Ottawa Police Service celebrates Police Week – May 14 to 20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 12, 2023    10:15 am

(Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its annual Police Week, May 14 to 20, 2023, in communities city-wide.

Chief Eric Stubbs, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Dr. Gail Beck, the new Chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, have created short videos to announce Police Week.

The goal of Police Week is to help residents better understand what we do as a police service by sitting down with you to answer your questions, sharing something to eat, and coming together as a community.

That’s because our members are part of the community too, and they are dedicated to building trust in their duty of care to enhance the safety of everyone who calls Ottawa home.  

This year’s theme: “Building Bridges: Celebrating Police-Community Partnerships,” is a reminder that we can create safer communities by working together, and there’s no better way to get involved than coming out to one of the many scheduled events during Police Week.

Come and meet your Community Police Officer, grab a bite to eat, or play a game of basketball with the OPS Hoopstars. We are looking forward to seeing you at any of our events:  

• May 16 | Bayshore Park (175 Woodridge Crescent) | 4 to 7 p.m.
• May 17 | Coronation Park (442 Coronation Avenue) | 4 to 7 p.m.
• May 18 | Dutchie’s Hole Park (154 Mann Avenue) | 4 to 7 p.m.

Each community event will have an inflatable 21 foot 5-in-1 World of Sports games to test your athletic skills, a visit from Little Ray’s Reptiles where you can hold a spider or a snake, OPS vehicles to explore, balloon animals, BBQ, drinks, and popcorn.

Learn about our record check process

On May 16, at Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Drive), our Records Management team will be presenting information sessions about our background clearance process. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how we complete a record check, including the different types of checks we do and how they are regulated by Bill 113 (Police Record Check Reform Act), join us for one of two sessions at 11 a.m. or at 1:30 p.m. While we will not be conducting record checks during these information sessions, you can learn how to complete your own check by visiting ottawapolice.ca/RecordChecks.

For more information and locations for Police Week events, please visit our website at ottawapolice.ca/PoliceWeek.  

We’ll see you there!

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