Paramedics across Canada are working to erect a Canadian Paramedic Monument in Ottawa's Commissioner's Park. The monument, estimated to cost $5 million, aims to honour fallen paramedics and recognize their sacrifices. The Canadian Paramedic Memorial Foundation, along with dedicated paramedics like Gregor Thimmig, have been raising funds through annual long-distance bicycle rides.
Sault EMS paramedic Gregor Thimmig is devoted to ensuring that his fallen comrades are officially honoured and remembered on a grand scale.
The Canadian Paramedic Memorial Foundation announced Jan. 23 that the National Capital Commission approved a site for the Canadian Paramedic Monument in Ottawa’s Commissioner’s Park.It is estimated that the Canadian Paramedic Monument will cost $5 million to design, build, erect and unveil. "There were at least 120 people in that particular ride. We had people come from B.C., from the States, from the East Coast,” Thimmig said.“We’ve been bringing this forth more and more every year, doing the ride and talking to politicians and letting them know. We're the baby among first responders.
April Brydges-Hopkin, a Goulais River Volunteer Fire Department firefighter and first responder, died Oct. 20, 2002 in a collision on Highway 17 North while on her way to a call. An award was created in her honour. The bell has been seen by Bruce and Janet Brydges, the Goulais River parents of the late April Brydges-Hopkin.“She loved doing what she was doing. She wanted to join the Goulais River Fire Department when she was 16. She had to wait until she was 18. Her uncles were actually some of the first ones to help erect the fire department. So it's been in the family for years, putting their time in with the department.”“It was sad but it was also a good feeling. It was bittersweet.
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