Back to SearchOn April 16, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced new restrictions, including a two-week extension of the current province-wide stay-at-home order, and measures to curb the increasing number of COVID-19 cases we are seeing across the province.
New enhanced enforcement measures for provincial offences officers were also announced, this includes but is not limited to police officers, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA).
The Peterborough Police Service is reviewing the new regulations. Although these new enforcement measures have been given, Peterborough Police will continue to be complaints-driven in our response to the increased measures, that means we will not be randomly stopping people.
Great care will be taken to ensure there is no misuse or perceived misuse of any enforcement measures as the trust of our communities is of the utmost importance and a pillar of the community policing model. We remain committed to ensuring our police officers and personnel work in a transparent and accountable manner whenever they interact with residents during these trying times.
It’s also vital that we take this pandemic seriously and do what is needed – stay home and practice public health guidelines. We thank our members for serving their community and thank you, the residents, for doing what you can, for staying home so we can get through these challenging times together.
Please stay safe.
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