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2 • POSTED ON September 04, 2008
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Today, the Ottawa Police Services Board and the Ottawa Police Service hosted a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new West Division Patrol Station at 211 Huntmar Drive.
Today, the Ottawa Police
Services Board and the Ottawa Police
Service hosted a Groundbreaking
Ceremony for the new West Division
Patrol Station at 211 Huntmar Drive.
The facility, to be built and
operational by December 2009, will
consist of a 41,000 square foot
freestanding structure complete with
over 200 parking spaces, located on
the 5.6-acre site.
Chief Vern White remarked, “We’re
excited to start a new chapter of
Ottawa Police by building a visible
and accessible police station in the
west end that will meet community
and police needs. Like the rest of
Ottawa, our service is growing and
we need the space to remain
operational and effectively respond
to calls for service across the city.”
West end Councillors, including Eli
El-Chantiry, Peggy Feltmate and Shad
Qadri (Marianne Wilkinson is
regretfully out of town); members of
the Ottawa Police Services Board,
including Chair Henry Jensen and the
Honourable Jim Watson, Ontario’s
Minister of Municipal Affairs and
Housing joined Chief White of the
Ottawa Police Service to officially
break ground for construction of the
new police station.
For ongoing updates on construction
and development and pictures, visit
ottawapolice.ca.
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CONTACT:
Mike Rice (for operational questions)
Platoon Inspector, West Division
Telephone: 613-236-1222, ext. 2232
Carol Roper (for building
development/construction questions)
Director, Police Facilities
Telephone: 613-236-1222, ext. 3705
BACKGROUND
The Ottawa Police Service new West
Division Patrol Station, 5.6-acre
location, meets both the strategic
and operational needs of the OPS,
especially being located just off of
the Queensway (417). A list of site
selection criteria was developed and
the Huntmar Drive location suited
all of the following criteria:
- Proximity and distance to “400”
series highways (rapid deployment
and ease of movement across the city
24/7)
- Public transit friendly (staff
and public)
- Sufficient and separate parking
for fleet and staff
- Stand alone facility
- Development ready
- Acceptable zoning
- Secure site
Current population and anticipated
growth indicate more rapid growth of
population in the city’s west end
(Kanata and surrounding areas) as
opposed to the south end (e.g.
Barrhaven/Manotick). Calls for
service are also higher in that part
of the city.
With the Greenbank station at
capacity, design criteria for the
new facility was established based
on a 20 year staffing forecast. The
Abbeyhill station will be closed and
savings from that building will be
diverted into the new facility.
The construction cost of the new
facility is not known yet as it has
yet to be designed. However, a
capital budget of $18.5 million for
land acquisition, project
management, design and construction
has been approved by the Police
Services Board. The land was
purchased for $2,044,000.
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