News The OPP Honours Two Officers Who Passed Away In the Line of Duty SHARE ON: Mackenzie Read, contributor, Monday, May. 1st, 2017 Photo Credit: Mackenzie Read A bridge on Highway 11 in Matheson has been dedicated to a fallen OPP officer. Corporal Maurice Leavoy passed away in 1986 from a heart complication just after attending a call in Little Current. OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes says doing bridge dedications is a great honour. //www.mytimminsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bridge-dedication-1.mp3 Hawkes says it’s important to recognize and be inclusive with the family members who have made that sacrifice with these dedications. //www.mytimminsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bridge-dedication-2.mp3 OPP officers also honoured late Superintendent Jack Irwin by naming one of the South Porcupine boardrooms after him.
