Funeral for OPP Officer Will Be Livestreamed From Barrie Wednesday

Barrie Police salute as the hearse carrying OPP Const. Grzegorz "Greg" Pierzchala arrives at Adams Funeral Home in Barrie, Ont., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Christopher Drost/The Canadian Press

A private funeral service for Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala will be held in his hometown, Barrie, on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

The service will not be open to the public, but will be livestreamed on the OPP’s social media channels, including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. A public virtual viewing of the funeral will also take place at the Caledonia Lions Hall in Caledonia, near where Pierzchala served.