Bruce County Paramedic Judy Brookshaw and retired Paramedic Gloria Bowes recently received the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Service Exemplary Service Medals at the Paramedic Services Committee Meeting at the Walkerton Administration Centre.
The Service Medal recognizes professionals who have performed their duties in an exemplary manner, with good conduct, industry and efficiency, and have completed 20 years of service, including 10 in the performance of duties involving potential risk.
Brookshaw has been a paramedic since May 1999 and is currently based out of the Wiarton area.
She is set to retire at the end of 2023.
Bowes was a paramedic in Bruce County from March 2004 to February 2022.
Prior to that she worked in Sioux Lookout.
The presentation was delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic.
