by Sarah Welstead | May 7, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Quick action derailed an overdose Security Guards Franjhen Concepcion and Terence Parkinson were on duty at a mall in Kitchener when they received a call that an individual was in distress in a washroom in the facility. Both guards acted quickly and cleared the area,...
by Sarah Welstead | May 3, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Security hero in the community Security Officer Landon Archer Timko is a crossing guard with Synergy Protection Group. Working in this role for more than two years, he’s gotten to know many of the members of his community. Early in 2024, he was working one...
by Sarah Welstead | May 1, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Code Red response in healthcare security In January 2024, while assigned to the Mental Health department at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Security Officer Michael Truscello observed, on CCTV, a strange flashing light in a patient room. When he investigated,...
by Sarah Welstead | Apr 10, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Relational security finds a missing patient In the fall of 2023, Kelowna General Hospital Relational Security Officer Barry Rhodes was dispatched to find a missing patient. Officer Rhodes discovered the man near a main entrance, lying on the ground. He was pale, with...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 15, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
CPR, chest compressions and diligence saved a life In December 2023, Security Guard Kaleba Wabisa observed an unknown male lying on the ground and attended to him immediately, initially assuming he was deceased, and radioed Security Supervisor Ivon Charles-Currency...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 13, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Prompt, decisive action saved a life While on patrol in downtown Toronto, Officer Dervarsh Rupakar observed an unresponsive male in the stairwell just off a food court. He immediately requested backup. Supervisor Danish Mohammed and Patrol Guard Khalid Wali quickly...