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Police transparency

Sylvan Lake RCMP to wear body cameras beginning in early 2025

Dec 5, 2024 | 4:36 PM

Alberta RCMP have announced that officers in Sylvan Lake among other communities in the province will soon be equipped with body-worn cameras.

Members in Sylvan Lake will receive their body-worn cameras by January 2025, which will provide the RCMP an opportunity for further transparency and accountability.

Police say the video evidence collected through the cameras will provide interactions between officers and the public to help increase trust in communities across the province.

“This initiative advances our organization’s commitment to ongoing modernization. We know the policing needs of Albertans are changing, and this demonstrates our adaptability and commitment to meeting those needs and upholding public safety,” as stated in the media release.

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Communities already with body-worn cameras include Claresholm, Drayton Valley, Evansberg, Fort MacLeod, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Nanton, Piikani First Nation, Pincher Creek, Sherwood Park, St. Paul, and Vulcan.

Communities set to receive them in 2025 include Bonnyville, Chestermere, Cold Lake, Elk Point, Enoch Cree Nation, Fort Saskatchewan, Gleichen, Lac La Biche, Mayerthorpe, Sylvan Lake, and Whitecourt.