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Edict requires city to install cameras in RCMP jail
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The city is being ordered by the province to install surveillance cameras at the Campbell River RCMP detachment. At its meeting Monday night, council agreed to hire Johnson Controls, at a cost of $141,451, to install the equipment. Jason Decksheimer, the city’s asset management supervisor, said the cameras will comply with the province’s standards. “The cameras have built-in redundancy in order to allow the system to withstand hardware failures and will record to high capacity servers stored on site in order to provide two years of high definition video retention,” Decksheimer said. The Solicitor General of B.C. has directed all police agencies in the province to install closed circuit video equipment in all areas where prisoners are dealt with and released. The demand comes out of recommendations from a November, 2007 coroner’s inquest into a shooting death in an RCMP detachment in Houston, B.C. two years earlier. Decksheimer said the video surveillance standards come into effect on Jan. 30 and per these standards, closed circuit video systems must “cover the entire scope of all areas
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Paul Mason puts his Coldest Night of the Year toque on to encourage people to sign up for the Coldest Night of the Year Walk and raise money for the homeless in Campbell River on Feb. 21.
he Coldest Night of the Year is not a time to stay home and huddle by the television, it’s a night to get out and walk to raise money for the homeless. Organizers of Campbell River’s second annual Coldest Night of the Year walk, being held Saturday, Feb. 21, is setting its sights on raising $30,000 this year. And they’re looking for walkers. “Last year we raised over $33,000,” said Paul Mason, a coordinator for Campbell River Family Services (CRFS) and one of the Campbell River walk’s organizers. “Our goal last year was $25,000, so our goal this year is $30,000.” The Coldest Night of the Year is a fun, family-friendly walking fundraiser that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 70 communities across Canada. The 2, 5 and 10 km walk provides participants the opportunity to experience a hint of the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness while raising much needed revenue for their favourite local charity. Since 2011, the Coldest Night of the Year has raised $4.9 million dollars. All of the funds for this year’s walk in Campbell River will go towards CRFS’ sobering assessment centre and hub which is slated for
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