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TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched a Request for Proposals for construction of a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment on Ontario Place’s East Island.

Specifically, the RFP is to design and construct a new administrative and maintenance building and OPP detachment as part of the larger Ontario Place Revitalization Project.

This detachment will support year-round policing at the new Ontario Place as well as traffic patrol on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway once the roadways are designated as King’s Highways and uploaded to the province, a release reads. This deal was previously made with the City of Toronto.

As such, it means the OPP will be responsible for traffic patrol on the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway. The Toronto Police Service will maintain responsibility for all other non-traffic patrol related policing functions.

The new detachment will include a helicopter pad, a proposed marine unit and the first OPP Mounted Unit in Ontario to enhance patrols at the park.

It will be part of a new administration and maintenance complex that will replace the existing administration building at Ontario Place. The detachment will house specialized policing vehicles and operational functions required for highway patrol and onsite policing needs, the release adds.