Governor General to invest 34 recipients into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces

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June 1, 2009

OTTAWA – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside at the investiture ceremony of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, on Friday June 5, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., at Rideau Hall. The Governor General will invest five Officers and 29 Members into the Order.

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. Three levels of membership–Commander, Officer and Member–reflect long-term, outstanding service. Each level has corresponding post-nominal letters: C.O.M., O.O.M. and M.O.M.

The media schedule for the ceremony, recipients’ names and additional information about the Order are attached. Please visit our Web site, www.gg.ca, for further information on the Order, or the 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

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

RECIPIENTS

OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES (O.O.M.)

Assistant Commissioner Stephen William Graham, O.O.M. This is a promotion within the Order	RCMP, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Chief Inspector Jocelyn Latulippe, O.O.M.	Sûreté du Québec, Montréal
Assistant Commissioner Gary R. (Bud) Mercer, O.O.M.	RCMP, Richmond, British Columbia
Superintendent Lloyde F. Plante, O.O.M.	RCMP, Surrey, British Columbia
Superintendent Michael Jay Sekela, O.O.M.	RCMP, Edmonton, Alberta

MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES (M.O.M.)

Chief Paul Douglas Cook, M.O.M.	North Bay Police Service, Ontario
Staff Superintendent Anthony D. Corrie, M.O.M.	Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Chief R. M. Brent Crowhurst, M.O.M.	Bridgewater Police Service, Nova Scotia
Inspector Frederic Leigh DesRoches, M.O.M.	RCMP, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial Constable Richard J. Ellins, M.O.M.	Ontario Provincial Police, Paris
Detective Superintendent Ronald James Gentle, M.O.M.	Ontario Provincial Police, Orillia
Staff Sergeant Roy H. E. Hill, M.O.M.	RCMP, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Inspector John Clifton House, M.O.M.	Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, St. John’s
Deputy Chief Kenneth John Jackman, M.O.M.	Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service, Ontario
Chief Inspector Luc Lafleur, M.O.M.	Sûreté du Québec, Gatineau
Sergeant Jean Lamothe, M.O.M.	Ottawa Police Service, Ontario
Mr. Charles A. R. Lawrence, M.O.M.	Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Staff Sergeant Gary John Le Gresley, M.O.M.	RCMP, Bathurst, New Brunswick
Deputy Chief Kenneth James Leendertse, M.O.M.	Hamilton Police Service, Ontario
Acting Sergeant Katherine (Kathy) J. Macdonald, M.O.M.	Calgary Police Service, Alberta
Staff Sergeant George Frederick Heber Noseworthy, M.O.M.	RCMP, Port Saunders, Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial Constable Jerry Novack, M.O.M.	Ontario Provincial Police, Pembroke
Inspector Anthony (Adam) Palmer, M.O.M.	Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Chief Daniel Colin Parkinson, M.O.M.	Cornwall Community Police Service, Ontario
Assistant Director Pierre-Paul Pichette, M.O.M.	Service de police de la ville de Montréal, Québec
Deputy Chief Constable Robert D. (Bob) Rolls, M.O.M.	Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Staff Sergeant Ian Charles Sanderson, M.O.M.	RCMP, Edmonton, Alberta
Staff Superintendent Peter J. M. Sloly, M.O.M.	Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Assistant Commissioner William Allan Smith, M.O.M.	RCMP, Edmonton, Alberta
Staff Sergeant Major William Henry Sparkes, M.O.M.	RCMP, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Constable Linda G. Stewart, M.O.M.	Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia
Superintendent Ronald Taverner, M.O.M.	Toronto Police Service, Ontario
Corporal Spurgeon Kenneth Walker, M.O.M.	RCMP, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Chief Superintendent J. A. M. (Mike) Woods, M.O.M.	RCMP, Ottawa, Ontario

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.

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