SURREY — One hundred and fifty six awards for heroism and outstanding service were distributed Wednesday night during the Surrey RCMP's annual Officer in Charge Awards ceremony.
"Every year we take the time to celebrate the men and women who have demonstrated tremendous heroism and outstanding service to our community," Assistant Commissioner Bill Fordy said. "This is an opportunity to highlight the excellent work being done by those in our detachment and in our community who are making this city a great place to live, work and play."
Among the recipients were two Mounties who rescued a suicidal youth who was hanging upside-down from a bridge; an Auxiliary Constable who arrested a suspect after a stabbing on a public bus; two city employees who helped assist police in arresting a bank robber after seeing someone switch licence plates in a parking lot; and a Mountie who helps a volunteer organization build houses and schools in Mexico.
Also receiving awards were members of the public, including Mike Barbillion, "who bravely intervened during a robbery and assault of an elderly female," Sergeant Alanna Dunlop said.
"The civilian came to the victim's aid and attempted to pull the suspect out of the victim's vehicle," she explained. "In an attempt to flee with the stolen vehicle, the suspect ran over the civilian with the front tire of the vehicle, launching him forward, which could have gravely injured him. Due to the civilian's quick thinking and selfless act, the suspect was quickly tracked down by police and arrested before he could create any further risk to the public."
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And the winners are...
Commendation
(To award any member, municipal employee, volunteer, or civilian who distinguishes him/herself through bravery and valiant effort or by superior accomplishment in service to their community).
ANDERSON, Jeremy, Cpl.
ARROWSMITH, Bryna, Cst.
BALY, Shawn, Cpl.
BARBILLION, Michael, Civilian
BARRETT, Jason, Cpl.
BELL-IRVING, David, Cpl.
BHAYANI, Ghalib, Insp.
BONNER, Derek, Cst.
BRAIN, David, Cpl.
BROWN, Shane, Cpl.
BYER, Jesse, Cst.
CHAUHAN, Dave, S/Sgt.
CHIDLOW, Joseph, Cst.
CHOW, Patrick, Cpl.
COOGAN, Mike, Cst.
DASS, Marshell, Cst.
DAUPHINEE, Ryan, Cst.
DEVIC, Dario, Cst.
DHESI, Sukhi, Detective
DIXON, Rob, Sgt.
DUFOUR, Max, Cst.
DUNN, Mike, Cpl.
ELEMENT, Ryan, Sgt.
ELLIS, Jackie, Cst.
FUTTER, Mark, Cpl.
GARRUCHO, Kristine, M/E
GILRAY, Steve, Cst.
GIN, Dayton, Cst.
GRYDELAND, Ann, Cst.
HANON, Dan, Cst.
HEIR, Jeevan, Cst.
HOFSINK, Darryl, Cst.
HOWARD, John, Cst.
HUGHES, Bill, Cst.
INGLESTON, Christine, Cpl.
IRWIN, Christopher, Cst.
JONES, Chris, Cst.
KARDOS, John, Cst.
KELLY, Deborah, Cpl.
KELSEY, Brad, Cst.
KHAN, Zaheer, Cst.
KINDEN, Marc, Cpl.
KLASSEN, Daniel, Cst.
KNIGHT, Dave, Cst.
KOKKORIS, Rochelle, Cpl.
KRAUSS, Leanne, Cpl.
KURTZ, Kristi, Cpl
KURTZ, Robert, Sgt.
LEE, Sueng, Sgt.
MAAN, Paula, Cpl.
MacDONELL, Colin, Cpl.
MAIONE, Rob, Cpl.
MASON, Tim, Cst.
McANDIE, Beth, Sgt.
McANDIE, Fred, Sgt.
McLELLAN, Jordan, Cst.
MINHAS, Allen, Cst.
MOIR, Erica, Sgt.
NAY, Curtis, Cst.
NEWCOMBE, Gareth, Cst.
