On November 7, the SIM held a ceremony to recognize acts of merit and civic engagement. For the occasion, some 25 firefighters, lieutenants and captains, as well as nine residents, were honoured for saving lives between 2013 and 2017. These people showed exceptional courage and saved lives in tragic and dangerous situations.

Here is the list of awards and honorees that were recognized at this highly emotional evening:


Bronze medals

Saving three people  – Lifesaving with an aerial ladder

Jean-Sébastien Hevey            , firefighter    


Silver Medals

Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a first-floor home

Michel Lévesque, firefighter

 

Congratulatory Letters

André Brébant, firefighter

Sébastien Verdoucq, interim lieutenant

Stéphane Minchinton, firefighter

David Grégoire, firefighter

François Chénier, captain


Silver Medals

Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a home

Stéphane Carbonneau, firefighter

Yvan Lajeunesse, retired firefighter 

Group Testimonial Certificate

Alain Athot, lieutenant

Stéphane Dufour, firefighter

Richard Lafrenière, lieutenant

Julien Lévesque, firefighter

Pier-Luc Habel, firefighter

Éric Chouinard, firefighter


Group Testimonial Certificate

Saving one person in a fire – firefighting in a rooming house

Wayne Conway, lieutenant

Benoit Doré, lieutenant

Martin Bleau, firefighter

Dominique Brisson, firefighter

Réjean Doire, firefighter

Nicolas Lafontaine, firefighter

Alain Roy, firefighter

Benoit Bergevin, retired firefighter

Claude Cousineau, retired firefighter


Group Testimonial Certificate

Saving a person on ice using a life preserver

Martin Grégoire, captain

Michel Gratton, firefighter

Frédérick Marin, firefighter

Marc Brochu, firefighter

Pier-Olivier Morel, Longueuil firefighter


Civic Act Certificate

Saving lives in a fire – multiple

Stéphane Ouellette, resident 


Civic Act Certificate

Emergency response

Luc Julien, resident

Isabelle Vézeau, resident

Shelley Binskin, resident


Civic Act Certificate

Emergency response

Salma Belhaffaf, resident

Valérie Wood, resident

Congratulatory Letters

Robert Landry, retired captain

Andrew Van Den Elshout, firefighter

Louis-Simon Amyot, firefighter

Mathieu-Luc Pinard, firefighter


Civic Act Certificate

Evacuating tenants during a fire

Shaun Whitteron, resident    


Civic Act Certificate

Saving lives in a fire – multiple

Nicolas Duvernois, resident