20 Nov 49 Ontario paramedics recognized for 30+ years of exemplary service
Yesterday, 49 Ontario paramedics received their Governor General Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal bars for providing exemplary emergency medical services for 30, 40 and 50 years. On behalf of Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon, Colonel Shane Elder, Deputy Commandant of the Canadian Forces College, presented the First, Second or Third Bars to these long serving and deserving paramedics at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
On July 7th, 1994, as part of the Canadian Honours System, the late Governor General of Canada, Romeo LeBlanc, created the Medal. This award recognizes paramedics who have provided the highest standard of care and conduct. To qualify, at least ten years of service must have been in the field, on duty, involving potential risk.
Each Bar to the Exemplary Service Medal represents an additional award for the Medal. Paramedics who have served for at least thirty years receive their First Bar, forty years their Second Bar, and for fifty years, their Third Bar.
Click here for the full media release, which includes the full list of this year’s recipients.