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28 Mar 2025 – 50:15

Retired Police Officer Shares Struggles with Addiction & Mental Health to Help Others 10-5 Podcast Episode 136 – Guest Retired Inspector Lance Valcour

Lance Valcour had it all. Or so it seemed. A thirty-three-year career in policing, rising through the ranks to become an Inspector. A decorated veteran cop, respected as an expert in technology and information management systems, speaking and consulting to police services across Canada and around the world. A happy family, a loving wife and three amazing sons. That’s what everyone thought. That’s what everyone saw. If they only knew. Lance joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Assocation to discuss his journey. Behind the veneer lies a deeper story of pain, anger, and a lifelong struggle with addiction and mental health. If all those cops, colleagues, clients, and even friends and family could have seen his ugly private truth, they would have detested the monster he’d become. Lance Valcour has recently published a book with the hope to help other police officers struggling with addiction and mental health. The book is titled If They Only Knew: A Cop’s Journey with Addiction and Mental Health. It is an intensely personal story, not only of one man’s demons and depression, but also of a couple’s commitment, courage, and love, of a woman who, faced with her husband’s growing venom, anger, and cruelty, found the inner strength to stand up and say, “No more. This ends today.” This podcast and the book explores the journey of a man who, faced with this ultimatum, eventually found the strength and courage to admit that he had a problem and needed help. Who, haunted by his own self-loathing, overcame his darkest days to find serenity, peace, and fulfillment.

28 Feb 2025 – 57:52

“Testosterone and TRT” – Episode 135 of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

OPP Provincial Constable Matt Aris of the Corunna Detachment joins the 10-5 Podcast along with Pharmacist Mat Rezaei to explore the issue of low testosterone and TRT.

3 Jan 2025 – 43:20

Meet Dr. Peter Collins – OPP Operational Forensic Psychiarist on Episode 134 of 10-5 Podcast

Peter I. Collins is the Operational Forensic Psychiatrist, Threat and Behavioural Analysis Team, High Risk Offender Unit, Criminal Behaviour Analysis Section in the Investigation and Support Bureau of the Ontario Provincial Police. He joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss his highly decorated career as he reflects on semi-retirement.

20 Dec 2024 – 54:48

2024 Year In Review – OPP Commissioner and OPPA President on Episode 133 of 10-5 Podcast

OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique and OPP Association President John Cerasuolo are guests on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the highlights of 2024 for the Ontario Provincial Police and Ontario Provincial Police Association.

29 Nov 2024 – 32:16

Dufferin MCRT Nurses Avoid ER Hospital Visits for Mental Health Calls Working Alongside OPP Officers – Nurse Michelle Marr on Episode 132 of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

Registered Nurse Michelle Marr works for Headwaters Healthcare Centre in Orangeville as a Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Nurse in partnership with Dufferin OPP Officers. Michelle joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the success of the Dufferin MCRT program and assert her wish for sustainable funding.

15 Nov 2024 – 55:54

Exploring Forensic Dentistry-What to look for to prevent and detect child abuse, intimate partner violence & more on Episode 131 of 10-5 Podcast with Guest Dr. Frank Stechey

Dr. Frank Stechey-Exploring Forensic Dentistry-What to look for to prevent and detect child abuse, intimate parnter violence & more on 10-5 Podcast

1 Nov 2024 – 19:58

OPPA Modernization Committee – Episode 130 of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association – Guest OPPA Director Dave Dube

OPPA Director Dave Dube joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the OPPA Modernization Committee. A summary of the presentation at the 2024 OPPA AGM is provided.

18 Oct 2024 – 59:25

Benefits of OPPA Involvement and Mental Health Retired OPP Sergeant Steve MacNally on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association – Episode 129

Retired OPP Sergeant Steve MacNally served 37 years with the Ontario Provincial Police and was involved in the OPP Association for the majority of his career, retiring in 2024 as the OPPA Branch 1 Pesident. Steve joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the value of involvement in the OPP Association. Steve opens up about his personal mental health journey hoping to inspire our OPPA members and their families to proactively look after their mental health. 

4 Oct 2024 – 51:23

Understanding Perimenopause to Menopause Transition for Women in Policing Episode 128 on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

OPP Provincial Constable Debra Brown of the Georgian Bay Detachment (pictured on left now and in her younger years), and Orillia Synergy Healthcare Naturopathic Doctor Jody Snider (pictured on right) join 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association in an episode titled “Women in Policing-Understanding Perimenopause to Menopause Transition”.

Understanding Perimenopause to Menopause Transition for Women in Policing
20 Sep 2024 – 44:16

National Peace Officers’ Memorial Run 2024 Co-Chairs on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association Episode 127

Peel Regional Police Detective Sergeant Robert “Bob” Hackenbrook and Peel Regional Police Executive Advisor to the Chief, Retired Staff Superintendent Robert “Rob” Shearer are the Co-Chairs of the 2024 National Peace Officers’ Memorial Run, also known as the “Run to Remember”.  

Episode 127 National Peace Officers’ Memorial Run Guests Co-Coordinators Bob Hackenbrook and Rob Shearer of Peel Regional Police