{"id":491190,"date":"2026-02-22T02:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491190\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:49:24","slug":"photos-montreal-police-take-annual-polar-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491190\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Montreal police take annual polar plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Montreal police held their 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, with Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada joining in to leap into the icy St. Lawrence River.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Members of the Mascouche police force jump into the St. Lawrence River during the 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e0fb7b860c342dc7ce94856448976d74.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Members of the Mascouche police force jump into the St. Lawrence River during the 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Members of the Montreal police force jump into the water during their annual polar plunge in Montreal.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/745934cb5467f068903e215ddc63f5f4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Members of the Montreal police force jump into the water during their annual polar plunge in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada resurfaces after jumping into the St. Lawrence River during the SPVM polar plunge in Montreal.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/220a4ef531a0f185023f8d6435be4b48.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada resurfaces after jumping into the St. Lawrence River during the SPVM polar plunge in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Quebec Security Minister Ian Lafreni\u00e8re and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada cheer on the first jumper into the St. Lawrence River for the Montreal police polar plunge in Montreal.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/39de36106541b38e39c4f6cccfa6b1bf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Quebec Security Minister Ian Lafreni\u00e8re and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada cheer on the first jumper into the St. Lawrence River for the Montreal police polar plunge in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" A combination of firefighters, police and Urgences-sant\u00e9 rescue staff prepare the site on the St. Lawrence River for the 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/13feeac77078c62d8e0db9a0f96a9588.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> A combination of firefighters, police and Urgences-sant\u00e9 rescue staff prepare the site on the St. Lawrence River for the 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Quebec Security Minister Ian Lafreni\u00e8re and Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada laugh after jumping in the icy water of the St. Lawrence River during the 18th annual SPVM polar plunge in Montreal.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" 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