Two Bruce County paramedics presented with service medals

June 7, 2023 @ 11:29 amLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Two Bruce County paramedics, one currently serving and the other retired, were honoured on June 1 with the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal. From the left are Steve Schaus, chief of paramedic services; Warden Chris Peabody; Gloria Bowes, retired paramedic; Judy Brookshaw, paramedic; Darryl Hopcraft, paramedic services deputy chief; and Ray Lux, paramedic services deputy chief. (Pauline Kerr photo)
BRUCE COUNTY – Bruce County paramedics Gloria Bowes and Judy Brookshaw should have been awarded their Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medals in 2020; the COVID-19 pandemic meant the medals were delayed and the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs annual awards banquet for the past few years was cancelled. The medals arrived only…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.