O'RUAIRC, Lyndsay, Sgt.
PARHAR, Bal, Cst.
PERHAR, Rajwinder, Sgt.
PETERSON, Kevin, Cpl.
POLLOCK, Steve, Cst.
POPE, Trevor, Cst
PYATT, Nicole, Cpl.
REMIN, Daryl, Cst.
RHEAUME, Jason, Cst.
RICHINGS, Raymond, Cst.
SAINT-ONGE, Wendy
SANDHU, Bobby, Cst
SAUNDRY, Brigette, Cpl.
SCHWERDFEGER, Ryan, Cst.
SHOESMITH, Adam, Cst.
SHOIHET, Joel, Cpl.
SIDHU, Paul, Cst.
SOLK, John, Cst.
SOVIO, Lucas, Cst.
STEWART, Anthony, Cst.
STEWART, Michael, Cst.
STRANKS, Rhys, Cst.
SUNNER, Jaswant, Cst.
SVENDSON, Janice, Cpl.
TAMASHIRO, Tatsushi, Cst.
TEBOUL, Jennifer, Cst.
THOMPSON, Damon, Cst.
VINH, Pam, Cst.
VLAHOV, Vanessa, Cst.
WALSH, Ryan, Cpl.
WESOLOWSKI, Voy, Cst.
WONG, Sub, Cpl.
Certificate of Appreciation
(To award any member, municipal employee, volunteer, or civilian who distinguishes him/herself through outstanding effort during the course
of their duties in service to their community).
ADZIJAJ, Kreshnik, A/Cst.
BADYAL, Sharan, Cpl.
BANKS, Sascha, Cst.
BERKNER, Blair, M/E
BETKER, Les, Cpl.
BISGAARD, Morten
BRIGGS, Amber, Cst.
BROWN, Travis, A/Cst.
CAMPO, Leah
CHARNEY, Jason, Sgt.
CONNOR, James, Sgt.
CROSSFIELD, Chuck
DICKINSON, Steve
EDWARDS, Bradley, Cst.
FICHTER, Michael, Cst.
FLAMAND, Megan
GARLINSKI, Carl, Cpl.
GUMBOC, Rey, Cst.
HEER, Ranjeet, Ms.
HENRIKSSON, Elena
HERSI, Abdullahi, Cst.
HOOVER, Candace, ME
JACKSON, Sharon
JANCAREK, Vladimir, Cst.
JARDINE, Stephen, Cpl.
KAMBO, Rohit
KENNEDY, Eliott
KIM, Jong-Sun, Cst.
KOKKORIS, Michael, Cpl.
KUMAR, Raj, Cst.
LABRUM, Aaron, Cst.
LEONG, Greg, S/Sgt.
LESTER, John, (Crown Counsel)
LEVY, Leonard
LU, Yu, Cst.
MacDONELL, Colin, Cpl.
MADU, Neil, Professor
McKAY, Sarah
MEYERS, Cheryl
MOXNESS, Stefan, Cst.
NALDRETT, Darren, Cpl.
OSBORNE, Darlene
PARADIS, Heather, M/E
PARSLOW, Rebecca, Cpl.
PELLETIER, Gabriel, Mr. M/E
PENNER, Layne, Cpl.
RAI, Rob
REEVES, Brad, Cst.
RITCHIE, Steve, Cst.
ROSS, Jonathan
RUPPEL, Laurie, PSE
SCHMIDT, Joe, Cst.
SCHMIDT, Ruth, M/E
SCHWERDFEGER, Ryan, Cst.
SIDHU, Harjit, Cst.
STARNO, Amanda, (Crown)
STURGE, Jodi
TESSIER, Amber, M/E
THOMAS, Brian
UZELAC, Jonn, Sgt.
WELLINGTON, Paul, Cpl.
WHITE, Jason, M/E
WILKS, Marina, Sgt.
WILLIS, Ingrid
WISE, David, Sgt.
WONG, Tanya