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Sometime in the new year, Moncton’s bylaw officers will be designated as ‘special constables’, allowing them expanded powers such as the ability to carry batons and pepper spray, and to enter private property.
Province will designate trained officers as ‘special constables’ sometime in new year
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 02, 2026 4:04 PM EST | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
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Moncton’s community safety officers are undergoing additional training before they will be designated ‘special constables’ by the province. (Ian Bonnell/Radio-Canada)
Moncton bylaw and community safety officers will have increased powers early next year, once a new provincial pilot program kicks into gear.
Right now the city’s 25 officers are limited in what they can do and how they can protect themselves, said Charles LeBlanc, director of bylaw enforcement and community safety with the City of Moncton.
But that will change once the officers are appointed as “special constables” under the New Brunswick Police Act.
Charles LeBlanc, Moncton’s director of bylaw enforcement and community safety, says that the new designation will give officers more ways to protect themselves. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
The new designation will “provide some tools to our officers,
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