Lieutenant Governor Gordon Barnhart and Provincial Secretary Donna Harpauer presented the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal to 33 recipients at Government House in Regina earlier this week.
"These women and men receiving this medal today have spent their careers ensuring the safety and security of the people of Saskatchewan," Harpauer comments. "Their actions have had a profound impact on the people of this province, securing our communities and protecting that which we hold dear."
The medal recognizes individuals who have 25 years or more of exemplary service protecting the people of Sask-atchewan or their property. This can be in either a volunteer or a full-time capacity.
Established in 2003, the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal is administered by the Saskatchewan Protocol Office in close cooperation with the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, Saskatchewan Firefighters Association and other agencies whose personnel are eligible for the honour.
Recognized were: Captain Arnold Bouchard, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Lieutenant Tony Carteri, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Brian Desjarlais, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Ken Gaddie, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Leonard Herauf, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Rick Jeske, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Staff Sergeant Major Mark Johnson, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Sergeant (Ret'd) Keith Lowenberger, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Brad Magnusson, Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing...
Corporal Merwyn Malkoske, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Captain Laurie Mang, C.D., Canadian Forces; Lieutenant Bob Maurice, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Sergeant Richard McKenna, Moose Jaw Police Service; Wayne Michaluk, Correctional Service of Canada; Glen Mintzler, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Staff Sergeant (Ret'd) Rick Mulrooney, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Rodney Pederson, Moose Jaw Fire Department; Corporal Richard Yuke, C.D., Canadian Forces; Sergeant (Ret'd) Leigh Bishop, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Anthony Brule, Whitewood Fire Department; Robert Darroch, Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing; Captain Clinton Davies, Estevan Fire Rescue Services; Philip Decker, Ministry of Environment; Sergeant Trever Hughes, Weyburn Police Service; Fire Chief Gordon Johnson, Whitewood Fire Department; Don Olsen, Regina Fire and Protective Services; Brian Shiplack, Fort Qu'Appelle Fire Department; Stacey Smith, Saskatchewan Emergency Medical Services Association; Constable (Ret'd) Ronald Smith, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Mark St. Michel, Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing; Constable Rodney Stafford, Weyburn Police Service; Constable Chris Valgardson, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Staff Sergeant Ronald Weir, Regina Police Service.
