Author of the article: Todd Hambleton
Publishing date: Dec 23, 2020 • December 23, 2020 • 2 minute read •
Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement, among the dignitaries reading the names of all paramedics fallen in the line of duty, while the Paramedic Memorial Bell is rung by Cornwall-SDG Paramedic Services honour guard members Leighton Woods (left) and Thomas Shackleton. Photo on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Cornwall, Ont. Todd Hambleton/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Todd Hambleton /Todd Hambleton/Standard-Freeholder
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The Paramedic Memorial Bell tour had a stop in Cornwall on Wednesday morning.
And inside Salon B at the civic complex, a sombre ceremony was held, local political dignitaries taking turns as the reading of names of 51 paramedics from across Canada who over the last several decades died in the line of duty.