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All rights reserved.
The Cowansville Common Municipal Court
serves the following municipalities:
Abercorn Bedford Canton
Bedford Ville Brigham
Brome Dunham
East Farnham Farnham
Frelighsburg Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge
St-Armand Ste-Sabine
St-Ignace-de-Stanbridge St-Pierre-de-Véronne
Standbridge East Standbridge Station
Sutton  


The Cowansville Common Municipal Court has
jurisdiction over both adults and minors.

DATES OF THE REGULAR SITTINGS OF THE COWANSVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT - AT 6:30 p.m.

Thursday January 17, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday January 24, 2008 defaults (9:30) and trials
Thursday January 31, 2008 defaults (9:30) and trials
Thursday February 7, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday March 13, 2008 defaults (9:30)and trials
Thursday April 3, 2008 defaults (9:30) and trials
Thursday May 1, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday May 8, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday May 29, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday June 5, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday August 28, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday September 18, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday October 16, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday October 23, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday November 13, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday November 20, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday December 11, 2008 defaults and trials
Thursday December 23, 2008 defaults (9:30) and trials
  Total : 20 sittings

In civil matters the Court can receive and hear:

  • municipal tax or municipal permits recovery cases;
  • any other case having to do with by-laws or
    tariffs in the municipalities under its jurisdiction.

In criminal matters, the Court has exclusive
jurisdiction in the following areas:

  • municipal by-laws dealing with traffic, peace, order, public nuisance, city planning, zoning and construction;
  • certain provincial laws (highway code, etc.);
  • any other laws that may come under its’ jurisdiction.

Judge Pierre J. Raiche sits in common municipal court and the law firm of Paradis, Lemieux & Francis acts as counsel for the prosecution before the court.



Cour municipale commune de Cowansville // City Hall
220, place Municipale, Cowansville, Québec, J2K 1T4
Phone : (450) 263-5434
Fax: (450) 263-4332

Me Sandra Ruel
Telephone : 450 263-0141 # 231
Email : sruel@ville.cowansville.qc.ca

Gina Poulin
secrétaire
Telephone : 450 263-0141 # 241
Email : gpoulin@ville.cowansville.qc.ca

Office Hours
Monday to Friday
8.30 a.m. to for 4.30 p.m.