10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

In the seventh episode of our Retirement Planning Series, OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 podcast to talk about a retirement planning checklist. Topics include: Why you need a retirement planning checklist Where to get questions answered about your pension Where to get questions answered about termination payments Where to get questions answered about i...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the sixth episode in our Retirement Planning Series to discuss pensions and retirement planning. This includes the different unreduced retirement provisions available to members, how a pension is calculated, and retirement planning tools available through the Ontario Pension Board. The Ontario Pension Board ca...

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada and Detective Sergeant Vern Crowley joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Cyber Crime Investigative Unit, including the composition of the Unit, what types of crimes the Unit investigates (Cybercrimes vs Cyber Enabled Crimes), trends in cyber security investigations, prevention, resources for the public and ti...

Inspector Chris Collins from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Uniform Recruitment Unit and OPP Association Director Mike Adair join the 10-5 Podcast for the conclusion of our discussion on the OPP’s current uniform recruiting efforts including northern recruiting, the employee referral program and secondary assessments of candidates. For further information on the OPP’s Uniform Recruitment Un...

Inspector Chris Collins from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Uniform Recruitment Unit and OPP Association Director Mike Adair join the 10-5 Podcast for the first of two episodes to discuss the OPP’s current uniform recruiting efforts. This includes the number of recruits being sought, current initiatives and psychological testing. For further information on the OPP’s Uniform Recruitment Unit...

Mark Baxter is the President of the Police Association of Ontario (PAO). Mark was first elected to the PAO Board of Directors in 2014 as a Uniform Director. Since that time, Mark has been actively engaged in provincial matters related to policing, including holding the position of Board Chair for five of the last seven years. Mark was elected as the Vice President of the Brantford Police Associati...

Jean Turner sits on the Board of Directors for Serving With Pride and joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss  the organization and their work, its training programs, the upcoming Gala & Awards Night (October 16, 2021), “The Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations”, and the documentary film “Coming Out Cops.” For more information on Serving with Pride, please visit  www.servingwit...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the fifth episode in our Retirement Planning Series to discuss Estate Planning, Wills and Powers of Attorney. This includes the different types of Powers of Attorney and the importance of Wills and Estate Planning. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the fourth episode in our Retirement Planning Series to review contacts that our members can use in their retirement planning. This includes who to contact regarding pension entitlements (Ontario Pension Board), termination payments (Ontario Shared Services (OSS)), and insured benefits and insurances (Target B...

In the conclusion of our series on frontline staffing in the OPP, OPP Association Director Jason Cull joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss civilianization of police duties and the staffing pilot taking place in North-East Region. *This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at  Audionautix.com and used under...

In the second of three episodes on frontline staffing in the OPP, OPP Association Director Jason Cull joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about staffing targets, the use of overtime and the impacts of legislated leaves of absence. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at  Audionautix.com and used under Cr...

In the first of three episodes on frontline staffing in the OPP, OPP Association Director Jason Cull joins the 10-5 Podcast to talk about the current situation and the challenges of recruiting. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at  Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 I...

This episode contains coarse language and mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised. In the second of a two-part episode, Mathew Belear, a Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and a Provincial Constable with the OPP, talks about his experience during the 2018 Invictus Games and his current work with the Invictus Games Foundation. If you wish to connect with Mathew Belear, please email ...

This episode contains coarse language and mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised. In the first of a two-part episode, Mathew Belear, a Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and a Provincial Constable with the OPP, talks about his two tours of duty in Afghanistan, his experience during the 2018 Invictus Games and his current work with the Invictus Games Foundation. If you wish to conn...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the 3rd episode in our Retirement Planning Series to discuss the CPP benefit and its impact on retirement planning. This includes deciding on when to begin receiving the CPP benefit, impact on pension payments if a member elects to receive the CPP benefit prior to age 65 and how to receive an estimate of how m...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast for the 2nd episode in our Retirement Planning Series with an in-depth discussion of insured benefits and insurances at retirement. This includes the eligibility criteria for insured benefits upon retirement, how to continue insurances at retirement and the types of insurances available to members at retirement. R...

Karen Lagacé, Strategic Communications Coordinator for the OPP Association, talks about retirement and 25+ years of serving our members. Thank you, Karen, for everything you have done for our members. You will be missed. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at  Audionautix.com and used under Creativ...

This episode of the 10-5 Podcast features a candid conversation regarding an officer’s experience with PTSD and the traumas he faced on the job which some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Jon Perrin, a Provincial Constable with the OPP and host of the "Twisted Trauma" podcast discusses his journey to mental wellness. The Twisted Trauma Podcast is available on Spotify...

OPP Inspector Stuart Bertram is currently the Unit Commander of the Provincial Communications Centre in London and joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the body-worn camera pilot project currently taking place in the OPP, including location, public and officer support, cost, storage of digital evidence, privacy concerns and more.    This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mil...

OPPA Executive Officer of Pension & Benefits, Lisa Hillstrom, joins the 10-5 Podcast to launch our Retirement Planning Series with an in-depth discussion of termination payments at retirement. This includes calculating severance pay, severance payments for amalgamated members, payment options, accrual of vacation credits on salary continuance, and use of vacation/stat credits/OT as leave with pay...

OPPA Civilian Director David Sabatini discusses several issues relating to Special Constables including the recent “ball cap” announcement, uniforms and pay equity issues with our members at Queen’s Park. Additionally, Director Sabatini discusses the upcoming Civilian Career Mentoring Workshop. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line...

For the first episode of the 10-5 Podcast, OPP Association President Rob Stinson discusses the importance of reaching out to our members and how a podcast will help keep our members informed. This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras. Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at  Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Int...