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Photos: Richmond Arts Awards 2015

Photos: Richmond Arts Awards 2015

911 Awards: Dedication to career service recognized and celebrated

Dedicated. It’s a word that best describes the efforts of a special group of 911 Award winners at the year’s event. They are a collection of men and women who have spent their working lives serving and protecting people in their community.

911 Awards: Auxiliary cops save suicidal man

RCMP member of the Year Mike Dally and Randall Walrond may be auxiliary constables with the Richmond RCMP by name, but certainly not by nature.

911 Awards: Paramedic answers the call

Paramedic of the Year Emergencies do not adhere to schedules. That was apparent for Agnes Cayer who took home the award for the B.C. Ambulance/Paramedic Service at this year’s 911 Awards in Richmond.

911 Awards: Determined crew rescues family

“We gotta save those kids. Let’s get there and get the job done.

911 Awards: Dual rescue earns award

Firefighter of the Year Richmond firefighter Dave Harris proves that first responders do not have an off switch.

911 Awards: Lafarge lends a training hand

Community Safety Initiative Award Providing a safe community is not always just up to first responder agencies. Often, help comes from other sources.

911 Awards: Helping the most vulnerable

Community Safety Award Though she described herself as an army of one, Const. Heather Hall, the mental health coordinator at the Richmond RCMP detachment, covers a lot of ground.
Comforting the kitties in Richmond

Comforting the kitties in Richmond

Cat lovers group coddles broken animals needing special attention for gamut of reasons

911 Awards: Flash mob rocks safety message

Integrated Community Safety Award Want to get the public to take notice of an important initiative about pedestrian safety? How about closing down one of Richmond’s busiest intersections for a short time and fill it full of dancing cops, firefighters