Public safety is important to us! For this reason, the Town of Stanstead is serviced by various organizations and services related to public safety.
Citizen communication and alert system
Personalize your notifications by choosing the services, sectors and how you want to be notified (email, text message or automated call).
Services offered by this platform:
– Emergency Measures Notices;
– Public Interest Messages Notices *1;
– Public Works Notices *2;
*1 Public service announcements are information only about your city’s administration, such as town council date reminders, tax date reminders, special collection dates and much more.
*2 Public works notices include, among others, boil water advisories, water main maintenance work, infrastructure repair work or snow removal.
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👉 Click the following link | https://vu.fr/aEwfy
If you need help completing the form, contact us at 819 876-7181 ext. 110 or come to town hall at
425, rue Dufferin by appointment.
Police | Sûreté du Québec
The Town of Stanstead is serviced by police services under the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). Their agents are appointed as the authority for enforcing town by-laws and provincial laws. SQ stations prepare prevention activities for all the municipalities they serve, such as proactive and non-penal measures that specifically aim to reduce criminal activity. Most of these prevention activities take place on a daily basis, in the context of interventions taken by agents working the territory.
4080 Sherbrooke Street, Magog, Quebec J1X 3W5
Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
In case of emergency, citizens are invited to dial 9-1-1 or 310-4141 (*4141 on cell phones).
Fire Protection | Régie Memphrémagog-Est
Since the fall of 2018, the Town of Stanstead has been a member of the Régie incendie Memphrémagog-Est. The fire station 1, located under Town Hall at 425 Dufferin Street, is well-positioned to serve the town and greater Stanstead area, if necessary.
The Régie director and the preventionist are based at the Hatley municipal offices.
2100 Route143
Hatley, Quebec J0B 4B0
819 838-5877, Extension 202
819 823-4830, cellular
Animal Protection | Société protectrice des animaux
The SPA de l’Estrie services a territory covering more than 225,000 inhabitants, in various cities and towns across the Eastern Townships, including the Town of Stanstead.
These cities and municipalities have delegated their authority in animal matters to the SPAE who has the responsibility to sell licenses and offer a number of other services to citizens and their animals across the region.
By-law RU-2020-03 states that animal owners must have a license for all cats and dogs in their possession.
145 Sauvé Street
Sherbrooke, Quebec J1L 1L6
PAIR
The Pair program allows its members to feel more secure thanks to:
- Daily prevention call service with an alert in case of non-confirmation
- Reminders to take medication with or without an alert
The prevention system makes it possible to react quickly in the event of a tragedy.
These daily calls are reassuring for subscribers and their families.
Who is the Pair program for?
- Seniors living alone.
- Elderly couples with or without health problems.
- Families who are worried about their parents, but do not have the time or the ability to call them every day.
- Person in need of a medication reminder.
- PPerson with health problems.
- Anyone who needs a daily call for any other reason.
The Pair program is completely free for members and always will be!
View the brochure here: PAIR MEMPHREMAGOG REGION
819-876-7748 (CAB Stanstead)
Civil Security Plan
Plan updated in 2021 The Town of Stanstead called on the services of Groupe Prudent conseil in the preparation of our civil security plan that will ensure rapid action in the case of a major disaster affecting the population or other climatic events that may arise.
Adopted in 2021, our civil security plan is in place in the case of a major emergency affecting the region. When emergency measures are enacted, communication to citizens will be done via social mediaand the Town website.
However, it is the responsible of each and every citizen to be prepared and autonomous for a period of 72h in the case of an emergency. Three preparation steps are advised:
Canadians are encouraged to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies:
🔴 Know the risks | bit.ly/3Nzb2vx
🟡 Make a plan | bit.ly/3VlQYPf
🟢 Get an emergency kit | bit.ly/3oQahnt
Click on image for information on 72h plans 👉
