A new 22 Division station will be built in a few years from now.
A new police station is being worked on for South Etobicoke as the existing 22 Division station is approaching 50-year- old and will have to be replaced.
The current 22 Division, at 3699 Bloor Street W., was built in 1975 and was included in a Long Term Facility Replacement Program a number of years ago, according to a Toronto Police budget document.
“Studies are underway to determine the optimal location for the new facility,” according to police. “This approach is in line with the Service’s recommendations for a modernized, economical and more efficient public safety delivery model.”
Toronto Police Headquarters at 40 College Street.
Police will work with the City if required to find a site that meets the needs of the force, as well as other stakeholders, according to the document.
“This project has been placed in the unfunded category as the requirements and estimated costs need further review,” the Police Services Board was told.
No funding is available at this point for this project, police said.
It will take a few years before we see the new stationhouse, as it has to go through the budgetary and construction process.
The Police Wellness Unit will be moving to the Toronto Police College in New Toronto.
Meanwhile, work is being done at the Toronto Police College, at 70 Birmingham Street, for a Police Wellness Unit, which is now located at Police Headquarters, on College Street.
The Wellness Unit will move to more accessible locations at the Police College, in New Toronto, and to another in Scarborough.
“Once completed, the new decentralized delivery model will allow members to access wellness services from a central, east and west locations,” police said. “The anticipated benefits are increased access to care and improved service to members, creating a greater willingness of members to seek support.”
The move to the College also provides visible demonstration of this priority and normalizes wellness support to new members of the force and allows for better use of space at Headquarters.
Renovations are being made to the Toronto Police College for the force’s Wellness Unit.
Design work for the College was completed in September 2023 and tendered in October 2023. The construction renovation work is expected to be complete by the summer of 2024.
It is expected to cost about $2 million.
The Wellness Unit helps deliver an efficient and economical support service that improves the wellness of officers: including the medical monitoring of employees, maintaining confidential medical records, providing counselling on personal wellness, monitoring communicable diseases exposure and providing officers with advice on general health issues.