WAPVA was formed at the request of the OPP and Senior Officers Ron Buchanen and Ken Wesley in August 1993. Officially formed at the Lloyd Watson center in Wilberforce with 12 members in attendance. Membership has grown in excess of 100 and the association has had offices in Harcourt, Gooderham and Wilberforce but now operates solely out of its office in Wilberforce.
The Former Harcourt Office
The First Executive MembersThe forming executive members of the Wilberforce Area Police Volunteer Association are pictured above. From left to right (back row) Ron Buchanen, Bob Cumming, John Goverde, Don Wilson, Ken Wesley, (front row) Kathy Agnew, Pat Simiana, Evelyn Hemphill and Allan Ablett.
John Goverde served as President of the association since its formation until he moved away from the area in 2006.
John Goverde served as President of the association since its formation until he moved away from the area in 2006.
