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Ontario’s Police Services Launch Provincial Crime Prevention Week

Media Release

Ontario’s Police Services Launch Provincial Crime Prevention Week

Awareness. Engagement. Prevention.

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2023

(Toronto, ON) – In partnership with the Government of Ontario, police services throughout the province have launched this year’s provincial Crime Prevention Week (#CPWeek2023). The province-wide campaign takes place November 5 to 11, 2023, with in-person and on-line community events designed to raise awareness of the many crime prevention...

OACP and GM OnStar Canada Honour WRPS’s Backpack Challenge with Heroes Beyond the Badge Award

Media Release

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and General Motors OnStar Canada
Honour Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Backpack Challenge with Heroes Beyond the Badge Award 

For Immediate Release: October 23, 2023

(Cambridge, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and General Motors OnStar Canada are pleased to announce that the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s annual Backpack Challenge has been awarded the Heroes Beyond the Badge award for helping children and their...

OACP & OnStar Canada to Honour WRPS’s Backpack Challenge With Heroes Beyond the Badge Award

Media Advisory

Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police & OnStar Canada to Honour 
Waterloo Region Police Service’s Backpack Challenge With Heroes Beyond the Badge Award

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2023

(Toronto, ON) - The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) will hold a media event where the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and OnStar Canada will present a provincial Heroes Beyond the Badge award to WRPS for its annual Backpack Challenge. 

Date: Monday October 23, 2023 

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Posting of Proposed Regulations under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

DATE:                              August 4, 2023
MEMORANDUM TO:    All Chiefs of Police and Commissioner Thomas Carrique, Chairs, Police Services Boards
FROM:                            Ken Weatherill, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety Division
SUBJECT:                      Posting of Proposed Regulations under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

The Ministry of the Solicitor General continues to work with our policing and community partners to bring the Community Safety and...

Memorial for Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz

MEMORANDUM TO:

ONTARIO CHIEFS OF POLICE

Re: Memorial for Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz

As you may be aware, Woodstock Police Service Dog Taz was tragically killed in an on duty incident on July 3, 2023. PSD Taz was young but respected throughout the K9 community. He was a great service dog and developed into an outstanding detection dog.

We have planned a Memorial for PSD Taz in Woodstock for police personnel, family and friends on August 1, 2023. The public and policing community have been very...