Two Chatham-Kent EMS Paramedics will be the recipients of the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Exemplary Service Medal this evening at the annual Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs Honours and Awards Gala in Windsor.

The Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal was created in 1994 by the late Governor General Romeo LeBlanc, as a component of the Canadian Honours System. The Award is presented to paramedics who have served for at least twenty years in a meritorious manner, characterized by the highest standards of good conduct, industry and efficiency. To qualify, at least ten of these years of service must have been street level (or air) duty involving potential risk to the individual. Nominees must have been employees on or after October 31, 1991, but may now be active, retired or deceased.

The 2019 Chatham-Kent EMS Exemplary Service Medal recipients are:

Amy Larsen

Beth Durocher

On behalf of the paramedic staff and leadership team at Chatham-Kent EMS/Medavie EMS Ontario Chatham-Kent, General Manager Donald MacLellan would like to congratulate the medal recipients and acknowledge their hard work and dedication to the paramedic profession and the patients/clients they serve every day.