
Six firefighters and 15 police officers received Ontario’s top honours for bravery Thursday night.
The Ontario Medal for Firefighter Bravery and the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery are the province’s highest honours in recognition of firefighters and police officers whose actions demonstrate outstanding courage.
This year’s ceremony awarded honours for both 2015 and 2016.
Gravenhurst Fire Department
Firefighter Bill Brazeau
Firefighter Ryan Brazeau
Halton Hills Fire Department
Fire Chief Brent Marshall
Deputy Fire Chief Harry Olivieri
Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Morrison
Toronto Fire Services
Firefighter Dave Archer
The recipients of the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery are:
Belleville Police Service
Constable Daniel Joly
Constable Corey McGee
Chatham-Kent Police Service
Constable Fraser Curtis
Durham Regional Police Service
Detective Constable Bryan Armstrong
Niagara Regional Police Service
Constable Chris Lindey
Ontario Provincial Police
Provincial Constable William Barber (Prince Edward County Detachment)
Provincial Constable Andrew Sloss (Temiskaming Detachment)
Provincial Constable Marty Thibault (Temiskaming Detachment)
” It is my privilege to present 21 Ontarians with the Ontario Medals for Police and Firefighter Bravery, our province’s highest honours for exceptional courage in the line of duty. On behalf of the people of Ontario, I thank these distinguished honourees for their service, which forms an important part of our collective story and is a source of inspiration for all.” said
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Owen Sound Police Service
Constable Patrick Rawn
Peel Regional Police
Constable Kevin Morrison
Toronto Police Service
Constable Mark Borsboom
Constable Erik Corba
Constable Zoran Ivkovic
Constable Jean-Marc Loiselle
Constable Eric Ka Wai Yu
Fire Chief Larry Brassard, Gravenhurst Fire Department, Hon. David Orazietti, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Interim Fire Chief, Matthew Pegg, Toronto Fire Services.
Back Row [all recipients] (left to right):
Firefighter Bill Brazeau and Firefighter Ryan Brazeau, Gravenhurst Fire Department, Firefighter Dave Archer, Toronto Fire Services, Fire Chief Brent Marshall, Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Morrison and Deputy Fire Chief Harry Olivieri, Halton Hills Fire Department.
said David Orazietti, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services