On November 7, the SIM held a ceremony to recognize acts of merit and civic engagement. For the occasion, some 25 firefighters, lieutenants and captains, as well as nine residents, were honoured for saving lives between 2013 and 2017. These people showed exceptional courage and saved lives in tragic and dangerous situations.
Here is the list of awards and honorees that were recognized at this highly emotional evening:
Bronze medals
Saving three people – Lifesaving with an aerial ladder
Jean-Sébastien Hevey , firefighter
Silver Medals
Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a first-floor home
Michel Lévesque, firefighter
Congratulatory Letters
André Brébant, firefighter
Sébastien Verdoucq, interim lieutenant
Stéphane Minchinton, firefighter
David Grégoire, firefighter
François Chénier, captain
Silver Medals
Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a home
Stéphane Carbonneau, firefighter
Yvan Lajeunesse, retired firefighter
Group Testimonial Certificate
Alain Athot, lieutenant
Stéphane Dufour, firefighter
Richard Lafrenière, lieutenant
Julien Lévesque, firefighter
Pier-Luc Habel, firefighter
Éric Chouinard, firefighter
Group Testimonial Certificate
Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a rooming house
Wayne Conway, lieutenant
Benoit Doré, lieutenant
Martin Bleau, firefighter
Dominique Brisson, firefighter
Réjean Doire, firefighter
Nicolas Lafontaine, firefighter
Alain Roy, firefighter
Benoit Bergevin, retired firefighter
Claude Cousineau, retired firefighter
Group Testimonial Certificate
Saving a person on ice using a life preserver
Martin Grégoire, captain
Michel Gratton, firefighter
Frédérick Marin, firefighter
Marc Brochu, firefighter
Pier-Olivier Morel, Longueuil firefighter
Civic Act Certificate
Saving lives in a fire – multiple
Stéphane Ouellette, resident
Civic Act Certificate
Emergency response
Luc Julien, resident
Isabelle Vézeau, resident
Shelley Binskin, resident
Civic Act Certificate
Emergency response
Salma Belhaffaf, resident
Valérie Wood, resident
Congratulatory Letters
Robert Landry, retired captain
Andrew Van Den Elshout, firefighter
Louis-Simon Amyot, firefighter
Mathieu-Luc Pinard, firefighter
Civic Act Certificate
Evacuating tenants during a fire
Shaun Whitteron, resident
Civic Act Certificate
Saving lives in a fire – multiple
Nicolas Duvernois, resident