Acting mayor aims to establish next steps for future police headquarters

Taylor Clark

Interim Gatineau mayor Daniel Champagne hopes to set the future headquarters for the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau on a clear path by the end of his mandate.

“The headquarters subject has been around for quite a while,” Champagne told reporters during a press scrum following a Comité exécutif meeting on February 28. “We’ve been talking about it for over 10 years. We have taken this issue head-on in recent months. I think we need to deliver this once and for all.”

Champagne ascended to the position after former mayor France Bélisle abruptly resigned from her role on February 22. With over 100 days to his mandate, Champagne set the headquarters among his list of priorities, along with the tramway and housing and homelessness.

“I have heard several colleagues over the last few months and weeks being concerned about the issue of centralization. Naturally, centralization is closely linked with the next steps on the location,” said Champagne.

While the property at 975 Saint-Joseph Boulevard remained on the table, Champagne said he currently had no new details about the matter.

Photo caption: After years of discussions, acting Gatineau mayor Daniel Champagne aims to bring some decisions on the plans for a future police headquarters by the end of his mandate.

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