10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association – Details, episodes & analysis

 OPPA Member Sarah Bowers-Peter led the development of Indigenous Focus Crime Stoppers which won a 2023 OPP Accolade Award for Team Partnership (Community Focus). Sarah joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss her role as the Program Coordinator - Crime Stoppers Guelph-Wellington and the evolution of Indigenous Focus Crime Stoppers being implemented in Northern Ontario and beyond. 

The concept of the initiative was stared in mid 2023 and features Indigenous training for Crime Stoppers Call Centre staff including cultural and geographical awareness, a plan to include Indigenous training at Crime Stoppers annual conference for Coordinators & Board members, and translation of Crime Stoppers materials in all local Indigenous languages. 

All of this was accomplished by community visits to discuss how Crime Stoppers works and how it can be customized for Indigenous communities, obtaining permission from Band Councils to engage and get feedback on local issues the Band Council would like addressed, and community tours to see the needs firsthand. 

Indigenous Focus Crime Stoppers began in Big Trout Lake, with training in Thunder Bay, in conjunction with the OPP Indigenous Policing Bureau. 

The ultimate goal is to roll out the program across the province of Ontario with local Crime Stoppers programs engaging fully with the local Indigenous communities. 

To learn more, connect with Sarah through Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington website. 

If you have any questions about this episode or ideas for future episodes please email communications@oppa.ca. 

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

Retired York Regional Police Service Superintendent William (Chris) Bullen is one of the founding members, as well as the former President and Vice President of the Association of Black Law Enforcers (A.B.L.E.). Chris joins OPPA Director Lynn Neale on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the 32nd A.B.L.E. Scholarship and Awards Gala being co-hosted by the OPP Association and the OPP on November 16, 2024 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Orillia. All are welcome to attend. To purchase tickets and/or nominate a scholarship and/or award recipient please visit ableorg.ca

If you have any questions about this episode or ideas for future episodes please email communications@oppa.ca. 

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

The names of two OPP police officers who died in the line of duty in 2023, Sergeant Eric Mueller of the Russell County Detachment and Detective Constable Steven Tourangeau of the Perth County Detachment will be added to the Ontario Police Memorial on Queen's Park Cr. in Toronto at the 25th Anniversay of the Ontario Police Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance Sunday May 5, 2024 at 11am. 

There are also two historical names being added, Chief Edward Lavery of the Prescott Police who died in 1928, and Detective Sergeant Thomas A. Whitelaw of the Metropolitan Toronto Police who died in 1938.

In this episode OPPA Director and Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Board Member Lynn Neale is the guest to talk about what to expect at the 2024 Ceremony of Remembrance. 

The event is open to the public and media.  Families of all fallen officers, dignataries, as well as police members, sworn officers, civilian members, retirees, and their families and friends are invited. 

For more information visit the official Ontario Police Memorial Foundation blog. 

There is funding available from the OPP Association to eligible OPPA members. The funding application form can be accessed on the OPPA.ca members only website. 

Inquiries about this podcast episode or ideas for future episodes can be directed by email to communications@oppa.ca.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

Hamilton Police Service Staff Sergeant Andrea Torrie joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) 2022 Conference, hosted by Niagara Regional Police in partnership Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE), and taking place from September 12-16, 2022. 

We discuss the difference between IAWP and OWLE, themes for the upcoming conference, and a high-level overview of what to expect at the conference.

For additional information on IAWP 2022, please visit their website at https://iawp2022niagarafalls.org/ or follow them on Twitter.

For more information on OWLE, please visit their website at https://www.owle.org/ or follow them on Twitter.

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program has become the go to resource for members of the OPPA in need of assistance. Encompas is delivered by Dalton Associates and their CEO, Carl Dalton, joined the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the program, including a background on services offered, the role of Dalton Associates in the Encompas program, and the successes and next steps for the program.

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:

Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)
Email - info@encompascare.ca
Website - https://www.encompascare.ca/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

OPPA Vice-President, John Cerasuolo, joins the 10-5 Podcast to recap the 2021 OPP Association Annual General Meeting (AGM), held from October 18th-21st. Presentations/topics covered include the auditor’s report, review of investment policy, budget review, OPPA by-law changes, election of Directors, the OPP’s Healthy Workplace Team, the Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program, mental health presentations from OPPA members, training sessions, OPP Fleet & Telecomm, Inspector Dan Jones (Edmonton Police Service) on “Universal Precautions for Trauma and Compassionate Leadership,” the OPPA’s Awards & Recognition Night, OPP’s Office of Professionalism, Respect, Inclusion & Leadership (OPRIL), the Ontario Pension Board, and Premier Ford.

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

In the seventh episode of our Retirement Planning Series, OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 podcast to talk about a retirement planning checklist. Topics include:

• Why you need a retirement planning checklist
• Where to get questions answered about your pension
• Where to get questions answered about termination payments
• Where to get questions answered about insurances and insured benefits
• Working after retirement
• Mental health resources
• OPPA Pre-Retirement Seminars

Ontario Shared Services (OSS) Contact Centre - 1-866-979-9300 or askOSS@ontario.ca – Note – Ask to speak with the Benefit Advisor for Retirement Planning Purposes

Target Benefit Administrators can be reached at 1-888-660-6055 or https://oppa.wlvinc.com/

The Ontario Pension Board can be reached at 1-800-668-6203, clientservice@opb.ca or visit their website at https://www.opb.ca/

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:

• Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)
• Email - info@encompascare.ca
• Website - https://www.encompascare.ca/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the sixth episode in our Retirement Planning Series to discuss pensions and retirement planning. This includes the different unreduced retirement provisions available to members, how a pension is calculated, and retirement planning tools available through the Ontario Pension Board.

The Ontario Pension Board can be reached at 1-800-668-6203, clientservice@opb.ca or visit their website at https://www.opb.ca/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada and Detective Sergeant Vern Crowley joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Cyber Crime Investigative Unit, including the composition of the Unit, what types of crimes the Unit investigates (Cybercrimes vs Cyber Enabled Crimes), trends in cyber security investigations, prevention, resources for the public and tips on securing your phone and PC.

For additional information on Cyber Security Awareness Month and “Get Cyber Safe,” please visit https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/cyber-security-awareness-month

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security can be reached at https://cyber.gc.ca/en/

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre can be reached at 1-888-495-8501 or https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

The Cyber Security Ontario Learning Portal can be accessed at https://cybersecurityontario.ca/

The United States Government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency webpage can be found at https://www.cisa.gov/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario. 

Inspector Chris Collins from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Uniform Recruitment Unit and OPP Association Director Mike Adair join the 10-5 Podcast for the conclusion of our discussion on the OPP’s current uniform recruiting efforts including northern recruiting, the employee referral program and secondary assessments of candidates.

For further information on the OPP’s Uniform Recruitment Unit, please visit www.opp.ca/careers, email uniformrecruitment@opp.ca, visit their Facebook page www.facebook.com/OPPCareers, or contact them at 1-877-677-4473.

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario.