Almaguin Highlands OPP Detachment Board

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