Brampton - Peel Regional Police and the Peel Regional Police Association are announcing that the Police Funeral for Constable Artem “James” Ochakovsky will be held at the Hershey Centre on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 1:00 p.m.

The Hersey Centre is located at 5500 Rose Cherry Place, Mississauga.

Visitations will be held at the Turner and Porter Funeral Home, located at 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, on Monday, March 8, 2010. Visitation times are 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Those who wish to express their condolences to the family and friends of Constable Ochakovsky can do so by visiting the Peel Police web-site at www.peelpolice.on.ca. Please click on “send condolences”, to be directed to the appropriate page.

A book of condolences will also be available at the following Peel Police facilities;

11 Division – located at 3030 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga

12 Division - located at 4600 Dixie Road, Mississauga

21 Division - located at 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

22 Division - located at 7750 Hurontario Street, Brampton

Airport Division – located at 2951 Convair Drive, Mississauga

Emil V. Kolb Centre for Police Excellence – located at 180 Derry Road, Mississauga

A trust fund in support of Constable Ochakovsky’s family has been established with TD Canada Trust. Donations can be made at any TD Canada Trust branch. Cheque or direct deposits should be made out to “In Trust for the Family of James Ochakovsky”. The account number is: 0159-6529108.

For funeral related inquires please contact us at (905) 453-2121, ext. #4033 or at 1-888-660-6068. If there is no answer, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Please note that Constable Ochakovsky’s wife and parents have requested that his surname be spelled “Ochakovsky”. This is to correct previous spelling errors that were made when Constable Ochakovsky immigrated to Canada, as well as his wife’s wishes to legally change the name to the proper spelling in the near future.