service, two from both the Edmonton Police Service and the Ontario
Provincial Police, and one each from the following forces: Midland (Ontario),
Nishnawbe-Aski (Ontario), York Regional (Ontario), Durham Regional (Ontario),
Amherstburg (Nova Scotia), Brandon (Manitoba), Charlottetown (P.E.I),
Peterborough (Ontario), Camrose (Alberta) and Gatineau (Quebec).The
Order was created in October 2000 to recognize exceptional service by members
and employees of the Canadian police forces whose contributions extend beyond
protection of the community. Today, fifteen officers and 29 members were
invested.
OFFICERS
Assistant Commissioner Ian Edward Atkins, O.O.M - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Halifax, N.S.
Chief Inspector Jacques Beaupré, O.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec, Mascouche,
Que.
Deputy Commissioner John F. Carson, O.O.M. - Ontario Provincial Police,
Orillia, Ont.
Assistant Director General Steven Chabot, O.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec,
Montreal, Que.
Assistant Director General Richard Deschesnes, O.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec,
Montreal, Que.
Doctor Ronald M. Fourney, O.O.M.- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa,
Ont.
Chief Paul Hamelin, O.O.M. - Midland Police Service, Ont.
Deputy Commissioner Jay C. Hope, O.O.M. - Ontario Provincial Police,
Orillia, Ont.
Director John M. Janusz, O.O.M. - Service de police de Gatineau,
Que.
Chief Armand P. La Barge, O.O.M. - York Regional Police, Newmarket,
Ont.
Chief B. W. (Wes) Luloff, O.O.M. - Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, Thunder
Bay, Ont.
Assistant Commissioner Alistair Donald Macintyre, O.O.M. - Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, Surrey, B.C.
Assistant Commissioner Darrell Wesley McFadyen, O.O.M. - Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, Regina, Sask.
Staff Sergeant William Randall Munro, O.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Nanaimo, B.C.
Deputy Chief Susan P. E. O'Sullivan, O.O.M. - Ottawa Police Service,
Ont.
MEMBERS
Staff Sergeant Dominic J. Broaders, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
St. John's, N.L.
Chief F. Richard Bruce, M.O.M. - Brandon Police Service, Man.
Staff Sergeant John A. Buis, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Burnaby, B.C.
Chief Superintendent Ruby Drucilla Burns, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, St. John's, N.L.
Constable Gérard Carrier, M.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec, Montreal, Que.
Chief Marshall L. Chalmers, M.O.M. - Camrose Police Service, Alta.
Superintendent Martin J. Cheliak, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Grand Prairie, Alta.
Inspector Paul Richard Darbyshire, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Vancouver, B.C.
Deputy Chief Bartolomeo DiPasquale, M.O.M. - Amherstburg Police,
Ont.
Inspector Karl H. Erfle, M.O.M. - Ottawa Police Service, Ont.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara George, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Sergeant Warren S. Gherasim, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Milton,
Ont.
Inspector Douglas A. Handy, M.O.M. - Ottawa Police Service, Ont.
Chief Superintendent John Francis Henderson, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Inspector Daniel B. Jones, M.O.M. - Edmonton Police Service, Alta.
Staff Sergeant James R. Kay, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Calgary, Alta.
Staff Sergeant Robert Frederick Kempf, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Assistant Commissioner Roderick Robert Knecht, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, Edmonton, Alta.
Captain Réal Lagacé, M.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec, Gatineau, Que.
Constable Joseph Robert Sylvain L'Heureux, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Westmount, Que.
Constable Carol J.J. Locas, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Saint-Jérôme, Que.
Chief Terrence M. McLaren, M.O.M. - Peterborough Lakefield Community Police
Service, Ont.
Chief Superintendent Robert Wilfred Paulson, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Chief Inspector Francis Pelletier, M.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec, Montreal,
Que.
Deputy Chief Rod A. Piukkala, M.O.M. - Durham Regional Police, Oshawa,
Ont.
Corporal Michael John Quinn, M.O.M. - Charlottetown Police Department,
P.E.I.
Chief Inspector Mario Rancourt, M.O.M. - Sûreté du Québec, Montreal,
Que.
Inspector John C. Ratcliff, M.O.M. - Edmonton Police Service, Alta.
Constable Walter J. Silver, M.O.M. - Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Windsor,
Ont.
