{"id":141941,"date":"2026-09-23T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/?p=141941"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:23:51","slug":"police-services-an-additional-350000-increase-for-hawkesbury-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/actualites\/police-services-an-additional-350000-increase-for-hawkesbury-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Services: An Additional $350,000 Increase for Hawkesbury in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>During the regular municipal council meeting held on September 14, Hawkesbury elected officials were warned of an anticipated 11 per cent cost increase for Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) services, representing an additional expense of approximately $350,000 for 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Queen\u2019s Park\u2013mandated increase will put a 2.4 per cent to 2.5 per cent strain on the municipal budget, adding to the increases absorbed in 2025 (20 per cent) and 2026 (11 per cent). In total, policing costs account for roughly one-third of the town\u2019s overall budget allocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawkesbury Mayor Robert Lefebvre outlined the challenges awaiting the municipal administration heading into the 2027 fiscal year. Based on council discussions, the town will begin drafting the 2027 budget with baseline pressure already around seven per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the OPP hike, the municipality must address its infrastructure deficit through the asset management plan (two per cent) and absorb rising baseline operational costs, such as road salt, which jumped from $89 to $119 per tonne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Council members voiced their concern regarding the imposed increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is important for the public to know: this is non-negotiable,\u201d stated Councillor Jeanne Charlebois. \u201cThe province negotiates directly with the provincial police association. The public needs to understand that we have no say in the matter,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Councillor Raymond Campbell lamented the gap between these rate increases and the broader economic climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccording to economists, the cost of living is around three per cent, and they are constantly asking for 11 per cent,\u00bb he said. \u00abIt\u2019s hard to swallow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This perspective is shared by Councillor Manon S\u00e9guin, who expressed concern over the continuous rise in the cost of living and the impact of tariffs on the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Municipal Treasurer Philippe Timbers provided a technical explanation for the successive increases. The current spike stems primarily from the court ruling that struck down the former provincial Bill 124, which had capped public-sector wage increases at one per cent annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the OPP had built its budget forecasts around that 1% cap, subsequent arbitration awards and new collective agreements ultimately granted retroactive raises of three per cent to five per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, municipalities serviced by the OPP now find themselves in \u201ccatch-up mode\u201d to fund the shortfalls from 2023, 2024, and 2025. 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