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Ontario Releases Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term

TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has released A Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 for the Long-Term, which outlines the province’s gradual approach to lifting remaining public health and workplace safety measures by March 2022. The plan will be guided by the ongoing assessment of key public health and health care indicators and supported by local or regional tailored responses to COVID-19.

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Peel Regional Police to Open Collision Reporting Centres

Peel Regional Police to Open Collision Reporting Centres Opening Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Accident Support Services International Ltd. (ASSI) and Peel Regional Police are set to cut the ribbon for the implementation of three Collision Reporting Centres (CRCs) Wednesday, October 13 at 11 am at Peel Police Headquarters.

ASSI has operated the CRC Program since 1994. "Collision Reporting Centres are already being successfully utilized in several jurisdictions across the province. Transitioning to...

2021 Annual Conference a Tremendous Success

Members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) came together from October 3 to 6, 2021, to make the 2021 Annual Conference a tremendous success. The event was sold out (with a total number of attendees of 228) and provided vital information for police leaders on critical issues such as legal issues shaping policing today, making equity, diversity, and inclusion part of the policing DNA, promoting effective and accountable recruitment of the next generation of police officers...

A.B.L.E. President Jacqueline Edwards Honoured with Ontario Police Leaders' Highest Honour

Media Release Association of Black Law Enforcers President Jacqueline Edwards Honoured With Ontario Police Leaders’ Highest Honour

For Immediate Release: October 6, 2021

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Jacqueline Edwards, President of the Association of Black Law Enforcers (A.B.L.E.), is the 2021 recipient of the OACP President’s Award of Merit, the association’s highest honour. Ms. Edwards was awarded the honour during the 2021 OACP...

Honouring Indigenous Communities

On September 30, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) commemorated the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (#NDTR; #OranageShirtDay2021; #EveryChildMatters). We were proud to join Indigenous police services and organizations in recognizing this day as a national holiday. We encouraged all Ontario police services to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a day of remembrance and of commitment to working together with Indigenous communities for healing...