Algonquin College Honours LCPS Chief Travis Mellema with 2026 Community Services Award
October 27, 2026
Lanark
County Paramedic Service (LCPS) Chief Travis Mellema has been named the
recipient of Algonquin College’s 2026 Alumni of Distinction Community Services
Award, recognizing more than two decades of service, leadership and commitment
to community health.
A 2005
graduate of Algonquin College’s Paramedic program, Mellema joined LCPS as a
frontline paramedic shortly after graduation. Over the course of his career, he
has contributed to paramedic education, peer support and mental health
initiatives, the expansion of advanced and community-based paramedic care, and
broader efforts to strengthen the paramedic profession.
Mellema
moved into LCPS leadership in 2016, became Deputy Chief in 2017 and was
appointed Chief in 2020. Under his leadership, LCPS has continued to expand the
role paramedics play in supporting the health of the community, including
through Community Paramedicine and other programs designed to provide care
beyond traditional emergency response.
Algonquin
College’s Community Services Award recognizes graduates who demonstrate a deep
commitment to improving the lives of others and fostering positive change. In
announcing this year’s recipients, the College highlighted Mellema’s work to
advance patient care while supporting the health and well-being of frontline
responders.
The 2026
Alumni of Distinction recipients will be formally celebrated at Algonquin
College’s awards ceremony on November 5.
Congratulations
to Travis on this well-deserved recognition.
Read
Algonquin College’s full profile on Travis Mellema.