NOW OPEN: New YRP substation serving Vaughan’s west end

March 18, 2025 2:30 p.m.

City News

York Regional Police’s newest substation is now open in Kleinburg to serve and protect the residents living in the area!

Located at 10418 Islington Ave., the YRP substation officially opened today, with a celebratory event held by Mayor Steven Del Duca and YRP Chief Jim MacSween. Members of Vaughan Council, including Deputy Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor Linda Jackson, who serves on the York Regional Police Service Board, were in attendance to mark this important community safety milestone.

Mayor Del Duca and Deputy Mayor Jackson led the City of Vaughan’s efforts for the new west-end substation, which resides in YRP’s #4 District. The establishment of this substation was spearheaded by the City of Vaughan, which owns the building it is housed in.

This is the first YRP substation in Vaughan’s west end. The City retrofitted the existing property to meet YRP’s operational requirements. Members of the community can interact with police officers, file reports, receive crime prevention information and ask questions at this 3,600-square-foot facility. It will operate similarly to the substation in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, which Mayor Del Duca and Chief MacSween marked the opening of in September 2024.

In September 2024, Mayor Del Duca gave a deputation at York Region Council expressing his strong support for additional funding for YRP. The 2025 budget for YRP, approved on Nov. 28, includes a 7.7 per cent increase from 2024 and will lead directly to the hiring of 154 additional YRP staff in 2025 and 150 in 2026.

Vaughan Council knows community safety and resourcing YRP’s brave front-line officers is fundamental to city-building. Community Safety and Well-Being is one of seven strategic priority areas in the 2022 to 2026 Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan, which continues to inform Council’s efforts.

QUOTES

“Today marks a significant milestone as we officially open the newest York Regional Police substation in Vaughan. We want our residents to feel safe, and that’s why I’m happy that the York Regional Police has partnered with the City on this one of a kind project. We need bail reform to keep criminals off the streets and behind bars where they belong. I want to thank Chief MacSween and our partners at YRP for their continued commitment to working with us to keep our residents safe in our community.”

- Mayor Steven Del Duca

“This substation is another great example of how we are working proactively and collaboratively with our community partners to provide exceptional service and ensure public safety. It also provides the vibrant and growing community in Kleinburg another opportunity to engage with our officers.”

-York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween

QUICK FACTS

Mayor Steven Del Duca joined YRP Chief Jim MacSween to officially open the first YRP substation in Vaughan’s west end on March 18, 2025.
The new facility is located at 10418 Islington Ave. in Kleinburg.
In September 2024, Mayor Del Duca addressed York Region Council, expressing his strong support for additional funding for YRP.
The 2025 budget for YRP, approved on Nov. 28, 2024, included a 7.7 per cent increase from 2024 and will lead directly to the hiring of 154 additional YRP staff in 2025 and 150 in 2026.
This is a unique partnership between the City and YRP to open a new substation and advance community safety. The substation was spearheaded by the City of Vaughan, which owns the building it is housed in, and retrofitted the existing property to meet YRP’s operational requirements.