Ontario Protecting Communities by Enhancing Policing in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston

October 7, 2025

Just over $1.5 million for Smiths Falls Police Service, Perth OPP and Kingston Police Service will help fight crime and keep people safe

October 7, 2025

The Smiths Falls Police Service, Perth OPP and Kingston Police Services Board are receiving funding as part of the Ontario government’s more than $91 million investment to help protect families and communities across the province. The funding is being delivered through the Community Safety and Policing Grant Program.

  • The Smiths Falls Police Service will use its $299,353.48 in funding to respond to the rise in crime rates and incidents associated with sexual violence and harassment and commercial and retail theft, by working with an established network of community agencies and other policing services and units.
  • The Smiths Falls Police Services Board will use its $60,893.02 in funding to expand and enhance SFPS community outreach and engagement programs.
  • The Perth OPP will use its $279,164.04 in funding to continue its PULSE program. PULSE (Prevent, Uplift, Learn, Support, Engage) Lanark County 2.0 continues work to support victims of violence and those experiencing homelessness and mental health/addictions issues through strong collaboration. This project will help frontline police by providing tools and resources and move public safety and community policing initiatives forward.
  • It will use an additional $56,208.94 in funding for its Collaborating for a Safer Lanark County program. Collaborating for a Safer Lanark County builds off the foundation created over the last decade with the Lanark County Situation Table (LCST) and Community Plan for Safety and Well-being (CSWB) by continuing and expanding excellent partnerships developed to support vulnerable populations.
  • And the Kingston Police Services Board will use its $890,519.54 in funding to continue the partnership between Kingston Police and Addictions and Mental Health Services Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (AMHS) in their Joining Forces in Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Response: A Contemporary and Collaborative Policing Initiative.

“Our government continues to invest in this vital funding for our area police services,” said John Jordan, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. “Initiatives like the Community Safety and Policing Grant Program will strengthen partnerships and enable police services to have the tools they need to keep our communities safe.”

These local projects are part of the 127 projects being funded across the province for 2025-26. Of the 127 projects, 88 projects will address local priorities and 39 projects will address provincial priorities, including gun and gang related violence, sexual violence and harassment, human trafficking, mental health and addictions, hate-motivated crime, housing and homelessness, and commercial/retail theft.

“Our government is delivering on our promise to protect Ontario and keep communities safe,” said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. “Through this funding, we are helping to build safer communities by ensuring Ontario’s police services have the resources they need to address local issues and improve the well-being of the people they serve.”

The Community Safety and Policing Grant Program supports policing initiatives that focus on local or provincial priorities and provides eligible police services/boards and municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with funding to deploy front-line officers where and when they are needed most.

“Receiving this much needed funding from the Provincial Government’s one year 2025-2026 Community Safety and Policing Grant to support our growing Community is essential. Taking Aim on Crime for a Safer Smiths Falls Community is our initiative with priorities focusing on Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence and Harassment as well as Retail Theft that is becoming more prevalent in our community. Over the last couple of years, we have seen a dramatic increase in crimes against persons and want to continue in our proactive direction to lessen these statistics in a more preventative approach with our community partners.” – Jodi Empey, Chief of Police, Smiths Falls Police Service

“The Community Safety and Policing (CSP) Grant will foster ongoing collaboration between the Lanark OPP Detachment and community partners to support victims of crime. It will provide essential resources to the community and strengthen public safety.” – Kerlous Tawdrous, Inspector/Detachment Commander, Lanark O.P.P. Detachment

MEDIA CONTACT

MPP John Jordan, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston

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john.jordan@pc.ola.org

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