The Provincial Police are now in charge of policing the City of Dryden.
Regional Chief Superintendent Bryan MacKillop was in the community Thursday to oversee the transition in service.
MacKillop stresses local residents won’t see much change.
“It won’t be incredibly different from the City of Dryden. Obviously we are going to try and build on the strong foundation of community support that they have provided for so many years. There’s a lot of the DPS members that have poured their heart and soul into this community and to helping their citizens and we’ve now absorbed them into our family,” says MacKillop.
He adds, “We’re very pleased and we don’t take the responsibility policing the City of Dryden lightly. In North West Region we have a host of detachments, nine of them, all of our detachments work incredibly well together. We support all the detachment operations out of regional headquarters which is why I’m here today, is to lend my support to the community of Dryden. I’m very happy to see that the vast majority of the DPS members did apply to us and I’m very happy to welcome them to our family.”
MacKillop notes everyone who applied for a position with the OPP was accepted and 11 people will be making the transition.
He says one of the strengths of the provincial police is their tie with the community.
“Dryden Detachment will have dedicated mobilization and community service officers. They are to work within schools, to work with media partners, to really look at bringing together the host of resources that exist in the community. To ensure that we provide and support a holistic approach to matters of safety and security for the City of Dryden,” says MacKillop.
He adds a number of programs and services are at their disposal to help keep the City safe.
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