Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: May 3, 2022
• Invested on: June 25, 2025

Constable Ronald Alexander Lewis, M.S.M.
Almonte, Ontario

In December 2019, Alex Lewis developed an innovative teddy bear program while working with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service in Fort Severn First Nation. Police officers are given teddy bears to hand out to children in potentially distressing and traumatic situations, as a means of offering comfort and establishing trust.