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Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

New OPP Facility Opens In Temagami


    McGuinty Government Improving Community Safety

    TORONTO, Sept. 4 /CNW/ -

    NEWS

    Residents of Temagami will be better served with the opening of a new
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment.
    The new 4,500-square-foot building will allow the OPP to more effectively
serve the community's needs by consolidating the entire detachment, including
the marine unit, previously spread over three buildings.
    The new facility offers ample space to accommodate OPP officers,
civilians and volunteer members who serve the community, and features upgraded
telephone and information technology systems and other modern supports to meet
changing technology and policing requirements.

    QUOTES

    "The McGuinty government is supporting Ontario's front-line police
officers with the tools and resources to keep our communities safe. This new
facility is an excellent example of that support," said Community Safety and
Correctional Services Minister Rick Bartolucci
(http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about_min/bio.html).
    "This new consolidated facility will not only provide an up-to-date
workplace for our police service, it will also be a tremendous asset to the
community," said MPP David Ramsay (http://www.davidramsay.com/).
    "The OPP assigned its first officer to Temagami in 1926. This modern
detachment will enable the OPP to carry on its proud tradition of policing in
the region with improved efficiency," said OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino
(http://opp.ca/Organization/Commissioner/index.htm).

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    QUICK FACTS

    -   The McGuinty government is investing $50 million to replace or
        upgrade facilities for front-line police officers to reflect
        Ontario's changing demographics, increased standards and new
        technological requirements.

    -   The Temagami detachment is one of 14 new OPP detachments and offices
        that the government is investing in across Ontario.

    LEARN MORE

    Learn more about ReNew Ontario
(http://www.pir.gov.on.ca/english/infrastructure/renew.htm) - the McGuinty
government's five-year infrastructure renewal plan.

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For further information: Laura Blondeau, Minister's Office, (416)
325-4973; Anthony Brown, Communications Branch, (416) 314-7772

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