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
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