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November is “Movember” an initiative dedicated to changing the face of men’s health. Prostate cancer and breast cancer can be beaten if detected early. Retired OPP Officer Jack Harkness was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, Jack provides advice to both men and women to ‘get checked’, as he shares is treatment journey, along with his expert doctor, Dr. Danny Vesprini, a radiation oncologist who treats prostate and breast cancer at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto.
Dr. Vesprini is an affiliate scientist in the biological sciences at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and an assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at the University of Toronto. Dr Vesprini’s research includes a focus on the genetic predisposition to aggressive prostate cancer. He is one of the principal investigators of the Sunnybrook Active Surveillance Program, and director of the Male Oncology Research and Education (MORE) program, which focuses on men at increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
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Retired OPP Detective Sergeant David Lalonde joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss his new book “Death of a Millionaire”. David spent a career with the Ontario Provincial Police mostly policing in Northern Ontario. His recent fiction publication is based on his experiences as a criminal investigator. Learn more about his book online at dcjackbutler.com.
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This episode of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association features OPPA Director Lynn Neale, and Police Safety Spokesperson and Judge of the 2023 Dancing With the Stars of 911 event, Colleen Eve.
The episode is a recap of the 2023 Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund Dancing With The Stars of 911 event held in London, Ontario Saturday October 28th.
The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund was created in memory of Provincial Constable Dave Mounsey of the Ontario Provincial Police who was killed in the line of duty in November, 2006.
In 2010 the DMMF held its first Dancing With the Stars event. This event was specific to members of the Ontario Provincial Police and spanned from 2010-2012.
In 2013, to better represent the mission statement and vision of the Fund in honouring all fallen First Responders and Military persons, Dancing With the Stars of 911 was started.
Since 2010, over 75 couples have danced at the event and twelve defibrillators have been donated thus far at the gala evening. The dedication and commitment of each dancer is a reminder of their belief in remembrance and their desire to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice..
The year 2023 marked the return of the event after a three year COVID hiatus. This year a defibrillator was donated in honour of Sapper Brian Collier and his family.
Couple one was Morgan Rolph and Austin Kohler both of the OPP. Couple two were from Middlesex-London Paramedic Services, Christopher Tran-Nguyen and Julie Colgen. Couple three was Lindsay Adamson and Ben Morgan from the OPP. Couple four was Darcy Campbell and Abbigail Boss from the Woodstock Police Service. Couple five was Jade Flay from Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Layne Lavis from the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. Couple six was Nick Dorken of the Thames Centre Fire Department and Michelle Marko from Middlesex-London Paramedic Services.
The couples performed for an audience of approximately 400 at the formal dinner gala.
The OPPA are honoured to be a Lifetime Donor to the event and thank everyone for their support in raising over $38,000.00 at this year’s event.
Listen to the episode to find out the results of the evening!
If you are intersted in information on a defibrialltor contact John Collie, President Rescue 7 Inc. 905-474-0770 or johncollie@rescue7.net
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This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
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Sylvio (Syd) Gravel, the co-founder of Badge of Life Canada joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the origins of Badge of Life Canada and discuss his vision and hope for peer support for public safety personnel moving forward.
Badge of Life Canada is empowering Canadian public safety personnel and their families who are dealing with operational stress injuries, including post-traumatic stress and suicidal ideation, to achieve healthy living and post-traumatic growth.
The organization was co-founded in 2010 by a 25yr veteran Ottawa Police Service Constable named Peter Platt and Ottawa Police Service police officer, now retired, Syd Gravel.
Peter was dealing with an operational stress injury and was unable to find supports. Peter died from cancer on October 12, 2016.
On October 12, 2023 Syd Gravel delivered an address to the 100 delegates at the Badge of Life Canada Post Traumatic Growth Event in Barrie, Ontario outlining the history of Badge of Life Canada and sharing training and resources on effective peer support and agreed to share his message on the 10-5 Podcast.
For more information visit BadgeofLifeCanada.org.
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OPP Provincial Constable Elana Durtnall of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to talk about “Nora’s Nook”. Elana and her wife have worked tirelessly to establish children’s book nooks in neo-natal intensive care units of hospitals and in schools. The initiative is in memory of their infant daughter named Nora. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
For more information and resources visit.
