ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recognized dozens of exceptional members at the annual Accolade Awards ceremony held near Orillia last week.
OPP Accolade Awards are presented each year to OPP uniform, civilian and auxiliary members who have distinguished themselves with their outstanding service. These members are nominated by their peers or supervisors, and the winners (comprised of individuals and teams) are selected by a panel of reviewers from various ranks.
The 2019 Accolade Award recipients are:
- Officer of the Year - Detective Constable Darlene Pyke
- Civilian of the Year - Ms. Michelyne Kelly
- Auxiliary Member of the Year - Auxiliary Constable Billy John Cooper
- Jim Potts Award - North East Region Provincial Liaison Team
- Valuing & Supporting People - Ms. Susan Brooks
- Enforcement - Sergeant Kristopher Wood
- Investigations (Individual) - Detective Sergeant Andrew Taylor
- Investigations (Team) - Project Blackheath
- Innovation & Creativity - Special Constable Jeremy Dupuis
- Dedication - Sergeant Lorne Thompson
- Team Achievement - Project Westport
- Community Service - Staff Sergeant Wade Beebe
- Partnerships - Project Temora
Awards are issued in 12 categories, including Community Service, Investigations, Partnerships and Team Achievement. In cases where a winning team includes members from another law enforcement agency, those individuals are also included in the award.
The OPP has a long tradition of honouring its uniform, civilian and auxiliary members for their outstanding achievements via the Accolade Awards and other awards programs.
The full list of team award winners follows.
All winners are OPP members, except where indicated in parenthesis.
Project Blackheath – Winner, Investigations (Team): Team Members’ Names
- Ms. Kirstin Bodnaruk
- D/Insp. Tina Chalk
- D/S/Sgt. Sean Chatland
- D/Cst. Colin Coleiro
- Ms. Holly Constantineau
- D/Sgt. Luc Dumont
- D/Cst. Sheryl Eason
- S/Cst. Trevor Fairchild
- S/Cst. Sean Ford
- Mr. Matthew Fox
- Mr. Matt Karabetsos
- Ms. Alyssa Ladouceur
- Ms. Christine Long
- D/Insp. David MacDonald
- D/Cst. Rasa Malinauskas
- Supt. Carole Matthews
- Cst. Paul McCloskey
- Mr. Scott Montgomery
- Cst. Minh Nguyen (RCMP)
- Ms. Inessa Pesenko
- D/Sgt. Krista Potter
- D/Cst. Russ Rogan
- Sgt. Mark Sanders
- D/Cst. Ken Sexton
- Mr. Fraser Sinclair
- Mr. Dan Smethurst
- D/Sgt. Jeremy Spence
- Ms. Melissa Spierenburg
- D/Cst. Steven Su
- D/Sgt. Anne Thomson
- D/Insp. Matt Watson
- Ms. Jessica Wild
- Sgt. Kelly Withrow
- Mr. Kevin Witlox
North East Region Provincial Liaison Team – Winner, Jim Potts Award: Team Members’ Names
- Cst. James Butler
- Cst. Marilyn Cameron
- Cst. Christine Columbus
- Cst. Andrew Dubbin
- Cst. Francis Endanawas
- Cst. Nicole Haueisen
- Cst. Amanda Huff
- Sgt. Gilles Lachance
- Cst. Renee Lalonde
- Cst. Miles Loach
- Cst. Pete McKee
- Cst. Brooke McRoberts
- Cst. Theresa Meyer
- Cst. Daniel Senf
- Cst. Todd Showan
- Cst. Natalie Strang
- Sgt. Michelle Warth
- Cst. Chris Wesley
Project Temora – Winner, Partnerships Award: Team Members’ Names
- Mr. Mohammed Al-Shalchi (Canada Border Services Agency)
- S/Sgt. Tracey Bednarczyk
- D/Cst. Kevin Buttigieg
- Cst. Jacqueline Chavez
- Ms. Amie Doucet (Canada Border Services Agency)
- D/Cst. Justin Ford (Barrie Police Service)
- D/Cst. Max Gomez 8. D/Insp. Martin Graham
- D/Cst. Ashley Hogg
- S/Cst. Loren Horan
- D/Cst. Michelle Jansen (Barrie Police Service)
- S/Cst. Kelly Kavanagh (Barrie Police Service)
- Ms. Natasha Moodley (Canada Border Services Agency)
- Cst. Kyle Peloso
- Insp. Mary Shannon
- D/Cst. Sherri Span
- D/Cst. Vicki Thisdelle (Barrie Police Service)
- D/Cst. Lindsay White (Barrie Police Service)
- D/Cst. Scott Wilson
- D/Cst. Jeff Wright (Barrie Police Service)
Project Westport – Winner, Team Achievement Award: Team Members’ Names
- D/Cst. Debbie L. Asselstine
- D/Cst. Kirsten E. Audet
- D/Cst. Jeffrey Brazeau
- D/Cst. Peter Corbett (retired)
- D/Cst. Dan Fedele
- Sgt. Pamela Green (Halifax Regional Police)
- D/Cst. Ron Heinemann
- D/S/Sgt. N. Scott Johnston
- D/Cst. George Klonowski (retired)
- D/Sgt. Jeff Lindsay 11. D/Cst. Linden Maxius
- D/Sgt. Melanie Mezzatesta
- D/Insp. Daniel Nadeau
- Insp. Baldo Nuccio
- D/Cst. Dan Roy 16. D/Cst. Amy Smirnov
