Tour Paramedic Ride
300 March Road, Suite 400
Ottawa, Ontario
K2K 2E2
Email : info@paramedicride.ca
It all started in 2010, when seven Canadian paramedics participated in the National EMS Memorial Ride in the United States to honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. Their determination inspired the creation of the Tour Paramedic in 2013. We adopted the same values and were joined by American cyclists. Since then, the event has grown and is open to everyone, regardless of skill or profession. To date, we have organized events in several Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
Our main goal is to honor paramedics who have fallen in the line of duty while raising funds for a national memorial monument. To date, over $300,000 has been raised. Since 2022, we have also supported charities that assist paramedics and their families affected by occupational trauma.
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we launched the virtual Tour Paramedic Ride, allowing our members to pay tribute to our fallen colleagues while adhering to health guidelines. Participants logged enough kilometers to cover the distance between Victoria and Newfoundland twice!
The Ontario Paramedic Memorial Bell Tour
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year, one of the cofounders of the Tour Paramedic Ride, Norm Robillard, met with a team of TPR members and took the great initiative to organize the Ontario Paramedic Memorial Bell Tour.
Not only did this tour bring us back to our roots of recognizing and remembering the paramedic line of duty deaths (LODD), it opened up communication and networking between all 59 paramedic services in Ontario, including our First Nations services, and will be reaching every picturesque corner of the province, from Sioux Lookout to Windsor via land and air.
Each and every paramedic service has honoured our fallen in touching ceremonies and had the opportunity to experience the connection we all have with those that we lost in the line of duty and support our colleagues that are suffering in silence
The Jersey
Every year our cycling jersey is designed and created with our mandate in mind and our goal to recognize our fallen paramedics and their families. If you have any ideas for future designs, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of our directors.
