Wingham Police In Favor Of Disbanding – Special Meeting 26Feb2018

At last night’s council meeting it was disclosed that our Wingham Police officers have wanted to disband the Wingham Police service for over 17 years. There will be a Public meeting 26Feb2018 at Wingham Town Hall where the Wingham Police Association and Police Chief are to address the Public. It is expected they will announce they are in favour of standing down and upgrading to OPP to better protect our Community.

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Below is from the agenda package for last night’s meeting. (pg 348)

Wingham Police Association.

JAN 25 2018, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON

Reeve Neil Vincent

January 19, 2018

North Huron Council Members The Wingham Police Association has felt strongly since amalgamation that the Township of North Huron be policed by one Police Service. The members are confident that they can provide adequate and effective Policing to the entire Township of North Huron. At the public meeting on January 17, 2018 Reeve Vincent made comment in an open forum that there was no appetite” for the Wingham Police to expand into the rest of the Township. The Association was disheartened to hear this comment made several times during the course of the public meeting. It was approximately 17 years ago the Association found itself in this same costing issue. The Association can tell you that it was in support of disbanding the Wingham Police Service then and that it still supports the disbandment

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