by Sarah Welstead | Mar 24, 2023 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Attention to detail saved a life During the morning admissions process at the Renfrew Recovery Centre in Calgary, a person asked to use the washroom. Despite being busy with other tasks, Security Guard Oloyede kept track of the length of time the man was in the...
by Sarah Welstead | Mar 15, 2023 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Quick and decisive response saved a woman in danger In November 2022, in the early hours of the morning, the Paragon security team observed on CCTV a woman entering a ground-level vestibule in downtown Toronto with a man trailing behind her. It was unclear whether the...
by Sarah Welstead | Feb 9, 2023 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Life-threatening medical incident at the Royal BC Museum Recently, a routine trespass engagement turned into a life-threatening medical incident on the grounds of the Royal BC Museum. While attending to what was initially thought to be a person behaving erratically,...
by Sarah Welstead | Jan 20, 2023 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Lifesaving efforts for a suspected overdose In January 2023, while on exterior patrol in the early hours of the morning at Bramalea City Centre, Security Guard Rowan Steele observed a shirtless male slumped over against a wall in the parking lot. Upon approaching the...
by Sarah Welstead | Jan 6, 2023 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Teamwork ensured store employee got the help she needed Late one afternoon, the Paragon security team at the Oshawa Centre received a request for medical assistance for a female employee in one of the mall’s stores: The employee felt like she was going to pass...
by Sarah Welstead | Dec 14, 2022 | nominees, recipient, recipients
Observation, kindness and de-escalation skills put to the test Officer Glenda Fitzpatrick of the Mobile Patrol at Keyano College Land Trust in Fort McMurray was on her way to work when she noticed a parked car at the bridge on King Street. She immediately put on her...
