Security and Safety Measures Coming to the Montreal Metro
The city plans $6.4 million a year for 52 special constables, 12 temporary police officers and expanded outreach to support riders and unhoused people.
- On Tuesday, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced a $6.4 million annual investment to recruit 52 special constables by 2027, while the SPVM will temporarily deploy 12 additional officers to the Metro this fall.
- With winter approaching, the STM renewed its anti-loitering policy in April requiring passengers to be actively traveling, addressing safety concerns that prompted these expanded security measures.
- The transit authority will increase multi-disciplinary EMIC outreach squads from two to six and invest $3 million to upgrade its dispatch center monitoring capabilities for faster incident detection.
- Starting this fall, the city will deploy social worker teams at Metro stations to support vulnerable individuals, while next year it plans a five percent service increase to reduce evening wait times.
- Advocates continue to raise concerns about the impact on those seeking shelter, though broader initiatives include 24/7 warming centers and social worker support as part of the city's winter approach.
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The City of Montreal, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) have announced new measures to strengthen the safety of the metro. You can read all of this: The STM hires special constables with a sec. 5 and the salary starts at $31.16/h"The metro is an essential service. And everyone should be able to use it with confidence," launched the Mayor of Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, at a …
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Le Journal de MontrealThe Martinez Ferrada administration and the STM have announced several measures to enhance safety in the metro.
More trains, more special constables and more surveillance: Montreal puts the package in order to regain control of the feeling of safety in the metro, in decline in recent years. However, the effect of these new measures will not be felt until next year, at least.
The STM will increase the number of special constables and camera surveillance in the underground network.
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