The City of Peterborough is installing 21 closed-circuit TV cameras at three arenas.
On Tuesday, the city announced the upcoming installations of the cameras at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, Kinsmen Civic Centre and the Evinrude Centre.
“The project will include the installation of interior and exterior cameras that will be used for the purpose of promoting safety for facility users and staff at the arenas,” the City stated.
According to Brad Putnam, community arena operations manager, eight cameras will be installed at both the Memorial Centre and Evinrude Centre and five cameras at the Kinsmen.
The $60,000 project – approve in the 2018 capital budget – is expected to be completed this fall, he said.
“Each system has capacity for additional cameras to be added as required,” Putnam told CHEX News in an email.
Putnam says facility management will be authorized to monitor the cameras in compliance with the 2007 City of Peterborough Video Surveillance Policy.
The cameras will record video but reviews will be accessed under the Video Surveillance Policy, he noted.
The city provided notice of the project as part of its 2007 Video Surveillance Policy and under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario).