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Inaugural honours ceremony for P-R paramedics well as their constant presence in our com- munity, makes Prescott and Russell one of the greatest places to live.”
They are often the first face someone in- volved in an accident or othermedical cri- sis will see. Prescott-Russell’s paramedics are always on the job and ready to respond to an emergency and now there will be an annual ceremony to highlight and honour individual members of the service for their years of dedication. The Prescott- Russell Paramedics Decoration Cer-
The original presentation procedure for the paramedics’ service decoration is taken from the Canadian Armed Forces as set down in 1949. Topping the list for the inaugural PR
Paramedics Deco- ration Ceremony is Paul Labelle with 46 years of dedication as a paramedic for the region. He be- gan his career with the Noel Ambulance Service in 1969 and continued on with
This year, officials for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) gathered to pay tribute to 20 members of the regional paramedics department for 42, 32, and 22 years of service.
emony, the first of what will become an annual event, took place last month, in Hawkesbury. This year, officials for the
United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR) gathered to pay tribute to 20 members of the regional paramedics department for 42, 32, and 22 years of service. The decoration itself, by tradition, is presented to amember of the unit after the person’s first 12 years of service, with follow-up award presentations for individuals every 10 years after. “In order to celebrate National Paramedic Week, which took place this year fromMay 22 to 28,” stated Michel Chrétien, UCPR emergency services director, “we wished to recognize the service of 20 paramedics that, combined, is equivalent to more than 600 years of service.” “I wish to congratulate all the paramedics for the relentless duties that they perform every day in order to help our residents in their most vulnerable moments,” stated Mayor Pierre Leroux of Russell Township, chairman for the UCPR emergency services committee. “Their service and dedication, as
that agency and then the Prescott-Russell regional service until his retirement in De- cember 2015. Also receiving honours for 32 or more years of servicewere: Daniel Cyrill Villeneuve (40 years), Raymond Groleau (39 years), Gilles Lacroix (37 years), Michel Chrétien Jr. (35 years), JeffWarnock (33 years), Louis Rathier (32 years), Daniel Leduc (32 years), Stéphane Huppé (32 years), and Yvon Leclair (32 years). Honoured for 22 or more years of service were: André Jean (31 years), Daniel Lacelles (31 years), Sylvain Pelletier (30 years), De- nis Dalrymple (29 years), Sylvain Veilleux (29 years), Patrice Brennan (28 years), Yves Larivière (28 years), Nancy Leduc (28 years), Claude Meloche (27 years), Alfred Baaklini (27 years), Mathieu Berthiaume (27 years), Marc-André Périard (26 years), Christophe Serano (26 years), Mario Périard (24 years), and Martin Gascon (24 years).
Merci aux femmes du Centre de santé de l’Estrie Par le biais du journal Reflet-News , que je lis avec plaisir toutes les semaines, je désire dire bravo à toutes ces femmes dévouées qui travaillent au Centre de santé de l’Estrie. Secrétaires, réceptionnistes et infirmières…vous méritez nos éloges. J’ose parler au nom de ceux et celles qui ont fréquenté l’établissement. Infirmières hautement qualifiées, compétentes, dévouées, compatissantes, secrétaires accueillantes, attentionnées vous êtes des « superwomen ». Merci, vous avez toutemon admiration et la reconnaissance des gens d’Embrun et des environs. Prescott-Russell’s paramedics sit withWarden Guy Desjardins (front centre), Director Michel Chrétien, and Mayor Pierre Leroux for a photo for the first of what will become an annual tradition for honouring years of individual dedicated service. —photo UCPR
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Samedi soir spectaculaire
Les gars ont mis la pédale au plancher samedi soir, le 11 juin dernier, à Clarence Creek alors que le Club des Lions de Clarence Creek a présenté une soirée de derby de démolition comme à la fois un événement de divertissement sportif communautaire et une collecte de fonds pour leur propre communauté et projets caritatifs. Toute la soirée, une douzaine de voitures se sont brisées, défoncées, et écrasées allant quatre à la fois dans la fosse. Éric Brazeau de Clarence Creek a été le vainqueur de la soirée, en réussissant à garder son tacot cabossé plus longtemps sur la piste que tous les autres. —photos Gregg Chamberlain
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