Looking for a way to contribute to the community? Interested in community safety? Apply for one of two vacant Provincial Appointee positions on the Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Board!

The Board advises the OPP Detachment Commander with respect to police services within Lanark County. Currently there is a representative from each of the eight local municipal councils on the Board, along with two members jointly appointed as community representatives. The Solicitor General appoints two provincial representatives and is seeking applications.

The Board meets approximately 10 times per year, and Board Members are compensated through the municipality.

Qualifications for Provincial Appointees are as follows:

• Should be active members of their community with a general knowledge of OPP Detachment Boards duties and responsibilities and awareness of community safety issues and programs within their local community. 
• Must be residents of Ontario and cannot be a judge; justice of the peace; a member (past or present) of the OPP; a current member of any other police service in Ontario; a former member of any other police service in Ontario unless they have ceased to be a member for at least one year; a special constable or a First Nation officer; a person who practises criminal law as a defence counsel or as a prosecutor; a director, officer or employee of a prescribed policing provider or any other prescribed persons. 

How to apply

Learn more about the Lanark County OPP Detachment Board here: https://www.pas.gov.on.ca/Home/Agency/794

To apply for a Provincial Appointee position, create an account through the Public Appointments Secretariat at https://www.ontario.ca/page/public-appointments

Once you have completed your profile, click the box indicating “My Interest” beside Lanark County OPP Detachment Board at the following link: https://www.pas.gov.on.ca/Home/Vacant-positions