NEWS RELEASE
HURONIA WEST OPP DETACHMENT
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WASAGA BEACH, SPRINGWATER & CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIPS - The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has welcomed a new interim Detachment Commander.
Effective Oct. 18, 2021, Inspector Leah Gilfoy assumed command of the Huronia West Detachment, which serves the Town of Wasaga Beach and the Townships of Springwater and Clearview.
Insp. Gilfoy is a proven police leader with over 29 years of combined dedicated service with Toronto Police Service, Orangeville Police Service and the OPP. She is also a former deputy chief of police and a zone director for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP). Currently, she is the chair of the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement (OWLE) Advisory Council and a member of the OPP Sexual Harassment Prevention Project.
Insp. Gilfoy is a graduate of McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Honours Diploma in Human Resource Management from Humber College, Graduate of the Police Leadership Program at the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Business and Graduate of the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy of Police Leadership Program. She has extensive professional development in areas of learning including but not limited to police leadership, police science, investigative and professional courses.
Insp. Gilfoy also has extensive operational, administrative and leadership experience in areas such as uniform, neighbourhood policing, planning, criminal investigations, major crimes, drug investigations, crime management, executive administration, professional standards, duty inspector, staff development and planning and business finance.
"As a proud resident of Wasaga Beach with a vested interest in the betterment of our policing services within our community, I am honored to be your interim detachment commander for Huronia West. I am looking forward to leading the men and women of the OPP Huronia Detachment and developing those respectful and honest working partnerships within the community to improve and ensure that our communities are safe, our citizens are protected and public safety is preserved now and into the future." Interim Detachment Commander Leah Gilfoy.
The OPP is committed to building trusting and collaborative relationships with its communities, stakeholders and partners to better serve the community and keep its citizens safe.
Huronia West OPP is committed to serving our province, including the Townships of Clearview and Springwater and the Town of Wasaga Beach.
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