Municipalities are charged a base rate per household by the Ontario Provincial Police for policing services, plus further billing based on calls for service
The coalition said policing costs in their communities are about three times higher than the approximately $320-per-household median cost for municipalities in Ontario.
Poirier said the solicitor general has agreed to meet the coalition in about six months to discuss what more can be done. He said Kerzner is also planning on visiting northern communities to see the issues first-hand. Doug Lawrance, the mayor of Sioux Lookout, said all levels of government need to help northern communities treat underlying issues driving the high calls for service. He said the north needs more addiction treatment centres, sobering centres and social service centres.“We’ve always advocated to improve people’s lives and improve the dignity for everybody … the people living here and the people interacting with the police.
Calls for service in Kenora were up to 20,000 per year for a population of 15,000 and about 7,800 households, Poirier has said.
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