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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.
Inquiries about this podcast episode or ideas for future episodes can be directed by email to communications@oppa.ca.
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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
Inquiries about this podcast episode or ideas for future episodes can be directed by email to communications@oppa.ca.
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
If you have any questions about this podcast or any suggestions for further episodes please email communications@oppa.ca.
Retired OPP Officer Teena Stoddart joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss violence link training.
The training is based on education, intervention, and prevention for professions who work with victims of violent crime, providing evidenced based research on violence link to help front line workers recognize high risk situations.
Barriers, challenges and risk factors that prevent victims from leaving, and provide options to front line workers to help victims overcome those barriers, challenges and risk factors, as well as violent crimes such as partner assault, elder abuse, human trafficking, gang violence, and terrorism are covered in this violence link training discussion.
For further information visit the Violence Link Training website violencelinkconsulting.com
If you have any questions about this podcast or any suggestions for further episodes please email communications@oppa.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.
The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario.
This episode of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association will assist Regular Full Time Uniform and Civilian members of the OPP Association to understand their entitlement to Short Term Sickness Plan (STSP) credits. Please note that references in this podcast assume that the member is off work due to a non-work related injury/illness.
Guests are Lisa Hillstrom the now retired Executive Officer Pension and Benefits for OPP Association (served in role 2006-2023) and Caitlin Fournier, Senior Advisor, Pension and Benefits who joined the OPP Association on May 1, 2023.
The episode follows a question and answer format as follows:
1. What is a Member’s short term sickness plan (STSP) credit entitlement?
OPP Association members are entitled to 130 STSP credits each calendar year. The first 6 days are at 100% salary and the balance of 124 days are at 75% salary. Note: 130 STSP credits are based on 8 hour or 7.25 hour days (depends on the hours of the members position).
2. Can a member use attendance credits to top up the 124 STSP credits covered at 75% salary?
Yes, members have the following options to top-up the 124 STSP credits at 75% salary to 100% salary:
Uniform members – vacation credits, overtime credits and statutory holiday credits.
Civilian members – vacation credits and overtime credits.
3. How does a member qualify or requalify for Short Term Sickness Credits (STSP)?
Uniform members as per Article 7 of the Uniform Collective Agreement.
Civilian members as per Article 12 of the Civilian Collective Agreement.
NOTE: Please refer to the STSP Qualification and Reinstatement chart which is available for members on the OPPA website at oppa.ca. (Login required. If you are member and require a login please email oppa@oppa.ca)
4. What is a sick day?
A sick day is an absence from the workplace when you are unable to perform the duties of your position due to illness or injury; example: If a medical appointment renders a member unable to attend to their duties, i.e. tests that require sedation, anesthetic or a recovery period.
5. What is not a sick day?
Some examples are: Scheduled routine medical appointments (annual medical checkup, dental hygiene, vision examinations, hearing tests, etc.), dependent care issues, weather, transit disruptions/traffic jams, vehicle breakdown, and utility disruption.
6. Do Members continue to contribute to their pension with the PSPP while using STSP credits?
Yes, members will continue to contribute to their pension while using STSP credits. Their pension contributions are made based on their full salary, therefore if the member elects to not top up their 124 STSP credits with available credits, the pension contributions are deducted as if they were paid at full salary.
7. What questions will be asked of a Member who is away from the workplace using their STSP entitlements?
(a) When did they start to be off continuously using their STSP credits.
(b) Did the Member have 130 STSP credits when they started to be off continuously?
(c) If the Member used some STSP credits prior to their current continuous absence, do they know how many credits they have available to remain on the payroll.
(d) Has the Member elected to top-up their STSP credits covered to 75% salary with available credits or not?
(e) If the Member has been off more than 3 months, have they received an LTIP package from the Ontario Shared Services?
NOTE: On this episode the provisions of Long Term Income Protection (LTIP) are not discussed, however it is important for members to be aware that there is a 6-month qualification period before LTIP can be approved. If members don’t have enough STSP credits for the full 6-month period, they can remain on the payroll using available vacation, overtime or stat credits or they can request a leave without pay.
If you have any questions about this podcast or any suggestions for further episodes please email communications@oppa.ca.
This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown.
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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.
If you would like to get in touch with Gerry or have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca
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.
If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca