Media wait outside as UPAC investigators conduct a raid relating to the water meter scandal at the home of former mayor Gerald Tremblay, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Montreal. The anti-corruption squad arrested seven people in connection with an IT contract at Revenue Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Republished July 29, 2015 - 2:58 PM
Original Publication Date July 29, 2015 - 8:10 AM
MONTREAL - Investigators from Quebec's anti-corruption unit searched the home and cottage of former Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay on Wednesday as part of their probe into a water meter contract.
Montreal awarded the $355-million contract to a consortium in 2007 but cancelled the deal a few years later after reports surfaced of alleged embezzlement and other irregularities.
Tremblay was mayor beween 2002 and 2012.
While a spokeswoman for the unit would not confirm that Tremblay's residences were the subject of the search, a Quebec provincial police cruiser was seen parked in the driveway of his Montreal home and investigators were seen removing boxes from the residence.
The spokeswoman confirmed that two sites were searched with about 10 agents involved at each location.
Anti-corruption officials from the unit have been conducting raids related to the water meter contract over the last few weeks.
Sources last week said officers visited the home of Claude Dauphin, borough mayor of Lachine, as well as the residence of Sammy Forcillo, the city's ex-head of water management.
Dauphin was head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities between June 2013 and last month.
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