Gatineau's chief of police Simon Fournier, right, and Mayor Daniel Champagne speak to reporters May 7, 2024 following council's vote to approve a new $187M headquarters for police.
Gatineau's chief of police Simon Fournier, right, and mayor Daniel Champagne speak to reporters Tuesday following council's vote to approve a new $187 million police headquarters. Following months of deliberations that included rejecting an earlier proposal, Gatineau, Que., city council has voted to build a new police headquarters further north by the end of 2026.to build the headquarters on a parking lot next to the Robert-Guertin Centre.
"Essentially we evolved toward a great project, so it's a good day today," said Gatineau Mayor Daniel Champagne. Once built at an estimated cost of $187 million, the new headquarters will replace the existing headquarters at 590 boulevard Gréber, as well as the police station at 777 boulevard de la Carrière in Hull.
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