Royal Canadian Mounted Police Services
Our region is served by the RCMP. For any questions regarding their services, you can call the number below. Please note that a background check service is offered, but only at specified hours. We recommend calling ahead to prevent unnecessary trips.

506-992-1198
790, Principale Street
Clair, NB
E7A 2H6

If you must send documents by mail, the postal address to use is:

10, Laplante Road
Saint-Leonard, NB
E7E 0A2

FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY: 9-1-1

Fire Department of Haut-Madawaska
Our fire department counts three fire stations that were already in place before the merger: the fire stations of Baker-Brook, Clair, and Saint-François. We also have a written agreement with the fire department of Baker Lake.

For any questions: 506-992-6000
Address: 2208, Commercial Street, Saint-François, NB E7A1B6

Fire Department Director, Settlement and Complaints Officer: Maurice Boutot

FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY: 9-1-1

You can access below a 72 hours Guide to help prepare for a range of emergencies. This resource can be useful for developing varied tools or procedures that could be necessary before, during and after a disaster. http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/PS4-26-2005E.pdf

Ambulance services
Located in the Ward of Saint-Francois, the ambulance service serves the entire community of Haut-Madawaska.

2033, Commercial Street, Saint-Francois, NB E7A 1B3
506-992-1904

FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY: 9-1-1

Centre de services communautaires du Haut-Madawaska

506-992-0055
809, Principale Street, Clair, NB E7A2H7

Haut-Madawaska has benefited from the services of physicians in private practice for many years.  At the end of the 70s, a first medical clinic was created thanks to the collaboration of all the municipalities of Haut-Madawaska. Located inside the Clair municipal building, this initiative helped us recruit two young doctors.  In addition, a collaboration was established with the Edmundston Regional Hospital for the provision of ambulatory care and the deployment of nursing staff. In 2006, in collaboration with the Regional Health Authority, a nurse was added to the staff.   In 2012, Vitalité Health Network hired a nurse practitioner who works in collaboration with one of the doctors.  Vitalité Health Network also added a part-time administrative assistant to support the team.

In 2005, the municipality recognized that the facilities no longer met the needs of the medical clinic. In 2016, the project for a 6,500 sq. ft. annex to the Community Health Centre was announced with the main objective of attracting young doctors and providing other health services to the population of Haut-Madawaska. The cost of construction will be $2.0 million, of which $800,000 will be paid by the municipality of Clair, $500,000 by the province and $700,000 will be raised through fundraising in the community. 

In 2019, an advisory committee was created to work in collaboration with the Vitalité Health Network to identify priority primary health care services for Haut-Madawaska and to participate in the recruitment of health care professionals.  The members of the advisory committee represent all the Wards of the municipality as well as the village of Lac Baker.

Since the opening of the annex in 2018, two out of four doctors have retired.  A nurse practitioner, a full-time nurse, a part-time nursing assistant, a diabetic nurse and two administrative supports have been added.