Starting Tuesday the Saskatchewan RCMP will start the roll out of body-worn cameras. Fort Qu’appelle RCMP will be the first to receive the cameras.

Over the next four weeks, the roll out will continue at RCMP detachments in the communities of Black Lake, Fond du Lac, Pelican Narrows, Onion Lake and Punnichy. The roll out to all remaining RCMP Detachments will take place in a phased approach over the next eight to 12 months.

The cameras will be worn on the chest and be turned on before the officer leaves the vehicle to respond to a call (unfasten seatbelt and turn on camera). The public will know that the camera is recording when red lights are flashing below the lens of the camera. Audio and video captured on body-worn cameras will be uploaded and maintained on a secure cloud digital management system.

In a news release Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP said, “Body-worn cameras are one more tool we can use as police officers in our daily duties and in being accountable to the public.”

The Saskatoon Police Service has been utilizing body worn cameras for more than two years after launching a pilot project in April 2022.