by Sarah Welstead | Nov 10, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving efforts after a streetcar accident While off-duty in the summer of 2024, Security Supervisor Deborah Payette was walking in downtown Toronto when she witnessed a man stepping in front of a streetcar. Though the streetcar attempted to stop, it was unable to...
by Sarah Welstead | Nov 9, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
First aid for an unhoused individual Patrol Supervisor Duane Montpetit was on duty when he discovered an unhoused individual who had no vital signs. He immediately began to administer first aid, including Narcan and CPR. When Security Guard Santosh Singh arrived...
by Sarah Welstead | Nov 8, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Prompt response at a Toronto hospital Security Officer Akshit Puri discovered a man in medical distress outside a Toronto hospital, and immediately made a stat call for a Code Blue. Attending the scene immediately, Security Officer Danyal Butt realized the man was in...
by Sarah Welstead | Nov 7, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Teamwork, care and compassion in a difficult situation While Security Officer Ghebrewoldi was on exterior patrol, he discovered a member of the vulnerable sector who appeared to be in need of medical attention. Approaching the individual, Officer Ghebrewoldi realized...
by Sarah Welstead | Nov 6, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Cardiac arrest in a public location Security received a radio call for assistance from the Outreach Urban Health Safe Consumption Site (SCS) medical staff, who had found a person in the alleyway behind their facility. The man, who was over six feet tall and weighed...
by Sarah Welstead | Nov 5, 2024 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving efforts in healthcare security In the summer of 2024, Security Officer Nick Ramos was working a night shift at a healthcare facility. He was monitoring the CCTV when he noticed an individual lying on the ground just outside the building at which he was...