Public Heroes GTA 2015, Awards Ceremony & Dinner

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Public Heroes GTA 2015 Awards were presented on April 9th at Oak Ridges Community Centre. Thirty percent of the proceeds from the awards ceremony was donated to the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. List of awardees are given below:

Awardee	Award	Service	Presented by
Chief William Blair	Lifetime achievement	Toronto Police Service	MP Chungsen Leung
Mina Rahravan	Public Hero	York Regional Police	Chief Eric Joliffe
Jeff McGrath	Public Hero	York Region EMS	Dep. Chief Iain Park
Crispin Barnes	Public Hero	Toronto Police Service	Chief William Blair
Chris McPhee	Public Hero	Toronto Paramedic Service	Dep. Chief Garrie Wright
Sarah Salvis	Public Hero	Peel Region Paramedic Service	Deputy Chief Brian Gibson
Mandip Bhamber	Public Hero	Peel Regional Police	Chief Jennifer Evans
Shaun Carter	Public Hero	Durham Region Police Service	Durham CAO Garry Cubbit
Derek McDonald	Public Hero	RCMP	Assist. Comm. Stephen White

Public Heroes GTA 2015

Awards Ceremony & Dinner

Co-Hosted by
IDI GTA & Town of Richmond Hill

Turkish Cuisine Menu &
Spectacular view of Wilcox Lake

Keynote Address:
MP Rob Clarke

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Chief Bill Blair

Opening Remarks:
Mayor Dave Barrow

Charity Sponsor:
Tema Conter Memorial Trust

Rob Clarke, Member of Parliament
(Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK)

Rob Clarke is the Member of Parliament for Desnethé-Missnippi-Churchill River, representing northern Saskatchewan. An 18 year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Rob has extensive policing experience pertaining to First Nation communities. He has had 8 postings in his career, where he served in the communities of Indian Head, Sandy Lake First Nation, Red Earth First Nation, Onion Lake First Nation, Rosthern, Ile-a-la-Crosse, Spiritwood and Warman, all of which are located in Saskatchewan.

Rob has received recognition for his policing career, including the Saskatchewan Council of Senior Federal Officials Volunteer of the Year Award in 2001, the Commanding Officer’s Certificate of Appreciation Award, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Commendation Medal and the RCMP Commissioners Commendation for Bravery during the 2006 shootings in Spiritwood, SK. In March 2008, Rob was elected in a by-election for Desnethé-Missnippi-Churchill River.

Public Heroes Awards Ceremony 2015