Owen Sound Courthouse Security Hours Surge After Provincial Directive, Police Service Reports

OSPS logged 202.75 armed-officer hours at Owen Sound courts in February — up from zero a year earlier — after a 2025 Ministry directive on courthouse security.

Owen Sound Police Service deployed armed officers for 202.75 hours of court security in February 2026, up from zero hours in February 2025, according to figures the service provided to its civilian board in March and submitted to City Council on May 11.

The hours come on top of 1,128 hours worked by Special Constables at the courthouse during the same mo…