| Niagara Parks Police Service | |
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| Motto | Unity, Loyalty, Responsibility |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1887 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada |
| Governing body | Niagara Regional Police Services Board |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 6075 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Special constables | 21[1] |
| Non-sworn members | 6-46[1] |
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| Website | |
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The Niagara Parks Police Service is a special constabulary maintained by the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1887, the Niagara Parks Police Service has a unique status among Ontario special constabularies in that its members are armed and trained at the Ontario Police College. [2] As special constables, Parks Police officers only have authority on or in relation to property owned by the Niagara Parks Commission, in contrast to municipal or provincial police officers, who have authority province-wide.
The Service is funded entirely by the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the provincial government, and operates with an annual budget of approximately $3.6 million.[3]
Niagara Parks Police officers fall under the mandate of the Special Investigations Unit.[4]
- ^ a b "Niagara Parks Police Service: Unique in Ontario". issuu.
- ^ Hogg, William (April 23, 2010). "Time-Honoured Niagara Parks Police – One Of Oldest Police Forces In Ontario – Could Die Without Public Support". NiagaraAtLarge.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "opseu217.com". Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Special Investigations Unit.