from left to right: Ron Cannan, Tyler Lockerby and Matt Jackson

OTTAWA –Ron Cannan, MP for Kelowna-Lake Country rose in the House of Commons today and made the following statement:

Mr. Speaker,

It was my pleasure this past Friday, October 28^th to attend a ceremony at Rideau Hall where constituents Matt Jackson and Tyler Lockerby, were bestowed the Medal of Bravery by His Excellency the Governor General of Canada.

In June 2009, Matt and Tyler risked their lives to rescue four people from a submerged vehicle near Revelstoke, British Columbia.

They witnessed the van in front of them swerve out of control, roll down an embankment and plunge into Griffin Lake.

Jumping into the frigid waters, Matt dove under and pulled three of the victims out through the driver’s-side window, passing them to Tyler who brought them to shore.

With a fourth person still trapped inside the rapidly sinking vehicle, Matt and Tyler made their way back and managed to pull the last victim out through the broken front window.

Thanks to the quick and brave actions of Mr. Jackson and Mr. Lockerby, all four victims survived.

On behalf of the constituents of Kelowna-Lake Country, it is my great pleasure to congratulate Matt and Tyler and to thank them for their courage and bravery.  We are so fortunate to have these heroes as members of our community and our great country.