Medal of Bravery

On December 8, 2014, Sylvain Tremblay rescued a man who was in danger of drowning at the Mont-Wright mine site in Fermont, Quebec. The driver was trapped in his tractor cab as it started sinking into the lake at the bottom of the open-pit mine. Mr. Tremblay received a distress call about the accident and quickly ran to the scene. Using a punch tool, he broke the cabin glass and lifted the unconscious victim out of the submerged tractor. He then put the victim on his back and, jumping onto broken pieces of ice, brought him back to safety.

In the early morning hours of June 22, 2011, Randon Joseyounen rescued a man from a possible drowning in the icy waters of Wollaston Lake, near the Hatchet Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan. During a high school graduation party, the victim fell into the lake and panicked, as he could not swim. Witness to the scene, Mr. Joseyounen dove into the water to reach the terrified man who had drifted far from the shore. At risk of hypothermia and without any lifesaving device, Mr. Joseyounen pushed the victim back to shore, where a bystander helped them both out of the water.

On August 11, 2014, then-15-year-old Chelsea Little rescued two people from a possible drowning in Thoburn Lake, near Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. Ms. Little was swimming across the lake with members of her family when she realized that her stepfather was lagging behind and experiencing breathing problems. Chelsea swam back to him and dragged him back to shore just in time to see her uncle in distress before he disappeared beneath the surface. Despite her fatigue, Chelsea dove to reach his side and swam back to shore with him in tow.