Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2015-06-17
Invested on: 2015-10-05
Constable Nicholas-Yan Charbonneau, M.B.
Constable Yannick Horion, M.B.
Constable Sophie Pilon, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On May 18, 2013, constables Nicholas-Yan Charbonneau, Yannick Horion and Sophie Pilon, of the Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville, rescued five people from a smoke-filled apartment in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec. The victims had tried to escape but had fallen unconscious before they could reach the door. Struggling to breathe in the toxic smoke, the officers entered the house several times to locate the victims and bring them safely outside, one by one.