Toronto honours emergency telecommunicators

Toronto honours emergency telecommunicators

Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow joined the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Paramedic Services and Toronto Fire Services for a ceremony to honour the recipients of the City of Toronto’s annual Telecommunicator of the Year Awards. The awards ceremony coincides with the 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Week, observed from Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18. Through this week, the City is celebrating ...

While We Rested, They Responded: Honouring Emergency Heroes

While we were hunting for Easter eggs and soaking up family time, South Africa’s real heroes were out saving lives… sacrificing their holidays to keep the rest of us safe.   South Africa (21 April 2025) – While many of us spent the Easter weekend sharing laughs over roast lamb, dodging chocolate hangover, and soaking up some much-needed downtime, there were South African heroes who didn’t get to press pause. They were on the roads. In ambulances…