by Sarah Welstead | Jul 23, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving actions at the library In June 2024, Paragon Security Mobile Supervisor Duane Montpetit was attending a regular site where he wakes the unhoused before the library opens. During his regular patrol, he noticed an individual who was slumped over in a chair...
by Sarah Welstead | Jun 4, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
St. John’s Security Team Wins Canadian Security Lifesaver Association National Award The Canadian Security Lifesaver Association is proud to award a Paladin Security team in St. John’s, Newfoundland, with the prestigious national CSLA award for the first...
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...