Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2018-06-14
Invested on: 2019-09-12
On May 14, 2015, commissionaire Rodney McAlpine intervened during a violent incident at the Keele Community Correctional Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In a sudden, unprovoked attack, an inmate turned on another man, stabbing him over 20 times. Though unarmed, Mr. McAlpine ordered the man to stop and move to the other side of the room. When the assailant obeyed his orders, Mr. McAlpine tended to the victim, while maintaining control of the situation until emergency personnel arrived.