Courage can be many things, not the least of which is serving your community through policing. Cst. Pat Swan of the Waterloo Regional Police Service is an example of courage at its finest. Thank you for your voice Pat, and for sharing your personal journey to wellness. Wishing the best for you in reaching your goal of early help and positive intervention for emergency responders.

Tyler Brown

Constable Michael Adams (South Simcoe) always goes above and beyond in his line of work, primarily in his work with the children and teens in the community.

With all my heart, I nominate Officer Scott Dargie from Durham Regional Police. I have never in my life had the privilege of knowing someone so amazing and dedicated as Scott Dargie truly is. Every single day he is out there going above and beyond his call of duty. Making his own song titled "I am who I am" and singing it at schools with the police band to try and pass the message on to younger generations that we are who we are inside and to never change that! He makes the time, HIS time to really try and do his part on making this world a better, loving place.

The genuine love he has for protecting our city is phenomenal. Being a police officer isn't always an easy job. Yet he pushes through each day trying to be even better then he was yesterday. Trying to find more and more ways to help others. 

Elisabeth has been so instrumental in terms of creative ideas to help work with the seniors in the Town of BWG [Bradford West Gwillimbury]. There is a better sense of safety now among this vulnerable population, and it is definitely attributed to the work of South Simcoe Police!

Photo courtesy of the Bradford Times

I nominate Jasdeep Bajwa. He is approachable, friendly with the community and helpful. He always guides people who need help and by giving proper advice has helped saved life too. 

On Saturday, October 10, 2015, Constable Neal Ridley, suffered a major shooting injury to his arm, shoulder and neck while responding to a call at an apartment building with fellow uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service. Since that life altering night, he has had to take extensive time off to recover from his experience and ordeal. This incident has significantly changed the lives of those involved, most notably for Neal and his immediate family.

Constable Steeves is the model officer, always caring for the community and sharing in every opportunity. We were all amazed when he climbed Mt. Kilamajaro to raise awareness and funds for youth . When you meet Cst. Steeves on the street he always has a smile and wears his compassion on his sleeve. We are blessed to have officers like him.