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Leamington switches to OPP Dec. 3 On Friday, December 3 at 7 a.m. Leamington will be under the watchful eye and authority of the Ontario Provincial Police when they assume policing services for the Municipality of Leamington from the Leamington Police Services. Residents may not recognize some of the officers in town on Friday, but beginning Saturday, December 4, after being sworn in by the OPP, former Leamington constables will be donning their new uniforms and will be right back to business. Missing from the new Leamington contingent of officers will be Chief Dean Gow who is hanging up his badge and handing in his gun after 34 years with the Leamington Police Services. “It was a very difficult decision. No one was upset with the Leamington police force,” said Leamington Deputy-Mayor Rob Schmidt, who is also the Chairman of the Police Services Board. It is estimated that the switch to OPP will save taxpayers $2.3 million Schmidt said that the decision to except the OPP five-year contract was based on finances and that it will save up to $50 per household per year. The dispatching service was eliminated and all calls will now be routed through London. The police station on Clark Street will remain open 24 hours a day and court will continue to operate. To report an emergency dial 9-1-1 For non-emergency situations dial 1-888-310-1122
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Santa Claus arrived in style on Saturday, November 27 for the Leamington Santa Claus Parade. Large crowds of people lined Erie Street North and South as Santa and the parade made their way from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex to the fairgrounds. Cordell Green and Laura Carney were Masters of Ceremony for the parade, set up in front of the municipal office. See pages 22 and 23 for more pictures and the names of the parade winners. (SUN Photo)
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