Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: February 26, 2002
• Invested on: December 09, 2002

On March 3, 2001, Sandra Chalifoux saved a two-year-old girl by catching her before she could be struck by a vehicle on a busy highway in Egan-Sud, Haute-Gatineau, Quebec. While the child's mother and Ms. Chalifoux were fastening other children into their car seats, the little girl ran off toward the nearby highway. Catching sight of the child, Ms. Chalifoux dashed after her, calling out so she would turn around. After stopping for a few seconds, the little girl made her way to the middle of the highway. Without hesitation, Ms. Chalifoux ran after the child, grabbed her by the hood of her coat and lifted her, just as a van on one side and a car coming the other way narrowly avoided them through a dangerous manoeuvre. Holding the child firmly in her arms, Ms. Chalifoux carried her to safety.