The Ontario Government has announced it is investing $64,336.51 in the Belleville Police Service to help expand their video surveillance program.
Funding is being delivered through the Ontario Closed Circuit Television Grant Program. The program is designed to replace outdated equipment, expand or enhance current technology and install new or additional equipment CCTV surveillance cameras.
“Crime is becoming more sophisticated, and we need to ensure policing agencies have the tools they need to investigate and to uphold the law,” said Todd Smith, MPP for Bay of Quinte.
“Upgraded video surveillance technology is one of those tools that will help keep Belleville safe.”
Belleville Police Service is one of 24 police services across Ontario that will be receiving funding from the CCTV Grant program.
“As the Belleville Police Service continues to invest in technology to make Belleville ‘the Safest Community in Ontario,’ it is this type of collaborative support from the provincial government that allows us to work toward that goal,” chairman of the Police Services Board, Tyler Alsopp, says in a release.
“This grant will permit us to move forward with replacing and improving the aging video infrastructure in the downtown core and across the city.”
