Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: August 22, 1988
• Invested on: June 02, 1989

On the evening of December 7, 1986, Mr. Simon Provost risked his life to save three severely- injured women from a burning car. Mr. Provost and his daughter were driving in the direction of Huntingdon, Quebec, when a car coming in the opposite direction skidded and, out of control, slid in front of their vehicle. Unable to avoid a collision, Mr. Provost struck the rear of the car which then slid into the ditch. The impact had ruptured the gas tank and flames spread quickly from the rear of the vehicle. After stopping his car and ensuring that his daughter was uninjured, Mr. Provost ran to the wrecked vehicle. Well aware of the danger to which he was exposing himself, he managed to pull two unconscious victims from the back seat and drag them five metres across the snow. By this time the flames had reached the front of the car. When one of the victims he had just saved regained consciousness and told him that there was a third person in the blazing vehicle, he immediately returned to the wreck. After several attempts Mr. Provost was able to undo the seat belt under which the victim in the front seat was trapped and bring her, too, to safety. Within minutes the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames.