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Manitoulin OPP officer honoured at ceremony

The 23rd annual Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony of Remembrance was held Sunday morning at the Ontario Police Memorial site on Queens Park Crescent.

The late Manitoulin OPP Constable Marc Hovingh was one of the 272 names on the wall, and one of the six new names added since the pandemic began.

Hovingh was 52 when he was killed in November of 2020 during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect involved in a property dispute.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it was a privilege to be with the families of the fallen officers adding the six added to the wall gave their lives protecting the people of Ontario regardless of the risk and the definition of true bravery.

The other inductees included two recent deaths; Constable Jeffrey Northrup of the Toronto Police Service in 2021 and Constable Joan Theresa VanBreda of the Niagara Regional Police who died in 2020 and three historical additions.

The historical additions are Constable John Teevens of the Guelph Police in 1945; Constable John Hickey of the Brantford Police Service in 1897 and Constable Alexander Wright of the Brockville Police Service in 1895.

 

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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