May 20, 2008
OTTAWA-Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside at the investiture of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
The Governor General will present a total of 60 Canadians with their insignia. Two Commanders, 15 Officers and 43 Members will be invested.
The Order was created in October 2000 to recognize conspicuous merit and exceptional service by members and employees of the Canadian police forces whose contributions extend beyond protection of the community. There are three levels of membership-Commander, Officer and Member-that reflect long-term, outstanding service in varying degrees of responsibility. Each level has corresponding post-nominal letters: C.O.M., O.O.M. and M.O.M.
The media schedule for the ceremony, additional information about the Order, recipients' names are attached. Please click on our Web site, www.gg.ca, for further information on the Order or visit the Web site of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police at http://www.cacp.ca .
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Media information
Marie-Paule Thorn
Rideau Hall Press Office
613- 993-2569 / Cell. 613-301-2764
ANNEX A – SCHEDULE
Members of the media are asked to observe the following schedule:
10:15 a.m. Arrival of media through the Princess Anne entrance
10:25 a.m. Guests begin to take their seats in the Ballroom
10:30 a.m. Sound and light checks
11:00 a.m. The Governor General enters the Ballroom
The Governor General speaks
The Governor General presents recipients with their insignia
The Principal Commander speaks
12:00 p.m. National anthem and end of ceremony
12:05 p.m. Media interviews with recipients
ANNEX B- ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES BACKGROUNDER
The badge of the Order is a blue-enamelled, straight-end cross (the same as that of the Order of Military Merit) with a distinguishing ribbon of three equal bands of blue, gold and blue.
The governor general is the chancellor and one of the commanders of the Order. The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the principal commander of the Order, submits recommendations for appointment to the governor general on behalf of an advisory committee. Nominations for appointment to the Order may be made by submitting the name of a member or employee of a police force to the commanding officer of that police force.
RECIPIENTS
COMMANDERS
Chief Jack Ewatski, C.O.M.
Winnipeg Police Service, Man.
Chief Edgar A. MacLeod, C.O.M.
(This is a promotion within the Order)
Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Sydney, N.S.
Senior Director Eldon Amoroso, O.O.M.
London Police Service, Ont.
Chief Jack H. Beaton, O.O.M.
Calgary Police Service, Alta.
Chief William Sterling Blair, O.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ont.
Assistant Director Diane Bourdeau, O.O.M.
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal , Que.
Deputy Chief Kim Walter Derry, O.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ont.
Chief Constable Derek C. Egan, O.O.M., C.D.
Saanich Police Department, Victoria, B.C.
Assistant Director General Régis Falardeau, O.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Montréal
Chief Wm. Murray Faulkner, O.O.M.
London Police Service, Ont.
Assistant Commissioner Peter M. German, O.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey, B.C.
Assistant Commissioner Darrell John LaFosse, O.O.M., L.V.O.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Director Daniel Langlais, O.O.M.
Service de police de la Ville de Québec, Que.
Superintendent Gordon Blake Schumacher, O.O.M.
Winnipeg Police Service, Man.
Assistant Commissioner Joseph Donat Michel Seguin, O.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, London, Ont.
Assistant Commissioner Raf Souccar, O.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Deputy Chief Clive L. Weighill, O.O.M.
Regina Police Service, Sask.
Corporal Stewart Richard Angus, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Thorsby, Alta.
Corporal Terrence Barter, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Nelson, B.C.
Sergeant James Raymond Baskin, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Kitchener, Ont.
Chief Superintendent Ross A. Bingley, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Orillia
Sergeant Major Randall Kent Burt, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Regina, Sask.
Superintendent Kenneth Cenzura, M.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ont.
Superintendent Robert James Chapman, M.M.M., M.O.M., C.D.
Durham Regional Police Service, Whitby, Ont.
Director Serge Daoust, M.O.M.
Repentigny Police Service, Que.
Chief Bruce J. Davis, M.O.M.
South Simcoe Police Service, Innisfil, Ont.
Deputy Chief Jane Elizabeth Dick, M.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ont.
Deputy Chief Bradley S. Duncan, M.O.M.
London Police Service, Ont.
Assistant Director General Denis Fiset, M.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Montréal
Deputy Chief Keith Livingstone Forde, M.O.M.
Toronto Police Service, Ont.
Constable Robert Gagnon, M.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Rimouski
Inspector John E.G. Grant, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Whitehorse, Yukon
Chief Superintendent William B. Grodzinski, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Aurora
Sergeant Bradley Thomas Hampson, M.O.M.
Ottawa Police Service, Ont.
Chief Superintendent Barry Harvie, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Whitehorse, Yukon
Inspector Shawn W. Hayes, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Thunder Bay
Staff Sergeant Kenneth J. Hykawy, M.O.M.
Edmonton Police Service, Alta.
Chief Richard Laperriere, M.O.M.
Timmins Police Service, Ont.
Deputy Chief Constable Douglas A. LePard, M.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, B.C.
Chief Glenn M. Lickers, M.O.M.
Six Nations Police Service, Ohsweken, Ont.
Sergeant Douglas James Lockhart, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fredericton, N.B.
Sergeant Gordon Bruce Magee, M.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police, Peterborough
Chief Superintendent Norman Georges Mazerolle, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, London, Ont.
Chief Gerald William McEwin, M.O.M.
Stratford Police Service, Ont.
Chief Dale R. McFee, M.O.M.
Prince Albert Police Service, Sask.
Staff Sergeant David Frederick McIntyre, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, London, Ont.
Deputy Chief Charles David Mercier, M.O.M.
Durham Regional Police Services, Whitby, Ont.
Sergeant Sharon Meredith, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sherwood Park, Alta.
Inspector Gervais Ouellet, M.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Montréal
Chief Superintendent Randall Ross Parks, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fredericton, N.B.
Deputy Chief Constable Clayton J.D. Pecknold, M.O.M.
Central Saanich Police Service, Saanichton, B.C.
Deputy Chief Constable Robert A. Rich, M.O.M.
Vancouver Police Department, B.C.
Superintendent Wayne Eric Rideout, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Surrey, B.C.
Sergeant Robert A. Ruiters, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Regina, Sask.
Chief Constable Paul J. Shrive, M.O.M.
Port Moody Police Department, B.C.
Staff Sergeant Francis Ronald Stevenson, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saskatoon, Sask.
Constable Pierre Thébault, M.O.M.
Sûreté du Québec, Gatineau
Georges D. Thériault, M.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ont.
Chief Paul Russell Trivett, M.O.M.
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Associate Chief David D. Wilson, M.O.M.
Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Sydney, N.S.
