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scores high ratings
The results are in from the
2014 Huron County OPP
Community Satisfaction Sur-
vey and the results are once
again very high for the Huron
County OPP Detachment.
Between Jan. 2, 2014 and
March 31, 2014, the research
firm of R.A. Malatest & Associ-
ates conducted random tele-
phone surveys with members of
the public over the age of 16
years that live within OPP West
Region Jurisdictions. In total,
384 Huron County residents
were contacted for this survey.
The respondents were asked
about issues such as community
security, perceptions of crime
and youth issues in the commu-
nity, OPP presence in the com-
munity, service delivery and
how the OPP investigates crime
and enforces the law.
The results of the survey repre-
sent the opinions of residents from
the entire detachment area as the
survey methodology was con-
ducted in a way to gather a repre-
sentative footprint of all the com-
munities within Huron County.
Here are some of the key
highlights:
98.9% of respondents felt
"very safe" or "safe" in their
community
95.7% of respondents were
either "very satisfied" or "satis-
fied" with the OPP's visibility on
our local highways
94.8% of respondents were
either "very satisfied" or "satis-
fied" with the overall quality of
police service provided by the
OPP
90.6% of respondents were
either "very satisfied" or "satis-
fied" with the OPP's ability to
work with communities to solve
local problems
89.4% of respondents were
either "very satisfied" or
"satisfied" with the OPP's visibility
in their community
Respondents were also asked
about their perception on whether
various community issues were
problems in their community
including alcohol abuse, substance
abuse and domestic violence.
The results showed statisti-
cally significant improvement in
all categories from the last sur-
vey conducted in 2011.
"We are very pleased with the
results of the 2014 Community
Satisfaction Survey," said Huron
OPP Detachment Commander
Chris Martin. "Huron County resi-
dents expect policing excellence
and professionalism at all times
and the results of this survey con-
firm we are on the right track.
Overall, the results of this survey
are very positive and I am very
proud of the professional work
our officers and civilians perform
on a daily basis."
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Police report
Civic Day fatalities
Three people died in three separate
motor vehicle collisions and two others
died in a single marine incident,
according to the OPP's preliminary
Civic Long Weekend fatality report.
Over the weekend, police were also
looking for motorists to respect the
Move Over Law, important legislation
aimed at protecting police and other
emergency responders at the roadside.
As part of its efforts to keep the public
safe over the long weekend, the Huron
County OPP released a series ofvideos that
serve to reinforce the importance of wear-
ing a lifejacket or personal floatation device
(PFD) when heading out on the water.
The videos were produced in response
to the high number of fatal marine inci-
dents in which the absence of a wom life-
jacket or PFD was a causal factor. The
OPP was encouraged that no one died
over the weekend as a result of not wear-
ing this important life-saving equipment.
To view the videos, or to obtain more
information about lifejacket and PFD
use, visit
www.opp.ca.
The OPP would like to thank the media,
other safety partners, including members of
the public for sharing /distributing the vid-
eos and joining in the OPP's efforts to save
lives 011 Ontario's lakes and rivers.
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Demolition has been
approved for the Queen's
Hotel site, which was
ravaged by fire July 6.
Council approves demolition
for Queen's Hotel site
Whitney South
Huron Expositor
The Queen's Hotel is coming down as
council approved a demolition permit
application by the owner at their meet-
ing on Aug. 5.
The building, which had its upper
floors ravaged by fire on July 6, has
stood blocked off from Goderich Street
by barriers erected by the municipality
for over a month.
The owner was required to apply to
council for the permit due to regula-
tions put forth by the Ontario Heritage
Act, which requires the ruling munici-
pality to approve any demolition
required for a heritage site.
CAO Brad Knight presented the
application to council, while filling
members in on the latest reports.
"The report from the consulting engi-
neers supports the demolition," he said.
"Given the condition of the building, I
think our options are pretty limited."
"The sooner is comes down, the better,"
added deputy mayor Joe Steffler, reiterat-
ing the report states the building's interior
structure is too weak to be saved.
Seaforth Coun. Bob Fisher expressed
his worry of what may become of the
prominent site, though no future plans
had been discussed.
"It concerns me the premier corner
of our community may end up as a
parking lot."
As of press time, the demolition was
anticipated to start on Aug. 12.
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