10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

2022 Year in Review

Episode Summary

OPP Association President John Cerasuolo and OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique for our annual “Year in Review” episode. As this episode was recorded on December 19, 2022, OPPA President Cerasuolo shares a brief message regarding the on-duty death of Provincial Constable Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala prior to the start of the episode.

Episode Notes

OPP Association President John Cerasuolo and OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique for our annual “Year in Review” episode. As this episode was recorded on December 19, 2022, OPPA President Cerasuolo shares a brief message regarding the on-duty death of Provincial Constable Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala prior to the start of the episode.

Topics of discussion include officers lost in the line of duty in 2022, the Ontario Police Memorial and Canadian Police Memorial, staffing and recruiting, fleet issues, and “three wishes” for the future.

For additional information on careers with the OPP, please visit https://www.opp.ca/index.php?id=128

Members can access the staffing shortage form at https://www.oppa.ca/StaffingForm (log in required). Members can also report staffing issues by calling us at 1-800-461-4282 and selecting option number 9.

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:

Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)

Email - info@encompascare.ca

Website - https://www.encompascare.ca/

For additional information on the Ontario Police Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance, please visit https://ceremonyofremembrance.ca/

For more information on the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial, including video of previous ceremonies, please visit https://cppom.ca/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca