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2010-03-05 at 17:00

Ignace negotiating OPP costs

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Town officials in Ignace say the community can't afford to keep paying the current rate for OPP policing services.

Ignace currently pays approximately $500,000 annually for police services. Councillor Dianne Loubier said a delegation from the township raised the subject with Rick Bartolucci, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, during the recent Ontario Good Roads Conference.

Ignace currently receives the equivalent of 4.5 full-time police positions. Loubier said over the last few years, Ignace has seen a significant population decline due to the downturn in the local economy and the township wants to re-evaluate the level of service required.

Ignace officials say they will continue to negotiate OPP costs with the Ministry of Correctional Services.

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chezhank says:
The supposed cure for crime is becoming more of a problem!
Who is robbing who?
3/5/2010 7:59:15 PM
gone for good says:
You know something Henry?
I wish you were this vocal on the machines when they screwed four of us out of our pension wind ups. Sure could have used you back then. Now, you seem to go on about alot of issues that just don't seem to matter. Best of luck to you just the same.
3/6/2010 8:18:24 AM
baor says:
chez, you are an idiot and a plain and simple cop hater. It is completely and so very utterly obvious. I'm sure city hall listened very politely to you this year, again, and oh did not cut the police budget at your request, again. You know absolutely nothing of policing or what it costs to police anything. Except maybe your own lawyer's fees.
3/6/2010 2:24:09 PM
canuckman55 says:
I find myself shaking my head at the prospect of cutting police budget to cut crime. It makes no logistical or common sense. What we need is a Police Services Board and City Council that are willing to do what it takes to fix the policing problems. That means talking with the community, and with front line officers to figure out where deficiencies are, probably switching some cops back into uniformed patrol, and if necessary cut administration. Also who was the idiot that decided we no longer needed community policing?
3/8/2010 10:51:07 AM
passlake says:
several years ago, OPP service in Beardmore was stopped. Along with building issues, I believe a big part of it was that there just wasn't the call volume to justify having a station there. As well, the municipality did not want to cover the cost of police services.

Not to say it's the right decision, but some towns DON'T have OPP service while some that do may not really need it... for example, does Shabaqua really need a station??

Anyways.. I think it's a great idea to re-evaulate the level of service required. Other places have done it, such as Beardmore, and it's not like that place is a crime ridden wild west town....
3/8/2010 3:01:46 PM
The Wolf says:
Canuckman55 - what the he double hockey sticks are you talking about? This story has nothing to do with Thunder Bay or its police. Its about the OPP service in Ignace which needs to be reevaluated for coverage as the community has shrunk and they cant afford to pay for the services they currently have structured.
3/8/2010 4:53:06 PM
chezhank says:
gone for good....was I still on the union executive when this took place???
Maybe I am more vocal now because there has to be a stop to things like what happened to you!
Best to you too!
3/9/2010 10:48:24 PM
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