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A North Bay Police Service officer has been nominated for a provincial ‘Hero of the Year’ award.
Const. Matt Parker is among the 2021 nominees for the Police Association of Ontario’s annual Police Services Hero of the Year Award for ‘On-Duty Difference Maker.’
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An officer with the North Bay Police Service since 2006, Parker is described as a soft spoken, kind and generous man, who has been a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable in the community, a biography posted on the Hero of the Year Award website says.
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Chewie, the North Bay and District Critical Incident Stress Team’s service dog, is connecting with people in new and exciting ways, says his handler, Gillian MacIntosh.
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The four-year-old trauma support service dog is task-trained to provide pressure therapy to people in crisis. Chewie works with Victim Services of Nipissing District at the North Bay Police Service, normally spending his days with those who need him the most.
But the pandemic, social distancing and lockdown rules have changed how Chewie and MacIntosh go about their work.
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The individual rescued by North Bay firefighters from a burning building at 573 McIntyre St. E. early Saturday has succumbed to their injuries, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Saunders reported Sunday.
The fire scene is now in the care and control of the coroner. The coroner’s investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Ontario Fire Marshal, the forensic division of the North Bay Police Service and a fire investigator from North Bay Fire and Emergency Services.
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The injuries to a second person have not been reported.