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New OPP East Region facility a tribute to staff, service Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services. “Those who protect us deserve the best possible work place environment.” Modernization Project The opening of the East Region building is one of 18 facilities in 16 communities being constructed under the OPP Modernization Project. The agreement between Shield Infrastructure Partnership and Infrastructure Ontario is valued at $292.7 million and includes the building, design and maintenance of the facilities for 30 years. OPP Commissioner, Chris Lewis congratulated the staff of East Region for their commitment to providing seamless service through the construction project and move that was completed on Sept. 26. “This has been a difficult
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Ottawa-Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi (left) helps Chief Superintendent Gary Couture cut a ceremonial ribbon Oct. 30 during the OPP East Region headquarters grand opening on Queen Street in Smiths Falls. Also taking part in the ceremony are: OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis; Bernie Murphy, Superintendent director of behavioural, forensic and electronic services; and Lanark County Warden John Gemmell. environmentally efficient with motion sensor lights in each office. Consideration has also been given to the visually impaired as all office signs have Brail and the staircase has a bright red, texturized landing
for easier identification. “We are committed to giving our police officers the tools they need to do their job,” said Yasir Naqvi, Ottawa-Centre Member of Provincial Parliament and representative for Madeleine
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EMC News - What took five years and many sleepless nights to achieve was a point of great celebration recently when the new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region headquarters opened in Smiths Falls. “To say it’s magnificent,” Lanark County Warden and retired OPP officer, John Gemmell said before pausing to collect his thoughts. “It’s beyond words.” He spoke on behalf of the many retired officers who returned to their former headquarters Oct. 30 when he congratulated the organization on providing staff with a working environment that is truly stateof-the-art. OPP East Region Chief Superintendent Gary Couture said he’d been thinking of Gemmell, who had served as the in-service training leader, during the one-year building process. Those who took part in a building tour last week saw the brand new indoor training facility complete with rubberized flooring for shock absorption. The two-storey, 50,000 square foot facility has a multitude of improvements in virtually every corridor and section. The second floor office areas are sectioned off into units with department commanders and their staff in close contact. The building is also considered
process for you guys,” Commander Lewis said. “My hat is off and [I give you] my applause.” Bernie Murphy, Superintendent director for the behavioural, forensic and electronic services, spoke at the opening as the forensics lab received the most dramatic improvement within the new building. The lab is completely secure and isolated from its adjoining office area. The department now has two garages: one with a lift in it to inspect vehicles involved in crimes (a first for the east region) and the second to house the lab’s new vehicles that allow staff to stand up and work within the large van. “It’s leaps and bounds ahead of what we were working with,” added Jeff Christink,
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