Police Week in Ontario runs from May 11 to 17, 2025, and Cobourg Police Service (CPS) is proud to join police services across the province to kick off Police Week. During Police Week, CPS will celebrate the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, and police members do to keep Ontarians safe.
The theme for the week is Protecting Ontario and highlights the importance of safe communities to the overall health and well-being of all Ontarians and the role police members in keeping Ontario safe
Police Week was first observed in 1970. Since then, Ontario police services and community members have come together to honour and celebrate police officers and personnel for the extraordinary work they do every day. Police Week also coincides with the Peace Officers Memorial, recognized internationally on May 15. Here in Cobourg, this date holds a special place as the day to reflect and remember Constable Chris Garrett #221, who was killed in the line of duty on May 15, 2004, while protecting the citizens of the Town of Cobourg.
Throughout the week, CPS will be highlighting the many ways in which our members continue to serve our community. The annual Police Week in Ontario is sponsored by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General.
Local Police Week Events:
Document Shred at Cobourg Police Station
Date: Monday, May 12
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 107 King Street West, Cobourg
Community members and business owners are welcome to bring their documents to be shredded on-site at the Mobile Shredding Unit.
*Accepted items for the shred process: any office paper and file folders (any colour). No need to remove
staples, paper clips, or rubber bands
*Prohibited items: 3-ring binders, Cardboard, Plastics, Hazardous materials, CD, DVD, magnetic media, XRays, Computers and accessories, Common trash, wet materials or materials contaminated with mold or mildew
Celebrity Server Night with Community Living and Respite Northumberland
Date: Monday, May 12
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Boston Pizza Cobourg
10% of your receipt will go to support Community Living.
Pitch to the Chief™ – Youth Edition at Venture 13
Date: Wednesday, May 14
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: 739 D’Arcy Street Cobourg, ON K9A 0H6
Register eventbrite.ca/e/pitch-to-the-chief-tm-youth-edition-tickets-1345441715389
Join us for an inspiring morning with new ideas, solutions, and innovations in community safety and wellness from local youth.
Constable Chris Garrett Memorial
Date: Thursday, May 15
Location: Birchwood Trail in Cobourg
Take a moment to walk through the Chris Garrett Memorial Park and enjoy the recently restored ‘Hero’s
Flight’, created by sculptor Gerald Gladstone in honour of our hero in life, Constable Chris Garrett. Thank you to the Town of Cobourg, Ontario Staff and SubZero Blasting Inc for coordinating the restoration. Learn more about Constable Chris Garrett by visiting cobourgpoliceservice.com/chris-garrett/.
Family Storytime at the Cobourg Public Library
Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: 200 Ontario Street, Cobourg
Come out to meet a police officer, read together, and tour a police cruiser.
CSP at the Cobourg Farmers Market
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Rotary Harbourfront Park
Stop by the CPS table for crime prevention tips, register your bike, or say hello.
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