Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 30, 2009
• Invested on: October 22, 2010

Sylvain Marcoux, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On October 16, 2007, Sylvain Marcoux placed himself at considerable risk to come to the aid of a man who was being attacked by a thief, in Montréal, Quebec. Mr. Marcoux had entered a convenience store when he heard the clerk yelling and signalling with blood-stained hands towards a room at the back of the building. He followed the sounds of a scuffle and found two blood-covered men fighting in a back room. Mr. Marcoux pushed the victim away and jumped on the attacker, knocking a knife and a broken bottle from his grasp. He was able to restrain the man until police arrived.