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The week of October 17, 2025
BIKE GUIDE Janice Liebe shares the laws regarding bikes on the streets P.3
CITIZENS ON PATROL Volunteers help make our hometown safer P.6
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Surveillance Cameras on Beach Avenue By Keith Fielding
ligence, a thought occurred. Why not put Chat GPT through its paces with this request:
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t its meeting on October 21, Council will debate a motion put forward by Councillor Brophey proposing that a security camera be installed at the south end of Beach Avenue and another at 13th Street. At a previous meeting Corporate Officer, Jennifer Sawatsky, had outlined the rigorous process that municipalities must go through to get provincial approval for such installations. We could not help but wonder how the privacy security issue is weighed in BC, given that in some countries (notably the UK) you can barely walk 100 yards without being on camera. Then, mindful of our recent article about Artificial Intel-
“Write a 550 word article commenting on the widespread use of CCTV in the UK compared to the restrictive privacy laws limiting its use in BC commenting on the advantages and disadvantages of the policies in place in each of those areas.”
Or is this feature about something else? Staff Photo
Some people believe cameras provide an additional sense of security, while others fear invasion of privacy.
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It took no more than three seconds to deliver this response: “SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY: A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT CCTV USE IN THE UK AND BRITISH COLUMBIA Closed-circuit television (CCTV) has become a defining feature of modern surveillance, particularly in countries concerned with public safety and SEE CAMERAS PAGE 7
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