Twenty-three acts of bravery and lifesaving in B.C. were honoured at Surrey Police headquarters on Friday afternoon, Oct. 24.

Stories involving fiery highway crashes, beach rescues, house fires and medical emergencies were among those told during an annual ceremony hosted by the B.C. chapter of Royal Canadian Humane Association (RCHA), a group that honours ordinary Canadians.

The dangerous incidents happened in Surrey, Castlegar, Hilliers, Langley, Kamloops, Osoyoos, Nelson and Maple Ridge over the past year or two, three in one case.

Each of award-recipients were given certificates and, in some cases, medals by Surrey Police chief Norm Lipinski.

Their stories are told below in biographies sent by RCHA:

Jatinder Brar, Tavis McCarty, Khush Kanwal Singh Mann, Amandeep Bajwa, Mia Li and

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