NAPANEE BRIDGES DEDICATED TO FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS
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OPP Honours Constables Beard and Wood Who Died in the Line of Duty
(NAPANEE, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside family members, community leaders and partners, gathered today for a bridge dedication ceremony in honour of Constable Richard Arnold Beard and Constable Mont Alexander Wood who lost their lives while serving in the line of duty in the Napanee area.
Constable Richard Arnold Beard, aged 51, died on August 28, 1921, from injuries sustained while responding to an attempted break-in at a jewellery store. He was survived by his wife and five children.
Constable Mont Alexander Wood, aged 59, died on December 1, 1951, from injuries sustained while responding to a motor vehicle call. He was survived by his wife and five children.
Memorial signs have been placed at bridges in Napanee to honour both Constable Beard and Constable Wood. Constable Beard’s bridge is located at Highway 401 and Newburgh Road. Constable Wood’s bridge is located at Highway 401 and County Road 41.
“These bridge dedications commemorate the service and sacrifice of Constable Beard and Constable Wood. These officers served their community with pride and honour, their legacies continue to inspire today and will never be forgotten.”
OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique
“Police officers put service over self every day to protect the communities they serve. These bridges in Napanee will stand as lasting tributes that ensure the service, courage and sacrifice of Constable Richard Arnold Beard and Constable Mont Alexander Wood are never forgotten.”
Hon. Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario
“Our government is proud to recognize all our brave women and men in uniform across the province, past and present, who risk their lives to protect Ontario. Today, we pay tribute to the courage, service, and sacrifice of Constable Beard and Constable Wood, and ensure their legacy is remembered by generations of Ontarians who travel these highways.”
Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation
“The Ontario Provincial Police Veterans’ Association takes great pride in honouring Constable Richard Beard of the Napanee Police Service and County Constable Mont Alexander Wood of Lennox and Addington County. Both served their communities with professionalism and dedication and tragically lost their lives in the line of duty. Their service and sacrifice are forever remembered through the dedication of bridges in their names today.”
Ontario Provincial Police Veterans’ Association
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Bridge dedications are an important act of remembrance that helps honour fallen police officers in Ontario.
Since 2002, the Government of Ontario, through the Highway Memorials for Fallen Officers Act and the Ministry of Transportation, has permitted the naming of bridges and other structures on the King’s Highway in memory of police officers who died in the line of duty.
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