{"id":1472,"date":"2013-12-04T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/04\/laval-firefighters-honour-their-fines\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:41:26","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:41:26","slug":"laval-firefighters-honour-their-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/04\/laval-firefighters-honour-their-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Laval firefighters honour their finest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Annual fire-safety ceremony<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">By Genevi\u00e8ve April<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesuburban.com\/\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking dazzling in their crisp uniforms, Laval\u2019s firefighters gathered at Marcellin-Champagnat Theater, Nov. 26, to congratulate their peers who distinguished themselves through acts of bravery. Courageous citizens who had selflessly intervened in emergency situations were also honoured.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous medals, certificates and congratulation letters were handed out to 12 citizens who helped to save lives by acting quickly and bravely in the Yvon Chartrand arena, Villa Ste. Rose and St. Vincent de Paul private residence fires. Amongst the recipients was Christopher Noonan, who received the Lifesaver Medal for his intervention in the 1000 Plessis St. fire.<\/p>\n<p>More than 20 firefighters were then invited onstage to receive their official nominations and promotions, and a new recruit, Andr\u00e9anne Lemay, was sworn in at the Prevention division.<\/p>\n<p>For their 20 years of faithful service, Patrick Ferland, Patrick Gouin, Serge Ricard and Normand Turcotte received a long-service medal. Firefighters who had completed 30 years of service, earning them a bar to accompany their medal included Louis Boucher, Luc Chaput, Ren\u00e9 Daigneault, Serge D\u00e9ry, R\u00e9jean Jodoin, Alain Gauthier, R\u00e9gis Lessard and Richard Varin.<\/p>\n<p>There followed a heartfelt and moving homage to Lac M\u00e9gantic firefighters who intervened to save lives and comfort shocked citizens in the wake of the July 6 train explosion that obliterated the town\u2019s downtown core.<\/p>\n<p>Quebec Lieutenant-Governor the Hon. Pierre Duchesne, Mayor Marc Demers, Fire Chief Robert S\u00e9guin and other dignitaries all joined in applauding Andr\u00e9 St. Hilaire, who was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his outstanding engagement and exemplary contribution to fire prevention in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rjUrEPScBHE\/Up9tePrc2NI\/AAAAAAAABMk\/4OxRCDMyF5U\/s1600\/131126+Laval+firefighters+awards.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/131126-Laval-firefighters-awards.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The head of Laval\u2019s fire prevention division Andr\u00e9 St. Hilaire was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments. 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