The Owen Sound Police Service Board is pleased to announce that Dave Bishop has officially assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Police, effective September 8, 2025.  

Bishop began his policing career with the Waterloo Regional Police Service in 1986 and has had assignments in patrol operations, the tactical unit, as a detective in General Investigations and in covert investigations in the Drug Unit.  He was also the Access to Information coordinator (FIPPA and MFIPPA) and had seven years of experience in the Professional Standards, Public Complaints and Internal Affairs fields.  In 1997 he was selected to serve as a human rights and war crimes investigator with the United Nations Mission in Bosnia-Hercegovina.  

Bishop joined the Owen Sound Police Service in as an Inspector in 2019 and in 2025 was awarded the Member of Order Merit that recognizes the outstanding, long-term service of Canadian police officers and is presented by the Governor General of Canada.

Bishop brings a total of nearly 39 years of experience to the Administrative Team, having served in a wide range of roles.  His background supervisory positions, and senior leadership responsibilities, have all prepared him well for this next chapter of his service. 

Prior to 2007 the Owen Sound Police Service had a Deputy Police Chief.  Since then, the service has been operating with only two Inspectors.  In April 2024 the new Community Safety and Policing Act was enacted.  The additional reporting requirements and obligations for the service under the new act necessitated the reinstatement of the Deputy Police Chief’s position. 

The Owen Sound Police Service Board looks forward to Deputy Police Chief Bishop’s continued commitment to public safety and professional excellence. Please join me and the board in congratulating Deputy Police Chief Bishop on this appointment.

John Thomson

Chair – Owen Sound Police Service Board