The Bruce County council meeting on September 4th, 2025, began with the recognition of eleven members of the Bruce County Paramedic Services team.
The annual Prehospital Cardiac Save Awards honour the efforts of paramedics who provided lifesaving treatment to a patient who had no vital signs. The patient was able to leave the hospital after a cardiac event thanks to the early actions of the responder.
Since 2021, nine primary care paramedics are in receipt of this prestigious award from the Southwestern Ontario Regional Base Hospital Program operating through the London Health Sciences Centre:
2021 Recipients
Michael Donnelly
Brittney Kealey
2023 Recipients
Shaun Bredl
Courtney Trotter
2024 Recipients
Josh Allan
Michael Bohnert
Connor Charette
Ben Rees
Chris Wynn
Notably, this is the ninth career Prehospital Cardiac Save Award win for Josh Allan, a Shift Superintendent with the Bruce County Paramedic Services team. Allan received his fifth milestone pin at the meeting.
The honour of receiving a pin occurs in installments, starting with the first and then at every fifth benchmark to the twenty-fifth successful save.
2024 Medical Directors’ Commendation Award
Joining these nine were another two of their primary care paramedic peers – Marilyn Ballagh and Ken Johnstone.
They both received the 2024 Medical Directors’ Commendation Award which acknowledges the critical decision-making in delivering exceptional care in a prehospital setting.
“Thank you for your outstanding service to our community,” commended Bruce County Warden Luke Charbonneau. “Your efforts make a difference, and we appreciate your continued service and dedication.”
The Southwestern Ontario Regional Base Hospital Program is the governing body under which the Bruce County Paramedic Services practice.
About Bruce County: Bruce County is an upper-tier municipality in Southwestern Ontario, Canada made up of eight lower-tier municipalities and 77,221 residents. Bruce County is located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Anishnaabek and holds a government-to-government relationship with the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First Nation, together as Saugeen Ojibway Nation. The explorers who visit, live and work here are the dreamers who take roads less travelled and see tried and true as an invitation to try something new. Be an Explorer and call Bruce County home.
