OPP to get new $35,000 video conference unit

The Leamington OPP will be getting a new video conferencing unit — at no cost to the municipality.

OPP Inspector Rick Derus told members of the Leamington Police Services Board on Thursday that the cost of the unit, expected to be about $35,000, will be picked by OPP corporate headquarters.

He said the unit will include networking, power point machines, tables and whatever else is needed to convert the current training room to a video conferencing unit.

Derus told the board that the Leamington detachment was chosen by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services for the specialized unit that will eventually save them the cost of sending their officers to places such as Orillia for training.

He said it's a huge advantage locally — one that will allow general investigation training right in the Leamington detachment.

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