Nearly 300 people were expected to gather at the River Rock Theatre to honour the city's first responders last night at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce's 10th Annual 911 Awards.
"We just want to show that we recognize their role and we're pretty dependant on these folks," said executive director Craig Jones. "They provide a safe environment that we are privileged to live in."
2012 Award Recipients
Police Team, Officer or Auxiliary Member of the Year:
Richmond RCMP Youth Section: Cpl. Anette Martin, Const. Jagmeet Dandiwal, Const. Jen Tickell, Const. Adriana Peralta, Const. Stu Gray and Const. Bob Sangha.
Fire Rescue Crew or Firefighter of the Year:
Engine Crew 4: Capt. Dave Johnson, F/F Ed Selinger, F/F Kelly Moss, F/F Ron Gunthner.
Ambulance Crew or Ambulance Paramedic of the Year:
District supervisor Jeoff Moffat, Paramedic Clint Walper, Paramedic Frank Bosk, Paramedic Darren Chyzzy, Paramedic Brian Reichert.
Coast Guard Crew, Member or Auxiliary of the Year:
Capt. Bruce Briggs (Regular CCG), Coxswain Shon Wirth (Regular CCG), Rescue Specialist Dan Collier (Regular CCG), Rescue Specialist Jeff Knaupp (Regular CCG), First Officer Tom Moxey (Regular CCG), Rescue Specialist Dave Sarznick (Regular CCG), Rescue Specialist James Mole (Regular CCG), Unit Leader Brian Hobbs (Volunteer CCG Auxilliary), Coxswain Travis Robertson (Volunteer CCG Auxilliary), Crewman Eric Symons (Volunteer CCG Auxilliary), Crewman Andrew Kvyatkovski (Volunteer CCG Auxilliary).
Community Safety Partner Agency Award:
E-Comm 911 Call Takers. Community Safety volunteer of the Year:
A/Const. Darren Bygrave. Community Safety Career Achievement Award:
BC Ambulance Service: District Supervisor Jeffrey Watts;
RCMP: S/Sgt. Dan Painter (Retired); Richmond Fire Rescue: Capt. Troy Tack - Training Officer.
The Richmond News will publish a special section detailing what the recipients were honoured for in Wednesday's issue.
