Decorations for Bravery

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over a presentation ceremony of the Decorations for Bravery at Rideau Hall on Friday, December 2, 2005

Nancy Savard, M.B., Saint-Hubert, Quebec Medal of Bravery On March 29, 2004, Nancy Savard was severely injured after saving her son from being accidentally crushed under the family van in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over a presentation ceremony of the Decorations for Bravery at Rideau Hall on Friday, December 2, 2005

Jordon Vlahakis, M.B., Kingston, Ontario Medal of Bravery On May 29, 2005, Jordon Vlahakis rescued a man from a burning vehicle in Baybridge, Ontario.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over a presentation ceremony of the Decorations for Bravery at Rideau Hall on Friday, December 2, 2005.

Master-Corporal Norman Ewen Penny, S.C., C.D., Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Sergeant Derek David Rogers, S.C., C.D., Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Star of Courage On September 19, 2004, search and rescue technicians MCpl Norman Penny, then Corporal, and Sgt Derek Rogers risked their lives to save four fishermen from drowning after their vessel capsized near cape Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, during a storm in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.