2023 OACP Annual Award Winners!
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, along with our partners are pleased to announce and highlight this year's award winners.
OACP Traffic Safety Excellence Award
The 2023 OACP Traffic Safety Excellence Award
was awarded to
Toronto Police Service - 2022 Vision Zero Enforcement Team
Vision Zero Enforcement Team – VZET
The Vision Zero Enforcement Team polices in a large and complex city with challenging traffic infrastructure. The strength of the Toronto Police Service - Vision Zero Enforcement Team is that each member is passionate about protecting our communities and know that our strength is because we truly work as a team.
This team is made up of dedicated and confident officers from across the city who have chosen to specialize in traffic enforcement. Our officers know the many different and diverse communities that make up Toronto and it these community members that we consider when conducting zero tolerance traffic enforcement against drivers.
Our team strategically deploys throughout the City of Toronto focusing on the driving behaviours that our communities are most frustrated with and that are known to contribute to the collisions that cause death and serious injury, these behaviours are speeding, distracted, aggressive and impaired driving.
The team consists of 16 Constables and 2 Sergeants and is responsible for 20% of the total traffic enforcement for the Toronto Police Service.
OACP Traffic Safety Excellence Award Video
The OACP Traffic Safety Excellence Award
is made possible by the generous support from
CAA South Central Ontario
OACP/OMRON Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations
The OACP/OMRON Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations
was awarded to
Cst. Laura Nicolle, York Regional Police
In her 10 years serving as a media relations officer for York Regional Police, Cst. Laura Nicolle has consistently demonstrated professionalism, compassion and dedication, proving herself a valued provincial leader in the field.
Her innate sensitivity and empathy is always evident, whether delivering public appeals to locate missing people, speaking at tragic scenes of fatal motor vehicle collisions or at dynamic, evolving homicide scenes, effectively communicating vital information to our community.
Developing strong relationships with media partners is a requirement of the job and Cst. Nicolle spends countless hours liaising with media from across the GTA, creating allies, not adversaries.
As a media relations leaders, the OACP sought our her skills to deliver its Media Relations Officers Course, sharing her expertise with new media relations officers across Ontario.
Cst. Laura Nicolle's unparalleled professionalism and competence has served York Regional Police, our community and Ontario's media relations officers with excellence.
OACP/OMRON Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations Criteria
The OACP/OMRON Catherine Martin Award of Excellence in Media Relations
is made possible by the generous support from
McMaster University
OACP Award of Excellence in Community Safety, Wellness,
and Crime Prevention
.
OACP Award of Excellence in Community Safety, Wellness, and Crime Prevention Criteria
The OACP Award of Excellence in Community Safety, Wellness, and Crime Prevention
is made possible by the generous support from
Accident Support Services International Ltd.
OACP Excellence in Leadership Award
.
OACP Excellence in Leadership Award Criteria
The OACP Excellence in Leadership Award
is made possible by the generous support from
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
OACP Excellence in Information Technology/Services Award
.
OACP Excellence in Information Technology/Services Award Criteria
The OACP Excellence in Information Technology/Services Award
is made possible by the generous support from
Magnet Forensics
OACP Award of Excellence in the Advancement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Policing
.
The OACP Award of Excellence in the Advancement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Policing
is made possible by the generous support from
Accident Support Services International Ltd.