Public Safety

The safety of everyone in Westmount, whether they be residents, visitors, or travelers simply passing through, has always been a primary concern of City Council and the administration. As is the case across the island, police and fire protection is provided by the City of Montreal. Westmount residents have also come to depend on the local Public Safety Department, a trained team of municipal employees responsible for by-law enforcement, parking regulation and a multitude of community safety programmes.

Learn more about parking

Dial 911 when you need help in an emergency situation – Fire, serious accident, medical emergency, people at risk, natural gas leak, criminal activity in progress.

For the important phone numbers, prevention and preparation tips, and a list of essential items to have on hand to survive for 72 hours in the event of a major emergency, go to our “Emergency” page.

Consult the page

Public Safety

Call 9-1-1 for emergencies or to report crimes in progress.

Address

21 Stanton Street
Westmount, Quebec  H3Y 3B1

• Telephone : 514-989-5222
  • Dispatch (24 hours) : Dial 0
  • Parking permits and dog permits : Dial 1
  • Parking infractions : Dial 2
  • Community Relations and senior services : Dial 3
  • Administration : Dial 4

Fax: 514 989-5487

Director: Gregory McBain

The Public Safety Department assists in securing the protection of the Westmount community, enforces municipal by-laws, provides support services to the Montreal Fire Safery Department (Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal) and to the Emergency Measures Organisation. The department also enhances the crime prevention program.

The members of the Public Safety Department provide Westmount with a uniformed 24-hour patrol service. All officers are trained in advanced first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.), AED/defibrillator trained, expandable police baton, and pressure-point tactics.

Neighbourhood Station 12

Call 9-1-1 for emergencies or to report crimes in progress.

Address

21 Stanton Street
Westmount, Quebec H3Y 3B1

Telephone:

• Info-Crime: 514 393-1133
• Station 12 Information: 514 280-0112
• Non-emergency situations* : 514 280-2222

Fax: 514 280-0612

Commander: Mathieu Bastien

Website

The team at Station 12 works to maintain security in its territory, in compliance with the global priorities of the Montreal Police Department (Service de police de la Ville de Montréal or SPVM) . To this end, the team has established these objectives:

• Reduce crime and the number of violent crimes
• Increase the citizens’ sense of security by providing sustained police presence
• Reduce the irritation caused by antisocial behaviour
• Enhance security around schools
• Launch prevention programs in schools and seniors’ residences
• Improve road safety and monitor speed on main arteries in order to reduce traffic accidents
• Participate in local activities

The SPVM have an interactive crime map which shows the reported criminal activity. 

Consult the map

Counter service

• From 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week

Montreal Fire Department
Station 76

Information, prevention advice, building inspections, incident reports, fire station tours.

Dial 911 for emergencies.

Address

19 Stanton Street
Wesmount Quebec H3Y 3B1

Telephone: 514 280-0874

• Prevention and education: 514 872-3800
• Fire report summary: 514 872-3775
• Detailed fire report: 514 872-3142

Website

For more information

Services for residents

Requests for reports, applications for special events, educational lectures, fire station tours, etc.

Prevention and education

Prevention tips, what to do after a fire, awareness campaigns, kids’ section.

Outdoor fires

Outdoor fires are prohibited across the Montréal agglomeration by several by-laws (bonfires, fireplaces, burning branches or green waste, burning garbage, burning construction debris, garden fires, etc.). Outdoor fires produce smoke that contains a number of toxic substances.

Please note that domestic use of a certified appliance such as a barbecue, a patio heater or similar appliances do not require a permit.

Fire regulations

Emergency evacuation assistance program

The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (Montréal fire department – SIM for short) offers persons with handicaps or reduced mobility a free evacuation assistance service which enables firefighters to find and help them evacuate in the event of an emergency. You will need to register your information in our database. All information collected is used exclusively by the SIM and will remain confidential.

Find out more and register

Mission, vision and values

Through its mission, vision and long-standing values, the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (Montréal fire department) places public safety at the heart of its concerns.

This mission is accomplished by responding to all types of emergencies, including medical emergencies, fires and other emergency situations, and by carrying out prevention, education and civil protection activities.

Our commitment

Each day of the year, we are ready to:

• ANTICIPATE risk and protect the public;
• SERVE the public with competent, respectful, responsive and skilled personnel;
• RESPOND immediately to distress calls;
• INTERVENE with professionalism, strength and agility for the safety of everyone.

Consult the Mission, vision and values web page

Westmount’s Public Safety Department patrols the City 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and benefits from the collaboration of residents and businesses to ensure public safety everywhere. Use the electronic forms on this page to make a request or provide information to the City.

Special Surveillance

The Public Safety Unit patrols the City 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Before you leave your home or business for an extended period, you can provide the Public Safety office with your address and contact information and officers will check the property during your absence.

Request special surveillance

Block Parties and Neighbourhood Events

If you wish to organize a block party or event either on private or City property, you must obtain an authorization from the City in advance.

Request a permit for a block party or other event

Security Registry for Westmount Homes and Businesses

This registry allows the City of Westmount to get in touch rapidly with companies and individuals in the event of an emergency. We invite you to provide contact information to the Public Safety Department by filling in the form.

Sign up to the security registry for homes and businesses

Learn more about services for seniors

Lost Items

For items lost in an outdoor public place:

Westmount Public Safety Unit

21 Stanton Street
Westmount, Quebec  H3Y 3B1

Telephone: 514 989-5222

or

City of Montreal Police (SPVM)

Neighbourhood Station 12
19 Stanton Street
Westmount, Quebec  H3Y 3B1

Telephone: 514 280-0212

For items lost in municipal buildings:

Contact the appropriate department

Westmount Public Safety officers can also search an electronic database of found items – ask an officer or contact the WPSU. Please note that certain items, including cell phones, computers, and other objects of value, are always turned over to the SPVM.

You may also file a police report online.

Found Items

Found objects may be handed over to any City employee in a public building, to a Public Safety officer, or to a Police officer. Items will be recorded and stored safely, and items of value will be taken to the SPVM.

City Council has identified graffiti as a growing problem in the community and has taken the lead in graffiti prevention and removal. Westmount Public Safety Department offers a free year-round graffiti removal service. In addition, due to a dramatic increase in reports of vandalism, graffiti and substance abuse infractions in municipal parks, the City has instituted a curfew in all municipal parks. Parks are now closed to the public nightly from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. Violators are subject to a minimum fine of $75. Westmount has also increased the frequency of patrols throughout the City.

Learn more

The act of making, causing, producing or permitting excessive noise, which disturbs the enjoyment or comfort of others, is considered to be a nuisance and an infringement of the municipal by-law concerning noise.

Citizens are also asked to limit the use of horns and to keep the noise levels of mufflers, motors, and sound reproduction equipment in check, to reduce excessive noise.

Certain specific restrictions are listed below; to learn about all of the provisions of the by-law, consult the full text of By-law 1519 Concerning Noise.

Specific Restrictions

Leaf blowers

• The use of gas-powered leaf blowers has been banned in Westmount since October 2023
• Electric leaf blowers may be used only from October 1 to May 31 of the following year, Monday to Saturday (except on holidays), from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Consequently, the use of leaf blowers is prohibited from  June 1^st  to September 30.
• Contractors wishing to use leaf blowers in Westmount must first obtain a permit from the City.
• All leaf blowers must bear a clearly visible manufacturer’s decal or label certifying that it meets the Category 1 – dBA ±65 (measured at 50 feet (15.24 m)) equipment standard set out in ANSI B175.2-2000. (In force as of June 21, 2010)

More details on other specific restrictions

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