Tribute to Fallen Officers
McGuinty Government Honours Officers And Their Families
Ontario remembered the lives of fallen police officers today at Queen’s Park.
Premier Dalton McGuinty presented Tribute to the Fallen plaques to the families of four police officers. OPP Provincial Constable Alan Hack and Ottawa Police Constable Ireneusz (Eric) Czapnik died in 2009. Peel Regional Police Constable James Ochakovsky and OPP Provincial Constable Vu Pham died earlier this year.
The Tribute to the Fallen recognizes police officers, firefighters and members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have died in the line of duty since 2002.
Later at the Police Memorial ceremony, the four officers’ names, and that of RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E. Coates, were added to the Ontario Police Memorial at Queen’s Park.
QUICK FACTS
- 241 officers are honoured on the Ontario Police Memorial.
- Officers are encouraged to wear the official Ontario Police Memorial pin to remember fallen comrades.
