While it may not be completed this year, but OPP officials say a detachment in Dryden remains a priority.
Sgt. Shelly Garr said the project, which was first announced last year, has been put on hold until a suitable site that meets the OPP's needs is found.
Garr said Dryden will get a new detachment, although no new timelines have been announced. Last February the province announced plans to construct a new 14,000-square foot facility in Dryden as part of an OPP modernization project program. New detachments are also planned for Nipigon, Armstrong and Kenora.
Garr said construction on the Nipigon and Armstrong detachments should move ahead this spring as planned.
Dryden Mayor Anne Krassilowsky voiced displeasure over the decision not to move ahead in Dryden. Krassilowsky is in Toronto at the Ontario Good Roads conference where she plans to meet with the Minister of Correctional Services, Rick Bartolucci, regarding the matter.
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