Ontario Investing in 5 Community Safety Projects in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
September 25, 2025
Policing services in Grey Highlands, Hanover, Owen Sound, and West Grey to receive financial support totaling over $764,300 from Ontario’s Solicitor General for special community safety projects.
OWEN SOUND — Four community policing agencies are receiving funding for special community safety projects as part of the Ontario government’s $91 million investment to help protect families and communities across the province. The funding is being delivered through the Community Safety and Policing Grant Program and will be used to increase police visibility in downtown areas, upgrade critical infrastructure, and improve access to services like wellbeing checks.
“For many constituents across Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, community safety is front-of-mind,” said Paul Vickers, Member of Provincial Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. “This investment of over $764,300 in special community safety projects in areas across Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound shows that our government is serious about keeping Ontarians safe.”
A breakdown of funding for these projects is as follows:
| Police Service | Project Name | Project Summary | Funding Amount |
| Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands OPP | Enhancing Community Safety and Engagement through Innovative Policing Tools and Data-Driven Front-line Deployment | Support for acquiring and operating traffic counters, e-bikes, and surveillance tools. These resources will improve data-driven traffic enforcement, expand agile and eco-friendly patrols, foster community engagement, and strengthen investigative capacity, optimizing frontline operations while addressing local and provincial policing priorities. | $32,788.55 |
| Owen Sound Police Services Board | OSPS Part Time Officer Program Enhancement | The OSPS Part Time Officer program enhances frontline support by assigning uniformed officers to traffic enforcement, lower priority calls, and proactive foot patrols—particularly downtown. Grant support will sustain this program, strengthening visibility, road safety, event coverage, and community confidence, while easing demand on full-time officers during peak times, special events, and court commitments. | $229,519.85 |
| West Grey Police Services Board | Community Safety and Policing (CSP) Grant Program | The WGPS is modernizing frontline policing by equipping officers with secure smartphones for reliable communication, GPS, databases, and digital reporting, improving safety, efficiency, and data accuracy. It also launches a hate crime prevention and education strategy with community partners, aligning with CSP priorities to enhance response, inclusivity, and evidence-informed public safety. | $56,208.88 |
| Owen Sound Police Services Board | OSPS Community Oriented Response and Enforcement (CORE) Enhancement | Expanding the OSPS’ CORE program with a full-time officer and part-time analyst. CORE enhances safety through proactive patrols, community engagement, and targeted enforcement addressing mental health, addictions, and housing insecurity. Real-time analytics will guide efforts, reduce crime, and strengthen outreach, supporting both public safety and marginalized individuals. | $417,679.57 |
| Hanover Police Services Board | Supporting the Front Lines | Hanover Police, serving 8,500 residents and 45,000 regional visitors, will deploy part-time Constables to support frontline services. They’ll handle patrols, warrants, bail hearings, court documents, property management, and routine calls, freeing full-time officers for serious cases. This improves community service, reduces wait times, and meets peak demand needs. | $28,104.47 |
These five projects are part of the 127 projects being funded across the province for 2025-26. Of the 127 projects, 88 projects will address local priorities and 39 projects will address provincial priorities, including gun and gang related violence, sexual violence and harassment, human trafficking, mental health and addictions, hate-motivated crime, housing and homelessness, and commercial/retail theft.
“Our government is delivering on our promise to protect Ontario and keep communities safe,” said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. “Through this funding, we are helping to build safer communities by ensuring Ontario’s police services have the resources they need to address local issues and improve the well-being of the people they serve.”
The Community Safety and Policing Grant Program supports policing initiatives that focus on local or provincial priorities and provides eligible police services/boards and municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with funding to deploy front-line officers where and when they are needed most.
For more information:
Office of Paul Vickers MPP, paul.vickers@pc.ola.org, 519-371-2421, www.paulvickersmpp.ca