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 our dedicated policing professionals across Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound shows that our government is serious about keeping Ontarians safe.”
A breakdown of the funding awarded for these projects is as follows:
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.
