The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has welcomed a new member to their detachment: a three-year-old Belgian Malinois/Dutch Shepherd named Siebe, alongside his handler, Provincial Constable Dean Ferris, who has joined the Grey Bruce OPP Canine Unit.
Dean Ferris is a five-year veteran of the OPP who served as a frontline officer before becoming a Canine Handler. Siebe’s qualifications include tracking lost, missing, or wanted persons and article, evidence searches.
The OPP Canine Unit has been supporting frontline and specialized policing functions to keep Ontarians safe for more than 50 years. Handlers and their canines assist with search and rescue, tracking wanted persons, detecting narcotics, and searching for firearms, explosives, and physical evidence. Siebe is not strictly for the Grey Bruce OPP patrol area. He will be attending calls for service across West Region OPP patrol areas.
To support the OPP Canine Unit, you can purchase a calendar featuring photos of the unit. Each calendar costs $20 and is available at the OPP Off Duty Shop oppshop.on.ca. All proceeds from the 2024 OPP Canine Unit calendar go to the OPP Youth Foundation and the Friends of the OPP Museum.
The OPP Youth Foundation provides funds to disadvantaged youth across Ontario, while the Friends of the OPP Museum is a volunteer-based charitable organization dedicated to preserving the history of the OPP. For more information, visit oppyouthfoundation.ca and oppmuseumfriends.ca.
The charities thank everyone for their generosity.
