Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord
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The Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord was the shared police service of three (originally four) municipalities in Quebec
's Laurentians:
Prévost
was originally part of the police service, but left it on April 1, 2004, however the police service's headquarters remained in Prévost
.
In May 2009 plans were revealed to close the service and turn policing of the remaining three municipalities over to the Sûreté du Québec
.
On October 23, 2009 the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord's policing operations ended at 1 minute past midnight. All the Régie's police officers transferred to the Sûreté du Québec, divided between a station serving the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
in Saint-Sauveur and the station serving the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality
regional county municipality, formerly located in Saint-Jérôme but now in the former Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord building in Prévost.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
's Laurentians:
- Saint-HippolyteSaint-Hippolyte, QuebecSaint-Hippolyte is a parish municipality within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian mountains about 45 km north of Montreal...
- PiedmontPiedmont, QuebecPiedmont is a small municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains of the administrative region of Laurentides...
- Sainte-Anne-des-LacsSainte-Anne-des-Lacs, QuebecSainte-Anne-des-Lacs is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut in Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative region of Laurentides. The municipality was founded in 1946 and was assigned the municipal number 77035 by the Quebec government...
Prévost
Prévost, Quebec
Prévost is a town within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian Mountains, north of Montreal. It was created in 1973 from the amalgamation of the former villages of Shawbridge and Lesage with old Prévost...
was originally part of the police service, but left it on April 1, 2004, however the police service's headquarters remained in Prévost
Prévost, Quebec
Prévost is a town within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian Mountains, north of Montreal. It was created in 1973 from the amalgamation of the former villages of Shawbridge and Lesage with old Prévost...
.
In May 2009 plans were revealed to close the service and turn policing of the remaining three municipalities over to the Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...
.
On October 23, 2009 the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord's policing operations ended at 1 minute past midnight. All the Régie's police officers transferred to the Sûreté du Québec, divided between a station serving the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Pays-d'En-Haut is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 36,573-Towns:* Estérel* Sainte-Adèle* Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson* Saint-Sauveur-Municipalities:* Lac-des-Seize-Îles...
in Saint-Sauveur and the station serving the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality
La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Rivière-du-Nord is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. The region is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord. La Rivière-du-Nord is located in the Laurentides region of Quebec...
regional county municipality, formerly located in Saint-Jérôme but now in the former Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord building in Prévost.