Purpose
The Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, came into effect on April 1, 2024 and has replaced the Police Services Act, to focus on addressing community safety, enhancing police oversight, modernizing policing, and establishing consistent mandated training requirements. Under the CSPA, it is required that there be a Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Board for each detachment that provides policing in a municipality or First Nations Community.
The Peterborough County OPP Detachment Board established under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, replaces seven previous Police Service Boards at the lower-tier municipal level.
The Board advises the Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander assigned to the detachment, with respect to OPP services in the catchment area of the board.
The Peterborough County OPP Detachment services Hiawatha First Nation, Municipality of Trent Lakes, Township of Asphodel-Norwood, Township of Douro-Dummer, Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Township of North Kawartha, Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan, and the Township of Selwyn (Outside of the village of Lakefield).
Cavan Monaghan and the Village of Lakefield within the Township of Selwyn are served by the Peterborough Police Service.
Curve Lake First Nation is served by the Anishinabek Police Service.
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