Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: November 25, 2016

In 2008, Mississauga fire captain Robert Kirkpatrick volunteered to serve as president and general manager of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation (CFFF), a charity devoted to preserving the memory and supporting the families of firefighters who died in the line of duty. Thanks to his leadership, the first national memorial dedicated to all fallen Canadian firefighters was unveiled in Ottawa and the CFFF as an organization was reinvigorated.