Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 1994-05-10
Invested on: 1994-12-09
Mr. Kampela saved a woman who was being stabbed outside a grocery store in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on December 11, 1992. Seeing the woman struggling with a man, he ran to her aid, screaming to the assailant to stop. Undaunted by the knife, Mr. Kampela pushed the attacker away and ordered him to drop the weapon, which the man did. Mr. Kampela stepped on it and pushed the assailant up against a car, holding him until the police arrived. Meanwhile, others assisted the victim.