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 an Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Board for each detachment that provides policing in a municipality or First Nations community.

In 2021, the Ministry of the Solicitor General approved a new board, being the Almaguin Highlands OPP Detachment Board, composed of seven members: four Municipal Councillors, two Community Representatives, one Provincial Appointee, and one Secretary (a non-voting member).

The Almaguin Highlands OPP Detachment Board represents the 12 municipalities within Almaguin Highlands.

Member Communities:

• Township of Armour
• Village of Burk's Falls
• Township of Ryerson
• Municipality of Magnetawan
• Town of Kearney
• Township of Joly
• Township of Machar
• Village of South River
• Township of Strong
• Township of Perry*
• Village of Sundridge
• Township of McMurrich/Monteith

The Township of Perry is currently acting as the lead municipality for the Almaguin Highlands OPP Detachment Board. townshipofperry.ca/almaguin-highlands-opp-detachment-board