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Media Release: Executive Director Jeff McGuire Extends Contract with OACP

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Executive Director Jeff McGuire has extended his contract with the association for another two years. The Executive of the OACP’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the renewal.

“Jeff has served for more than four decades in policing. During this time, he has always brought a passion and commitment to serving police professionals and the communities we serve,” said OACP President Chief Antje McNeely. “In his long...

Media Release: Not Worth the Risk: Ontario Police Services Promote Canada Road Safety Week

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and police services across the province are marking the beginning of Canada Road Safety Week (CRSW) today, a 7-day (May 18 to 24) national campaign that focuses on making Canadian roads the safest in the world. This annual awareness campaign is promoted by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and designed to increase public compliance with safe driving measures in order to save lives and reduce injuries on Canada’s roadways.

Media Release: Stuart Parsons Honoured with Lifetime Achievement in Traffic Safety Award

Detective Constable Stuart Parsons of the Toronto Police Service has been awarded the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Lifetime Achievement in Traffic Safety Award.

This award is presented to individual who has clearly devoted themselves and their policing efforts to furthering traffic safety in Ontario.

Throughout his 32-year career with the Toronto Police Service, Detective Constable Parsons has worked in the Traffic Services Unit, committing his career to traffic safety,...

Media Release: Constable Terilee Shisler Awarded OACP Youth Service Volunteer Award

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is pleased to announce that Constable Terilee Shisler with the Waterloo Regional Police Service is the recipient of the 2021 OACP Youth Service Volunteer Award.

This award recognizes a currently serving civilian or sworn member of an Ontario police service who has contributed in an exemplary manner through volunteerism to the overall well-being of youth.

For Constable Shisler, making a difference in her community as a first responder starts by...

Media Release: Superintendent Joanna Beaven-Desjardins Honoured with Excellence in Leadership Award

Superintendent Joanna Beaven-Desjardins of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) is the recipient of the 2021 Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Excellence in Leadership Award for her outstanding work in leading her service’s planning and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early in January 2020, Superintendent Beaven-Desjardins, commander of the Emergency Management & Public Order Unit (EMPO), recognized a potential threat in an unknown respiratory disease emerging on the other side of...