By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative This is the third instalment in a series on the campaign to have RCMP officers use body-worn cameras in Nunavut. \u00a0 The body camera pilot project in Iqaluit, which cost $93,619.10, was \u00a0deemed a success overall, especially in terms of improving \u00a0police-civilian relations. \u201cI myself believe that you will find that there has been a reduction \u00a0of both incidents and fatalities in Nunavut since the pilot was rolled \u00a0out and that this program has affected both the conduct of police \u00a0officers and citizens interacting with police, knowing that they are on \u00a0camera and their behaviour is under scrutiny,\u201d says former Nunavut \u00a0senator Dennis Patterson. \u201cThis is a good news story, in my opinion. Faced with a very \u00a0distressing situation, which seemed almost an… <\/p>\n
By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative This is the third instalment in a series on the campaign to have RCMP officers use body-worn cameras in Nunavut. \u00a0 The body camera pilot project in Iqaluit, which cost $93,619.10, was \u00a0deemed a success overall, especially in terms of improving \u00a0police-civilian relations. \u201cI myself believe that you will find that there has been a reduction \u00a0of both incidents and fatalities in Nunavut since the pilot was rolled \u00a0out and that this program has affected both the conduct of police \u00a0officers and citizens interacting with police, knowing that they are on \u00a0camera and their behaviour is under scrutiny,\u201d says former Nunavut \u00a0senator Dennis Patterson. \u201cThis is a good news story, in my opinion. Faced with a very \u00a0distressing situation, which seemed almost an... <\/p>\n