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Gordon Paul Kenneth Tourand

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Decorations for Bravery

  • Medal of Bravery

    Awarded on: 2016-03-31
    Invested on: 2016-10-28
    Gordon Paul Kenneth Tourand, M.B. Dauphin, Manitoba Medal of Bravery On September 18, 2014, building manager Gord Tourand put his own safety at risk to evacuate the occupants of a hotel during a devastating fire in Dauphin, Manitoba. After the flames broke out in the early morning hours, Mr. Tourand went to every room in order to evacuate the residents, many of whom were elderly. Undeterred by the thick smoke, he then returned inside the dwelling and attempted to put out the flames, before the smoke forced him to retreat.