10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

Communications Operators Lisa Darch and Melissa Van Erp from the Provincial Communications Centre (PCC) in Orillia join the 10-5 Podcast to discuss their roles in the Ontario Provincial Police. This includes how they became a Comm Operator, why they choose this career, “burnout” on the job, staffing, career opportunities, and the new “Crisis Call Diversion Program” that has placed mental health workers in OPP PCCs.

For more information on the OPP Crisis Call Diversion Program, please visit  Ontario Newsroom

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

Dr. Vivien Lee is the Commander of the OPP’s Healthy Workplace Team (HWT) and Chief Psychologist of the OPP. During this episode, Dr. Lee talks about what the HWT is and what services they provide, who is eligible for these services, the confidentiality of their services, the differences and between the available programs (HWT, Encompas, and the Employee Family Assistance Program), the differences between the HWT and the previous Wellness Unit, and the role of the care navigators.

The HWT can be reached at 1-844-677-9409. This number is answered 24/7 by a care navigator or mental health clinician. Callers can request information, connection to a peer supporter, or support. Please note that this is not a crisis line. The HWT can also be reached by email at [email protected] (not monitored 24/7).

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

Hamilton Police Service Staff Sergeant Andrea Torrie joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) 2022 Conference, hosted by Niagara Regional Police in partnership Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE), and taking place from September 12-16, 2022. 

We discuss the difference between IAWP and OWLE, themes for the upcoming conference, and a high-level overview of what to expect at the conference.

For additional information on IAWP 2022, please visit their website at https://iawp2022niagarafalls.org/ or follow them on Twitter.

For more information on OWLE, please visit their website at https://www.owle.org/ or follow them on Twitter.

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program has become the go to resource for members of the OPPA in need of assistance. Encompas is delivered by Dalton Associates and their CEO, Carl Dalton, joined the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the program, including a background on services offered, the role of Dalton Associates in the Encompas program, and the successes and next steps for the program.

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

Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)
Email - [email protected]
Website - https://www.encompascare.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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

OPPA Vice-President, John Cerasuolo, joins the 10-5 Podcast to recap the 2021 OPP Association Annual General Meeting (AGM), held from October 18th-21st. Presentations/topics covered include the auditor’s report, review of investment policy, budget review, OPPA by-law changes, election of Directors, the OPP’s Healthy Workplace Team, the Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program, mental health presentations from OPPA members, training sessions, OPP Fleet & Telecomm, Inspector Dan Jones (Edmonton Police Service) on “Universal Precautions for Trauma and Compassionate Leadership,” the OPPA’s Awards & Recognition Night, OPP’s Office of Professionalism, Respect, Inclusion & Leadership (OPRIL), the Ontario Pension Board, and Premier Ford.

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

In the seventh episode of our Retirement Planning Series, OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 podcast to talk about a retirement planning checklist. Topics include:

• Why you need a retirement planning checklist
• Where to get questions answered about your pension
• Where to get questions answered about termination payments
• Where to get questions answered about insurances and insured benefits
• Working after retirement
• Mental health resources
• OPPA Pre-Retirement Seminars

Ontario Shared Services (OSS) Contact Centre - 1-866-979-9300 or [email protected] – Note – Ask to speak with the Benefit Advisor for Retirement Planning Purposes

Target Benefit Administrators can be reached at 1-888-660-6055 or https://oppa.wlvinc.com/

The Ontario Pension Board can be reached at 1-800-668-6203, [email protected] or visit their website at https://www.opb.ca/

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

• Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7)
• Email - [email protected]
• Website - https://www.encompascare.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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the sixth episode in our Retirement Planning Series to discuss pensions and retirement planning. This includes the different unreduced retirement provisions available to members, how a pension is calculated, and retirement planning tools available through the Ontario Pension Board.

The Ontario Pension Board can be reached at 1-800-668-6203, [email protected] or visit their website at https://www.opb.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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada and Detective Sergeant Vern Crowley joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Cyber Crime Investigative Unit, including the composition of the Unit, what types of crimes the Unit investigates (Cybercrimes vs Cyber Enabled Crimes), trends in cyber security investigations, prevention, resources for the public and tips on securing your phone and PC.

For additional information on Cyber Security Awareness Month and “Get Cyber Safe,” please visit https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/cyber-security-awareness-month

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security can be reached at https://cyber.gc.ca/en/

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre can be reached at 1-888-495-8501 or https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

The Cyber Security Ontario Learning Portal can be accessed at https://cybersecurityontario.ca/

The United States Government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency webpage can be found at https://www.cisa.gov/

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

Inspector Chris Collins from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Uniform Recruitment Unit and OPP Association Director Mike Adair join the 10-5 Podcast for the conclusion of our discussion on the OPP’s current uniform recruiting efforts including northern recruiting, the employee referral program and secondary assessments of candidates.

For further information on the OPP’s Uniform Recruitment Unit, please visit www.opp.ca/careers, email [email protected], visit their Facebook page www.facebook.com/OPPCareers, or contact them at 1-877-677-4473.

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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. 

Inspector Chris Collins from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Uniform Recruitment Unit and OPP Association Director Mike Adair join the 10-5 Podcast for the first of two episodes to discuss the OPP’s current uniform recruiting efforts. This includes the number of recruits being sought, current initiatives and psychological testing.

For further information on the OPP’s Uniform Recruitment Unit, please visit www.opp.ca/careers, email [email protected] , visit their Facebook page www.facebook.com/OPPCareers or contact them at 1-877-677-4473.

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 [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for over 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.