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Harold Wax, senior director and chief security officer of corporate security and business continuity management, BGIS Global Integrated Solutions, has been named Security Director of the Year 2020 by Canadian Security magazine, Blue Line’s sister publication. Wax has been an auxiliary member of the Ontario Provincial Police since 1996.
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“Tragically, suicide is something that many first responder agencies have been faced with recently, and I think it needs to be talked about,” writes special contributor Jen Thompson of York Regional Police. “After every life-ending choice, there is always so much speculation as to why a person would make this decision. How could they leave behind their family, friends, or children?”
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The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP. Online job postings show the province wants the contractor to do a feasibility review of a possible transition from the RCMP to an Alberta Provincial Police Service.
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Bringing the office to the officer. FSET hosts and manages the FIRST fully virtualized desktop for law enforcement agencies. Officers are issued a single smartphone and this technology can replace Mobile data terminals (MDT's) in the cruiser and replace laptops or desktops in the Police station. Not only is this solution cost effective, the officer does not lose any functionality with the Desktop experience and it is a more secure connection. #MobilityFirst
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For the latest episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we zoom in on police families and hear from Dilnaz Garda, also known as Del, the president of Toronto Beyond the Blue (TBTB). We cover building mental resilience in today’s volatile climate and much more.
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Autism Canada is hosting a free, virtual launch of its proprietary Search and Rescue for Autism (SARA) program on Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. First responders, this is for you!
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The Ontario government is opening a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment in Mississauga. The $20 million facility will ensure local OPP have the “tools and space they need to patrol provincial highways, which include sections of Highway 401 – Canada’s most travelled transportation corridor,” according to the province.
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When the New York Police Department fired an officer last year for putting Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold, the officer’s union argued that there was little, if any, precedent within the department’s internal disciplinary system for such a penalty.
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Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
Date: Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2020
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Location: Brampton, Ont.
Date: Oct. 7-8, 2020
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