Maryanne Receives Safety Award

Maryanne Pope Receives Workplace Safety Community Gold Award  On Sept 26th, 2023, I (Maryanne Pope, John’s widow) was very honoured to receive the Community Leader Award (Gold) from OHS Canada magazine for my workplace safety efforts with the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund over the years. Although I couldn’t attend the award ceremony in Toronto, here is … Read more

Maryanne at Police Memorial

Media Coverage of 22nd Annual Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial in Calgary “We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive. But we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed.” – Unknown On Sunday Sept 27th, 2020, I attended the 22nd Annual Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial in … Read more

20th Anniversary of John’s Death

20th Anniversary of John’s Death…Much to Report!   “If you change nothing, nothing will change.” – Tony Robbins Sept 29th, 2020 was the 20th anniversary of John’s death For those readers who are not familiar with my personal history, I was married to John Petropoulos. John was a police officer with the Calgary Police Service … Read more