Whistler – Phased installation is now underway of closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on 18 BC Transit buses in Whistler. All medium- and heavy-duty buses acquired after 2005 will have the cameras installed, and new buses, 27 feet and longer, will be delivered with the cameras already factory-installed.
A one-year evaluation (proof-of-concept) program was completed in April 2016 on 83 buses in Victoria and another 25 in Kamloops and showed positive results. Cameras have been installed on buses in Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Chilliwack, and Victoria.
The estimated budget to equip the 18 buses with this new technology is $83,000. The installation follows infrastructure funding announcements by the federal and provincial governments in June and July of 2016.
A timetable to install CCTV cameras throughout the BC Transit system has not yet been confirmed.
For more information on the project, how the cameras will operate, and the results from the 2015-16 pilot project, please consult the Questions and A​n​s​w​e​r​s​. To find out more about BC Transit’s privacy policy, please visit the privacy s​e​c​t​i​o​n​.
Media Contacts
Jonathon Dyck, Communications Manager
media@bctransit.com
250-995-5720
Communications, Resort Municipality of Whistler
c​o​m​m​u​n​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​@​w​h​i​s​t​l​e​r​.​c​a
604-967-3030
