OPS breaks ground on new south Ottawa facility
Posted Nov 10, 2023 06:48:19 AM.
Last Updated Nov 10, 2023 06:48:23 AM.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officially broke ground on its new police facility, located in the city’s south end, on Thursday, Nov. 9.
The new facility is located at 3505 Prince of Wales Drive.
“The 218,000 square foot, three-storey facility will bring police services and public safety closer to the growing communities in the south end of Ottawa,” stated OPS chief Eric Stubbs. “It will provide an inclusive,
equitable, and safe space to serve all city residents and operations in the urban and rural areas of the city.”
The plan is for the detachment to house the OPS traffic unit, the marine unit, special events, a new 9-1-1 call centre, a collision reporting centre and the records management unit.
It will also replace a pair of existing stations, one at 4561 Bank Street and one at 245 Greenbank Road.
“The population of Barrhaven and Riverside South combined are approaching that of Kingston’s—the South Facility recognises that and fulfills a promise to the residents of Barrhaven since the early-2010s for a local police station,” said Ottawa City Councillor Wilson Lo. “Barrhaven East is grateful for the OPS’s commitment to improving police presence, public safety, and other police services in the community. Thanks to chief Stubbs and the Ottawa Police Services
Board for ensuring the project proceeds.”
Construction of the facility is estimated to be $115 million and will be completed in 2026.
