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, _ - ___ 4 __- _ ." - ""7 '."-.""‘ TT $lq. s,--r':ai,r,,:s,,r,,vs,, .;-E,1 t northumererirmdrvsws.com THE NORTHUMBEHLAND NEWS, December 12, 20M PA_GE 3 Chris Garrett awarded :iiriejt' i «Fifi . '; I tlt , I' I ‘ Chief Sweet said it really doesn't Local police were pushing for l second highest bravery ir/l. / ' ""tr i ' - " iiB L. " "‘ hr matter whether Const. Garrett _ Coast. Garrett's recognition for y . nt'. _ ' T , ' , My." ‘ ‘ _ a ' _ r receivedthehighestbravery medal the family he left behind. Chief _ medal m Canada i.:, _ y" . " L" ,_ y. F ' ' - L or the second highest. Sweet said Const, Garrett's family _ _ /o . _ 57, ' - ' " "It doesn't change at all what he is happy with the awardand proud V By Jennifer O’Meara F .35 “I" (in l , ' le, did," said Chief Sweet. "His act of of the fallen officer, and that's all _ ]omears@noanomherlandnewscom g} k r' M. ", t " - ' I heroism is recognized," that matters. _ 'n _ "Viié y Fm , - . Const. Garrett's nomination was "It can never put Chris back _ COBOURG - After more than a " _ a. ' Fp - l " reviewed by the Canadian Decota- for his family," said Chief Sweet. _ _ year of lobbying for national recog- a“ :'L" ' "tg . " tions Advisory Committee, which "I hope in some small way this _ nition, murdered Cobourg Police s', - i " I . , L ‘ decided to award him the Star of helps." _ Constable Chris Garrett has been 'd “L _ ' - _ a Courage. chiefSweetsaidthelocaloificers ‘ [ awarded the Star of Courage, the "For us, this honour is a very were notlooking for their own clov second highest-bravery medal in prestigious award and it honours sure from the bravery award. The _ _Canada. . . the late Constable Garrett's act of police honour their heroes and _ _ . "We all get cynical that we can't Murdered Pleyft Police ffe,t1t eis Garrett was posthunmus1y bravery," said Ms. Caron. that never really ends, the chief [ accomplish things when it comes awarded the Star ofCourage fright), this week. Emmanuelle Sajous, deputy sec- said. to government.” said Cobourg rotary to the Chancellery of How "In Cobourg, I hope Chris Gar- l Police Chief Paul Sweet. "I look also drew more attention to Coast. the Governor General's office. ours, called Const. Garrett's iam- rett's legacy carries oh forever and . at this and say 'Oh my God, this Garrett's story. Com;LGatTettwas nominated for tiy about the honour before it was new recruits aspire to his level of _ . _ went to the Prime Minister and he After having his throat slit by a the Crass of Valmsr,. the highest publicly announced on Dec. 10. bravery." changed something because of us} teen, Coast. Garrett managed to bravery award bestowed on non- _ It goes to show you what we can dlraw has gun. Sling " his entire piilit‘ary fT1lrt It is awarded Clarifiap ‘1.th accom lish." _ c[i an woun in his murderer. or "acts u t e most cons icue . ' u Candi. Garrett was originally acl'l'd'l'u1nr111l1lhrr'l'y' Daveywas ous courage in circumstancgs of tion . Dr. Steve Mascafln S nominated for the Cross of Velour arrested at the Cutouts hospital extreme peril". The Star ofCourage In an emer- - t - and was denied because ofa two- and his plan to kill more civilians is awarded for "acts ofconspicuous tainment arti- D enta I N eWS year deadline that passed while and police "Ticers using home- courage in circumstances of great cle on Page _ his murder case was going to trail. made explosives, a shotglim and peril." d ff 23 of the Dec. _ . Afterintense ublic ressure,Prime the gun he planned to ta e from T e i erence is the level of 5 issue, Lorne , ' T _ Minister Steghen "flC'IJ) made Const. Garrett's body was stopped. danger to the "individual and also Hemmerling Don. t Let Dental Problems an amendment to the Canadian Const. Garrett has now been rec- to the other people who could was misidenti- Spoil Your Xmas Holidays! Bravery Decorations Regulations ognized forhis courage on May15, be impacted," said Lucie Caron. fied. The News ' _ F" M i ll , f to change the two-year deadline to 2004. spokesperson for the Office of the regrets the ' _ " 'letfd'sdl' /'g1,it, orget this . " ' _ ' 1im'1iu.ir?%ittr' two years from the end of the trial Through his final act ofcourage. Secretary to the Governor Gen error. . and Ilotpr If a tooth has-been or investigation into an event. Constable Garrett prevented his eral. _ F broken as a tmult of an Mam .- "l Chltiksweetsaid the fight galva- assailant fiom carrying out a plan Since 1972, only 20 Crosses of E . . ' . or iniury. rinse the mum with nized the community, people and . to harm his fellow police otticers Valour and 415 Stars of Courage "- C) 51 L ' warm water to keep the area _ police officers across the country. It and citizens," said the release from have been awarded. 0 U _ ' i. tt-rsf , dean. Use cold compresses to f â€"ee___ m yi ail“ kegyeIaveiunnww _