I would like to nominate Evan Harrison for the On-Duty Difference Maker Award. When Evan comes to our school, he brings the biggest smile into our hallway and gives our students all the high fives they need! He greets each student and you can tell that his attention to them has impacted their day in a positive way. He openly seeks ways to connect with our school and support our staff and students. He asks questions on how he can make our school a safer, more inclusive place with providing great programs and discussions for our students. We feel so lucky to have an incredible officer be present and available to make the difference in each and every one of our students' lives. Thank you, Evan!

I nominate Wes Brown with South Simcoe Police. He is a role model to his colleagues and he's a role model to the kids in our community. He volunteers his off time as a coach in the Minor Hockey league. He is easily one of the nicest and most positive outgoing people you will ever meet.

Officer Matthew Adam responded to a well-being call for my biological mother. We had not heard or seen from her in months and we were concerned about her well-being due to her bad habits in the past. Officer Matthew checked up on her in the greatest of manners, and he quickly updated myself and my family to let us know that she was alive, well and appeared to be doing okay for herself. 

Sgt. Carvalho is an outstanding police officer. He strives to improve the officers he works with by leading through example. He seeks and accepts responsibility by responding to and assisting with service calls that his platoon is involved with. Outside of duty, he is a family man and good friend to those who he associates with. As an Officer of the Canadian Armed Forces, I can honestly attest to the dedication and work ethic demonstrated by Sgt. Carvalho as one that exceeds the standard.

Sgt. Cowper has served for over 33 years and is still making a difference at work. He recently taught a course for newly promoted sergeants in detention unit procedures and is mentoring new sergeants up until his retirement. While on-duty, he recognized the need to send a prisoner to hospital, which turned out to be a life saving call. The prisoner returned a few days later saying that Sgt. Cowper had saved his life as he had a blood clot that, left untreated, would have likely killed him.

I would like to nominate Cst. Sherri Maguire with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service - she is dedicated to her job, she plays hockey, and she is a pleasure to talk to.

l would like to nominate Constable Lindsey Eaton with Sault Ste. Marie Police. She is a very dedicated officer who loves her job and does it very well. She is always a pleasure to talk to. 

I think Cst. Taraso is the best thing to happen to the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS). His Twitter is a good thing and much needed. He engages. He teaches. He informs. BUT, the best thing is that I learn. To include the public on what’s going on is a big plus. A hero CAN be someone that quietly educates while being down-to-earth, funny and informative. So yes, I nominate Cst. Marc Taraso. Most deserving!!

After my adult granddaughter had been struggling for a long time with break ins and abuse from an individual, Cst. Campbell sat most of night to go over everything that she had been through in order to put action in place and was able to charge the individual. Prior to her help, we had lost faith in the police. But it was Campbell that explained that just because charges were not laid before, didn’t mean that the police didn’t believe us, rather that it’s difficult to try in court. 

I have known Officer Louis Carvalho for many years. He has shown passion and duty in his work. I have seen him go above and beyond for his community as well as his colleagues... he is as genuine in his personal life as in his Officer life. Officer Carvalho deserves the recognition for his actions and commitment. He is truly an unsung hero.