The town of Petawawa will pay more than $2.2 million for the services of the Ontario Provincial Police next year.
The town recently received its annual billing notice from the provincial police service.
Total costs for Petawawa were calculated at $2.47 million, based on $1.33 million for “base service” and $917,534 in “calls for service” over a four-year average.
The town’s costs also include $90,558 for overtime, $9,879 for prisoner transport, and $125,082 for a 2025 “year-end adjustment.”
Overall, that would have resulted in an increase of 23.5 per cent in the town’s OPP billing.
Despite the calculated cost, however, the province announced earlier this fall that it would cap OPP billing to municipalities at 11 per cent for 2027.
That means Petawawa will pay $2.22 million, a “savings” of $250,333 over the calculated amount.
Solicitor General Michael Kerzner said the 11 per cent cap is a “time-limited measure for the 2027 OPP billing cycle, intended to provide municipalities with cost certainty to support local budget planning.”
“We value the important partnership between the province, municipalities and the OPP in keeping Ontario communities safe,” he said in a letter…
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