SPVM considers merging downtown stations

The SPVM is considering merging two stations in eastern downtown – station 22, near the Maison Radio‑Canada, and station 21, in the Îlot Voyageur. These stations cover the part of town with the most homeless people and most open drug use. This idea has been floated despite a city moratorium on closing police stations.

It’s not spelled out here whether the SPVM is trying to save money, or whether they have some provisional plan suggesting that there might be benefits to centralizing policing in the area.