Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery: Recipients
The Premier presented two courageous individuals with the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery on December 4, 2019. Read their stories of courage:
2019 Award Recipients
- Sophia LeBlanc, Amherst, Nova Scotia
- Elijah Watts, Port Hood, Nova Scotia
2018 Award Recipients
- Jules Dufour, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Kevin Tough, West Pennant, Nova Scotia
- Bruce Knocton, Milford, Nova Scotia
- Paul Rowe, Chester Basin, Nova Scotia
2017 Award Recipients
- Liam Bernard, Waycobah First Nation Community, Nova Scotia
- Shane Bernard, Waycobah First Nation Community, Nova Scotia
- Eric Nickerson, Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Travis Wolfe, Port Joli, Nova Scotia
2016 Award Recipients
- Anne Michelle Curtis, posthumous, Lingan, Nova Scotia
- Nicole Louise Foran, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
- Jerry Spargo, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2015 Award Recipients
- Kenneth MacNeil, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
- Nathan Urquhart, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2014 Award Recipients
- David Grandy, Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
- Shawn Hardy, Maugerville, New Brunswick
- Wade Smith, Londonderry, Nova Scotia
- Stephen Ross, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Keiren Tompkins, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2013 Award Recipients
- Aidan Brunn,Martins River, Nova Scotia
- Patrick May,Maplewood, Nova Scotia
- Robert Henderson,Springhill, Nova Scotia
- Donald Mahaney, Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia
- Thomas Hennigar,Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Thomas Nickerson,Clyde River, Nova Scotia
- Gary Thurber,Doctor’s Cove, Nova Scotia
2012 Award Recipients
- Harry Fraser of Trenton, Nova Scotia
- Nicholas Kaiser of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2011 Award Recipients
- Samuel Adams of Hilden, Colchester County, Nova Scotia
- Corporal Winston Matheson of Enfield, Nova Scotia
- Nancy McBay of Gaspereau, Nova Scotia
2010 Award Recipients
- Daniel Blinkhorn, Barrington, NS, rescued his mother from their burning home
- Colin Brownell, Pugwash, NS, pulled a man to safety from a burning vehicle
- Jerome Tracey, Port Hawkesbury, NS, helped two neighbouring families flee their burning homes
- Steven Wilton, New Waterford, NS, escaped a bus in icy water to get help for the other trapped passengers
2009 Award Recipients
- Douglas Baird, rescued a skater who fell through thin ice into frigid, deep water
- Claire Joyce Collier, saved senior residents from a burning apartment building
- William Smith, pulled a 14-year-old girl from a burning car wreck
2008 Award Recipients
- Jeffery Skaling, Canning, Kings Co.
- Ira Moody Barkhouse and Arnold Whynott, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Co.
- A.G. MacRae, Black Point, Halifax Regional Municipality