OTTAWA—June 18, 2014 —The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre Foundation today announced that the first of two apartment buildings, specially designed for seniors, was named Commissionaires Ottawa Place in honour of one of its leading donors. Capt(N) Paul A. Guindon (Ret’d), a 33-year Navy veteran and CEO at Commissionaires Ottawa, said: “We are very … Read more ›
By Neil Sutton Canadian Security Magazine Commissionaires security officer George Sayer has been recognized as Guard of the Year for 2014 by the Association of Professional Security Agencies (APSA). Sayer, who lives in Ottawa, received his award on June 11 in a small ceremony held in Toronto which was attended by members of the APSA board and several of … Read more ›
BY JANET FRENCH The provincial government minimized injuries a commissionaire suffered in an attack at a downtown social services office, the head of commissionaires in Saskatoon says. The commissionaire suffered shoulder injuries that will require surgery and has been off work since an April 8 incident in which a social services client charged at the … Read more ›
By Sandra McCulloch Timescolonist.com Three people escaped death in 2013 thanks to the swift, selfless actions of eight others — five Victoria police officers, two commissionaires and a doctor — who saved lives using cardiopulmonary respiration. On Tuesday, those heroes were recognized for their efforts by B.C. Lt.-Gen. Judith Guichon with pins and certificates presented at … Read more ›
RCMP veteran Ron Gosselin is one of the reasons Commissionaires exists. We know that the transition from military or police to civilian life isn’t easy. That’s why we feature people like Ron: to illustrate working at Commissionaires as a bridge into the civilian working world. Our purpose, our mandate is to provide ex-military, as well … Read more ›
What do you do when you’re time strapped and you need criminal record checks for all of your employees – yesterday? First Air project manager Suzan Park MacLeod, called Commissionaires. “When I learned that criminal record checks were needed and that it involved fingerprinting, I was concerned that we couldn’t get this done in time,” … Read more ›