Police Board Member Suspended for Conflict of Interest | Toronto News

Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

A Port Hope police board member is suspended without pay for six months after investigators found he repeatedly violated conflict-of-interest rules while pushing to use the local police force as a secret weapons broker for his employer, Ontario Power Generation. Wooland, who leads security at OPG, tried to bypass federal procurement hurdles by having the police buy guns for nuclear site guards — even after declaring a conflict of interest. Witnesses say he pressured police leadership, offered them a 6% fee, and asked for sensitive offender lists. Though he claimed good faith and corporate…