MEDAL OF MERIT 2016

ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presided over the annual Order of Merit of the Police Forces Investiture Ceremonies at Rideau Hall on September 16th, and at the Citadelle in Quebec City on October 5th, 2016.

The Order of Merit of the Police Forces honours a career of exceptional service or distinctive merit displayed by the men and women of Canadian police forces, and recognizes their commitment to this country. The primary focus is on exceptional merit, contributions to policing and community development.

RECIPIENTS

{ COMMANDER }

Commissioner J. Vincent N. Hawkes, C.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police

{ OFFICERS }

Deputy Commissioner Bradley Blair, O.O.M.
Ontario Provincial Police

Assistant Commissioner Craig Steven MacMillan, O.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Douglas A. Palson, O.O.M.
Dakota Ojibway Police Service

Chief Superintendent Jennifer Anne Strachan, O.O.M.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

{ MEMBERS }

Chief Superintendent Rosemary Abbruzzese,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Terry Ray Armstrong,
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service

Superintendent Paul A. Beesley,
Ontario Provincial Police

Corps Sergeant Major Darren C. Campbell,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Inspector Lawrence Cope,
Vancouver Police Department

Superintendent Joseph Bernard Serge Cote,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Stephen E. Covey,
CN Rail Police

Sergeant Robert C. Daly,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent Kari Dart,
Ontario Provincial Police

Director Denis Desroches
Longueuil Police Service

Chief Shawn Devine,
North Bay Police Service

Ms. Susan C. Double,
Hamilton Police Service

Deputy Chief Nishan J. Duraiappah,
Halton Regional Police Service

Inspector Stuart K. Eley
Toronto Police Service

Deputy Chief Timothy Farquharson,
Peterborough Police Service

Inspector Patrick S. Flanagan,
Ottawa Police Service

Staff Sergeant Douglas Frank Gambicourt,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Constable Ralph Leonard Goerke,
West Vancouver Police Department

Superintendent Nancy Goodes-Ritchie,
Hamilton Police Service

Staff Sergeant Douglas James Houston,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant Wilfred E. Hurren,
Ontario Provincial Police

Deputy Chief David Jarvis,
Peel Regional Police

Inspector Edmund P. Kodis
Ontario Provincial Police

Deputy Director Bernard Lamothe
Quebec Provincial Police

Chief Bryan M. Larkin,
Waterloo Regional Police Service

Deputy Chief Allan Robert Lekun,
Greater Sudbury Police Service

Staff Sergeant Robert Ellwood Lemon,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Inspector David J. Lucas,
Ontario Provincial Police

Sergeant Stephen MacDonald,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent Mandip Singh Mann,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Constable David Marchand,
Vancouver Police Department

Superintendent Glenn Arnold Martindale,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant David Bruce Muirhead,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Corporal Jacques M. A. Neri,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Superintendent Randall Patrick,
Peel Regional Police

Sergeant Denis Perrier,
Montreal Police Service

Chief Superintendent Richard A. J. Philbin,
Ontario Provincial Police

Chief Inspector Pierre Pinel,
Quebec Provincial Police

Chief Darryl J. Pinnell,
St. Thomas Police Service

Sergeant Clifford T. Priest
Halton Regional Police

Deputy Chief Constable Satwinder Rai,
Vancouver Police Department

Staff Sergeant Brian John Reed,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant Thomas Robb,
Ontario Provincial Police

Superintendent John Alfred Robin,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Inspector David Brian Saunders,
Toronto Police Service

Commander David Shane,
Montreal Police Service

Ms. Lisa Shipley,
Ontario Provincial Police

Superintendent Konrad Lionel Shourie,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant Marty Roy Singleton,
Ontario Provincial Police

Superintendent Guy Warwick Slater,
Calgary Police Service

Superintendent Hilton Basil Smee,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant Robert Montgomery Tan,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Inspector Karl Thomas,
Ontario Provincial Police

Chief Superintendent Sandra Anne Thomas,
Ontario Provincial Police

Deputy Chief Paul VandeGraaf,
Cobourg Police Service

Staff Sergeant James Vardy,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Staff Sergeant Lauren Weare,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant William Michael James Whalen,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Constable Andrew Preston Wilder,
Ontario Provincial Police

Superintendent Peter C. Yuen
Toronto Police Service