OPP ACCOLADE AWARDS RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG
ITS MEMBERS
ORILLIA, ON, Sept. 28 /CNW/ - The Ontario Provincial Police will be recognizing some of its most distinguished members at its annual Accolade Awards on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
Accolade Awards are presented to both uniform and civilian OPP members who make outstanding and meaningful contributions to the organization.
The awards program consists of various special team and individual categories. Nominations are first submitted by colleagues, and are then narrowed down by a distinguished panel of community members and OPP staff. In the end, 13 remarkable individuals/teams are selected for their outstanding achievements.
The media are invited to attend a special Accolade Awards presentation ceremony being held in the auditorium at OPP General Headquarters, 777 Memorial Avenue, Orillia on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.
The Awards Ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. and the media will have an opportunity to meet the winners following the event.
This year's Accolade winners are:
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Winners ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officer of the Year Staff Sergeant C.R. (Chuck) Kaizer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civilian of the Year Ms. D. (Diandra) Shukaris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auxiliary Liaison Officer Provincial Constable of the Year A. (Angela) Atkinson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Potts Award Organized Crime Enforcement Team - North (See Below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valuing & Supporting People Ms. L.M. (Laura) Young ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enforcement Sergeant R.K. (Bob) Cottingham Provincial Constable D.P. (Doug) Graham Provincial Constable C.L. (Christina) Hunter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories Winners ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigation The T.L. Smith Funeral Home Investigation Team (See Below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Innovation & Creativity Provincial Constable G.T. (George) Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedication Sergeant L.K. (Kris) Rae ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Achievement Moosonee Detachment members (See Below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Community Service Provincial Constable H.J. (Harvey) Milne ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Humanitarian Excellence Mr. L.J. (Lawre) Pietras ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Partnership Hawkesbury Crime Unit (See Below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organized Crime Enforcement Team (OCEB) - North ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable J.D. (Jarret) Anderson North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable G.M. (Gerald) Aubin Kenora Detachment (NW) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable C.Y.J. (Clint) Belanger Manitoulin (Gore Bay) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant R.J. (Randy) Belluz North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable A.L. (Andre) Chenier South Porcupine Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable S. (Scott) Cooper Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable G. (Grant) Cowles North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant C.W. (Chad) Culbert North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant P.J. (Peter) Currie North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant K. (Ken) Davis Thunder Bay Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable B. (Brad) Duce Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable J. (Justin) Dubuc Thunder Bay Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.M. (Dan) Dutrisac North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable C.W.N. (Craig) Filion North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant G.J. (Jerry) Filipov North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Staff Sergeant A.M. (Tony) Fletcher North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. M.L. (Mary Lynne) Forrest Under Cover Unit (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable G. (Glen) Fraser RCMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable J.R.L. (Roger) Gagne North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. S.T. (Shantal) Gallagher WIN North Team 1 - North Bay (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Staff Sergeant R.J. (Randy) Gaynor North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant J.S. (Jim) Graham North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable D. (Dave) Grant RCMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable H. (Harry) Hardy North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant R.M. (Randy) Hayes North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant D.A. (Dwain) Hill North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.J. (Dean) Hodges Kenora Detachment (NW) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant G.P. (Paul) Horne North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable J.C. (John) Hoyt Temiskaming Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable J.M. (Jeff) Jordan North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable K.R. (Keith) Jones North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable J. (James) Killeen Greater Sudbury Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable J.E. (Joe) Ladouceur North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable R.R. (Ryan) Landgraff North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Staff Sergeant C.K. (Christopher) North Team 2 (OCEB) Lawrence ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable James Laton (RCMP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau Thunder Bay ON ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable R.S. (Scott) Leindecker North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable G. (Greg) MacDonald Greater Sudbury Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable R.W. (Ron) Marshall West Parry Sound Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable M.J. (Mike) Maville North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable C.J. (Chris) Miller North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable R. (Ron) Miller RCMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.M. (Dean) Pauli North Team 1 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant P.R. (Peter) Peever Crime Prevention & Investigation (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable M. (Murray) Pelletier Anishinabek Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable R.P. (Roch) Perreault North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable S.T. (Scott) Phillips Treaty Three Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable C.J. (Clarence) Pierce Fort Frances (Emo) Detachment (NW) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable B. (Byron) Pilon Anishinabek Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable C.M. (Christopher) North Team 3 (OCEB) Pritchard ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable T.J. (Tyler) Pucci North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant W. (Bill) Quarrell Thunder Bay Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. E.E. (Evelyn) Richardson North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. J.A. (Jane) Scali North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable H.E. (Helder) Silva North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.L. (Dennis) Smith North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constable M. (Mike) Souliere UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service M'Chigeeng First Nation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D. (Denise) Szachury Dryden Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable A.R. (Andy) Tenhunen North Team 2 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable E.D. (Dave) Thomson North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable S.P. (Stephane) Kapuskasing Detachment (NE) Tremblay ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant J.S. (Jim) Vardon North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable E.J. (Eric) Warth North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. M.J. (Margaret) Wendorf WIN North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable B.B. (Brandon) Wilson North Team 3 (OCEB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The T.L. Smith Funeral Home Investigaton Team --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable K.L. (Kerry) Ayres North Bay Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Sergeant J.T. (Jeff) Dagg Crime Prevention & Investigation (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.G. (Daniel) Foy North Bay Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable R.J. (Richard) Tass North Bay Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moosonee Detachment members --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable L.A. (Leah) Cochrane (Moosonee) Benham-Grundstand Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable C.J. (Cory) Briscoe Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable T.E. (Tim) Burgess Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sergeant R.C. (Randy) Cota Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable D.A. (Derek) Couchie Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable C.W. (Carl) Halverson Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable W.R. (Ryan) Hutchison Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sergeant S.J. (Sam) Jones Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable J.E. (Jon) Kurtz Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable M.L. (Marty) Cochrane (Moosonee) MacGillivray Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff Sergeant J.J. (Jacques) Picknell Hearst Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable E.J. (Ted) Powell Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. S.M. (Stella) Sackaney Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. K.D. (Kathy) Sutherland Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable S.M.I. (Shaun) Webb Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable C.M. (Mark) Wellwood Cochrane (Moosonee) Detachment (NE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawkesbury Crime Unit --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Inspector K.P. (Kevin) Corcoran East/NE Unit (I&SB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.D. (Daniel) Dube Hawkesbury Detachment (ER) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable D.R. (Daniel) Fedele Hawkesbury Detachment (ER) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detective Constable M. (Mario) Fedele Hawkesbury Detachment (ER) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Provincial Constable J.F. 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