Over the last 15 years, the French translation of the Memorial Ribbon Society website has been performed by Daniel Bedard from Quebec. We recently received the sad news that Daniel is in the hospital with lung cancer and is not expected to survive the next few months. Our prayers are with him and his family.
A gofundme page has been started by Daniel to help his wife during this difficult time. If you would like to contribute, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/59v2kds to make a donation.
The Fourth Annual “Honor Always” Memorial Ceremony will take place in Blaine, WA on May 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm. The ceremony will take place at the Blaine Sector Headquarters of the US Border Patrol, 2410 Nature’s Path Way, Blaine, WA. Uniformed guests are expected to participate in Class A uniforms, civilian guests in business attire.
A national TV special is being produced to honour fallen police and peace officers in Canada. The title of the production is “Honour the Fallen” (“Nos Disparus” en francais) and is scheduled to air in mid-May. This will be an amazing special and a great awareness piece which shows the National Memorial in Ottawa and includes conversations with survivors and family.
The producers been working on this for two years but have recently lost a portion of the production funding, and they need to replace it as soon as possible. Any amount will help. Your donation will help tell stories of the fallen officers and help their families and colleagues heal from their losses.
To donate to the project, visit https://www.gofundme.com/honour-the-fallen.
Cst. Jeff Bartsch of the Weyburn Police Service in Saskatchewan is an avid runner. He has taken his passion and runs road races, marathons and half marathons for mental health awareness. What is unique about Cst. Bartsch’s runs is that he does it in his full police uniform.
Over the last number of years mental health and PTSD has become more recognized in first responders, including the law enforcement community. Cst. Bartsch has become an advocate for mental health and is running to make people aware not only about mental health, but that there is help for those suffering. He also runs in memory of the three officers killed in the Line of Duty in 2017: Constable John Davidson, Constable Frank Deschenes, and Constable Richer Dubuc.
On April 8, 2018 Cst. Bartsch will be running in the 2018 Run To Remember Uniform Challenge 21.1 km Half Marathon in Los Angeles, California alongside US law enforcement running to honour their fallen. All monies raised through Jeff’s fundraising campaign will go to fulfilling the objectives of the Memorial Ribbon Society, including providing for scholarships for the children of fallen officers.
To help Jeff meet his goal and support the Ribbon Society and their goals, please donate generously at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/marathon-for-mental-health-2018/.
This year the Fishing For Fallen Heroes fishing derby has partnered with the North American Game Warden Museum to raffle off a brand new Harley Davidson 115th Anniversary Street Glide Special! All proceeds from the raffle will be split between the Museum and the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society.
Tickets are just $100 each and are very limited, with only 600 being sold. The draw date is set for Saturday June 2, 2018 at 3:00 PM.
Visit the Pembina Valley Online website for a media profile of the raffle.
To purchase a ticket please contact Dane at 204-803-7890, Derek at 204.242.0926, Jeremy at 204.823.2454, or Image Promotions at 204.822.5996.
Fishing For Fallen Heroes is an annual fishing derby created by two officers from the City of Morden (Manitoba) Police Officers, Dane Demianiw and Jeremy Loewen. The monies raised at the derby is donated to the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society, to assist the Society meeting their objectives. To date the Fishing For Fallen Heroes derby has raised over $25,000 which helped support 11 children of fallen officers attend post secondary education in 2017.
The Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society today launched its redeveloped website, at www.memorialribbon.org. Fully bilingual, the site is dedicated to remembering all Police and Peace Officers in Canada who have died while serving their communities.
The Society’s blue and black Memorial Ribbon has become recognized across Canada as the national symbol of mourning for Police and Peace Officers. The purpose of the Society, through its website, is to raise funds through donations and the sale of related merchandise so that the Society can continue its mission of assisting grieving families, helping to establish memorials and monuments, and providing scholarships to the children of fallen Police and Peace Officers.
The new site has been designed to be mobile-friendly and easier to navigate, and to make it easier for individuals to donate to the Society through www.CanadaHelps.org and to shop for Memorial Ribbon merchandise. The site also features improved email newsletter capabilities, allowing the Society to inform subscribers about line of duty deaths and other news and events in a more timely manner.
The Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Society is also active on Twitter (http://twitter.com/RibbonSociety) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Police-Peace-Officers-Memorial-Ribbon-Society-144078912311609).
On July 7, 2016 five police officers were shot and killed in Dallas Texas. This is the second worst tragedy where so many officers died, with September 11th 2001 being the worst. Although the Ribbon is a Canadian Symbol we have worn it for our Brothers and Sisters in Law Enforcement in the USA. The last time was for 9/11. This tragedy affects all of us who wear the badge.
To show support for our Law Enforcement family in the United States of America, and more specifically Dallas Texas, we believe and encourage the wearing of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon to honour and remember the five officers in Dallas who were killed while performing their duties.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and officers in Dallas Texas.
The US Border Patrol will be hosting the 2016 Honor Always Memorial Ceremony in Blaine, Washington on Thursday, May 26 at 2:00 pm. A few Canadian officers will also be honoured at the event. View an invitation and RSVP information for law enforcement (PDF) .
The Aug. 2014 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Aug. 2015 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
Over the past year the Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society has been working on making the Ribbon the official Canadian national symbol for honouring and remembering our fallen heroes. The Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Inc. in December. With the MOU, we have changed the design of the badge to reflect this new status as an official national symbol by emblazoning it with a representation of the National Memorial Pavilion in Ottawa.
As we run out of our current stock of Memorial Ribbon products we will begin replacing them with products featuring the new design. As the Society is a not-for-profit charity, we chose to change the products after we run out of current stock so as not to waste monies already spent, and to ensure the money we do make goes towards the Society’s objectives. In the past 20 years, the Ribbon has only changed three times, each time becoming more representative of Canada’s entire Law Enforcement family.
In an effort to improve the look of the Ribbon, it now comes individually packaged in an effort to protect each one. Also, the ribbons are now fused so they don’t curl when worn in inclement weather.
The Society itself has not changed in the way we do business, or for what the Ribbon symbolizes. We continue to raise funds through the sale of the Ribbon and other products as well as through donations. Funds raised goes towards our stated objectives, including the Memorial Ribbon Scholarships. Thank you for your patience as we go through these changes.
The Dec. 2014 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Dec. 2015 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Aug. 2014 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Mar. 2014 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Dec. 2013 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Nov. 2013 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The 2013 BC Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Service will be held on Sunday September 29 at the BC Legislature. For more information, visit the Central Saanich Police Service website.
The Aug. 2013 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
The Apr. 2013 edition of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society newsletter is now available as a PDF. To receive the Society’s quarterly newsletter by email, see Subscribe to Society News.
