Dunbar Community Centre Association
4747 Dunbar St. V6S 2H2 Vancouver, BC, Canada

*Trigger warning: topic of suicide* Human instinct has been responsible for saving many lives. This instinct led Steven Jones to save the life of a despondent t...eenager. Steven was cycling across the Lions Gate Bridge one morning in November of 2018, when he passed an adolescent standing on the walkway. He thought they looked sombre, but he continued his ride into Vancouver. Unable to shake the feeling of uneasiness he had, he turned around and rode back to the bridge. When he arrived, he found the adolescent on the outside of the bridge railing, a backpack sitting nearby with what looked like a note on top of it. The teen looked down at the water as Steven moved forward and tried to convince them to climb back to safety. Christoph Deeg, another alert cyclist, stood nearby, waiting to see if he could help. Vancouver Police Constable Trevor LeTourneau arrived and approached the teenager, whose flexing knees appeared to indicate a readiness to jump. The constable reached out and grabbed the youth’s arm. As they struggled, Christoph and Steven immediately came forward to help. They held on to the adolescent until more officers arrived. For relying on instinct and coming to the aid of a distraught young person, Mr. Christoph Deeg and Mr. Steven Jones were awarded the Vancouver Police Board’s highest award for civilian bravery, the Award of Merit. #BeyondTheCall Read more stories of award recipients: https://bit.ly/37ieDsq.

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Please note the community centre is closed Oct 10-12 for the Thanksgiving long weekend. Be well and have a happy long weekend.

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