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OPP museum reopens to the public at Orillia GHQ

'We're open to visitors and we'd love to have our community come in and learn about the OPP,' says Commissioner Thomas Carrique
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OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, centre, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Behind the Badge exhibit at the OPP Museum at the force's General Headquarters building on Memorial Avenue.

The Orillia OPP Museum is officially open once again to the general public.

Chris Johnstone, the curator of the museum inside the force's General Headquarters building, was joined by OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique at the ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.

"We are thrilled to invite you to come and see the all-new OPP Museum exhibit, Behind the Badge, where we have all new artifacts and amazing stories to share with you," Johnstone said at the reopening.

Carrique invites members of the community to check out the museum.

"We're open to visitors and we'd love to have our community come in and learn about the OPP," said Carrique.

Behind the Badge is open to the public Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The museum is inside the OPP General Headquarters building at 777 Memorial Ave.