Sherbrooke inaugurates new “neutral zone”

22 May 2019 at 18 h 33 min

Reading time: 30 s

By Gordon Lambie

Sherbrooke inaugurates new “neutral zone”

Sherbrooke Police Chief Danny McConnell with Public Security committee chair Danielle Berthold, Sherbrooke Mayor Steve Lussier, Bromont Mayor Louis Villeneuve, Bromont Police Inspector Sandy Robitaille, and Sherbrooke Police Captain Guylaine Perron standing in the new "neutral zone" for safe exchanges at the Sherbrooke Police headquarters. (Photo : Gordon Lambie)

The City of Sherbrooke and the Sherbrooke Police inaugurated a new “neutral zone” for safe exchanges between citizens on Wednesday afternoon in front of the city’s police headquarters on Maurice-Houle Street. “This space is safe because of its location,” said Sherbrooke Mayor Steve Lussier, explaining that the two adjacent parking spots are monitored by a high definition camera 24 hour a day, offering citizens who are concerned for their safety in an exchange of goods, peace of mind. Lussier said that he was inspired to bring the idea to Sherbrooke after seeing a similar concept implemented in Bromont last summer. “I considered the idea very good and asked our services to analyze it.” See full story in the Thursday, May 23 edition of The Record.

Share this article