Comfort Kits — Bridget’s Bunnies Pregnancy and Infant Loss Foundation (bridgetsbunnies.ca)
Peer support programs – PAIL Network (sunnybrook.ca)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Outreach | Hospice Orillia
To reach Elana Durtnall send an email to communications@oppa.ca
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Dancing with the Stars of 911 event organizer OPP Sergeant Patrick Armstrong and participating dancers, OPP Sergeant Lindsay Adamson, Provincial Constable Morgan Rolph and Provincial Constable Austin Kohler are guests on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the Dancing with the Stars of 911 fundraiser event for the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund.
The event is happening Saturday October 28, 2023 6pm in London Ontario. The event is open to the public and tickets are available for purchase on Eventbrite.
Dancing With The Stars of 911 is a black tie gala event that features a live dance competition between Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic and Military members judged by a celebrity panel of judges. It promises to be a fun night out for all participants and attendees.
The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund which is an Ontario Not For Profit organization which donates life-saving defibrillators in memory of fallen Police, Fire, EMS and Military members who died in the line of duty. The fund will be donating a defibrillator at the event in memory of Sapper Brian James Collier. For tickets and further information visit dwtsof911.com or davemounsey.com
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Retired OPP Inspector, Gerry Salisbury is the Vice Chair of the local Ontario Provincial Police Veterans’ Association (OPPVA) Chapter 9 Kingston Branch. In this podcast episode Gerry updates listeners on a very special annual golf tournament in support of the local Special Olympics. The history of the tournament, as well as the mental and emotional value of getting vets, families, friends, and the community together in a social environment actively involved in their communities is explored.
For more information on the OPPVA visit their website at OPPVA.ca.
For information on the Kingston, Ontario chapter of Special Olympics visit the Special Olympics Ontario website.
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Retired OPP Inspector and SafePet Ontario Volunteer Karen Moffatt along with Executive Director and Co-Founder of SafePet Ontario Hayley Glaholt join 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the work SafePet Ontario is doing providing pet safekeeping for those fleeing family violence & human trafficking, helping survivors escape abuse by temporarily caring for their beloved pets. For more information visit SafePet.ca.
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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OPP Provincial Constable Andrew Wierzbicki of Pembroke Detachment (formerly of the OPP East Region ‘PLT’ Provincial Liaison Team) joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the Indigenous Youth and OPP Camp Niigan Mosewak, which means “Walking Forward” in Ojibway language. The camp has been in operation for 14 years and runs for one week in the the summer months in a number of regions of Ontario. The camp pairs Indigenous youth between the ages of 13-17 with OPP police officers, civilian employees, Auxiliary officers and interested community partners such as Police Foundations students for the purpose of building positive relationships between the police and the Indigenous community. For more information on the camp and application forms click here.
For information on the Provincial Liaison Team watch this video on Facebook.
To learn more information on Niigan Mosewak camp email OPP.IPB.IndigenousAT@opp.ca or call 705-329-6255
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
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Retired OPP Officer Sylvie Côté and retired Kingston Police Service Officer Rick Whalen have rekindled their relationship in retirement after dating early in their policing careers. They both join the 10-5 Podcast to discuss living your best life post retirement.
Policing can be challenging to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sylvie and Rick want to help police officers understand where they are and get where they want to be by creating happy lives and healthy minds. Sylvie went from anger, resentment and despair, amongst many other emotions, to becoming grateful, happy and fulfilled through the help of a friend who helped her refocus. She will explain how reconnecting with the reason “WHY” she was doing her job caused everything to change.
When Sylvie and Rick reconnected after 25 years apart, in 2017, Rick was in poor health and 50 pounds overweight. Rick will explain how he regained his health by taking control of his emotions after going through stress, unhappiness and hopelessness. He did this using tools he learned in a life coaching course and Sylvie’s support.
Sylvie’s co-worker in the recruitment unit took his own life in 2017, and it had a profound impact on her. She wished she could have done something for him to prevent it. Since then, she has learned tools and strategies to help people change their lives. Sylvie describes in the podcast how she is making a difference.
Sylvie and Rick explain the importance of physiology, focus and language by providing examples from their lives and experiences, as well as how our beliefs can affect the decisions we make throughout our lives, limiting our opportunities and our happiness.
Learn how they learned to understand each other, meet each other’s needs, and have a harmonious and loving relationship as they transitioned from their career to retirement. They describe their involvement as a volunteers, traveling, operating an AirBnb, participating in Toastmasters International and continued learning in the areas of growth, development and leadership.
Sylvie and Rick participated in extensive training for the last eight years, both graduating from Tony Robbins Mastery University, and are continuing their involvement in the program. They describe how this training has been the foundation of the transformation of their lives. Along the way, they have learned that the secret to living is giving and decided to help others live their best lives.
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca