by Sarah Welstead | Feb 15, 2025 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving efforts at George Brown College In October 2024, the security dispatcher at George Brown College was alerted that a staff member at the college was experiencing a medical emergency, including difficulties breathing. All appropriate operatives on duty were...
by Sarah Welstead | Feb 14, 2025 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving efforts in retail security While on duty at the Atrium on Bay in downtown Toronto, Shift Supervisor Andrew Hartley and Security Guard Karandeep Singh were alerted that there was an unresponsive male lying outside, within the patio of a mall restaurant....
by Sarah Welstead | Feb 13, 2025 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Teamwork saved a life after an overdose While on patrol at a retail facility in downtown Toronto and inspecting the washrooms, Security Guard Shikhar Mahajan noted an unconscious male lying between the stalls and requested immediate assistance. Attending the call was...
by Sarah Welstead | Feb 11, 2025 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Prompt first aid saved a life In November 2024, while on duty, Security Guard Dalwinder Singh observed two unhoused individuals sleeping. In an attempt to wake them up, Singh discovered that one of them was unresponsive, and did not have a heartbeat or pulse. Security...
by Sarah Welstead | Feb 10, 2025 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Teamwork defused a mental health crisis One day in November 2024, the security team at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ontario received numerous calls regarding a person in crisis siting on a ledge on the top floor of the parkade. Security immediately attended to...