Construction of Aylmer new police station to begin this summer 

Sophie Demers 

Gatineau awarded the $22.6 million contract for the construction of the new Aylmer police station to Groupe GMR Construction on July 9. Planning for the new building has been in the works for over a year and construction is slated to begin in the coming weeks.

While construction is underway, services will continue to be offered at the current police station as the new station is being built beside the current one.

Gatineau states that the current police station has reached the end of its life and a new building is required to continue “efficient service and ensure the safety of the population” as Aylmer continues to develop and increase its population.

The building will meet the LEED gold certification standard for energy efficiency. The architecture will be modern to align with new developments nearby. Construction is expected to take two years to complete, with the city planning for operations to move to the new building in the fall of 2027.

The new station will continue to offer services such as complaint filing, officer meetings with residents, criminal record checks, access to documents, obtaining files, criminal record suspensions, and alarm permit applications and other administrative requests.

The budget for construction of the station is estimated at $25.7 million, an increase of $8.2 million from the original estimate, to cover indexation of the initial financial package, finance the expansion of the office space and increase storage space.