The Commissioner of the OPP is defending the cost of his police service.Chris Lewis acknowledges the concerns of municipalities, but insists the OPP remain one of the lowest cost police services in Ontario.
Lewis adds an
8.5 per cent wage increase expected for officers next year comes after a two year wage freeze, something he says some other forces did not take.
Fort Frances council recently drafted a resolution calling on the province for help to small communities struggling to cover rising policing costs.
