The Municipality of Wawa's moving forward on efforts to get a new OPP detachment.
In their meeting last night, Wawa Municipal Council approved a resolution directing staff to pursue the possibility of contributing land for the building, as was recommended by Treasurer Manuela Batovanja in a thorough report on options to help facilitate the building of a new local detachment earlier this month.
While the resolution passed by Council does denote land along Highway 101 - between the Tourist Information Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry property - it does not outline whether the Municipality would simply donate the land or sell it - Batovanja had advised that "donating" the land isn't an option, and the Municipality should at least sell it at a reduced rate that would cover costs, such as for a survey or - if required by the OPP - land clearing or other measures to prepare the land.