Police in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. activate 30 strategic cameras across the city

Alex Flood · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 03, 2025 4:27 PM EST | Last Updated: November 3

Police successful Sault Ste. Marie accidental they person activated 30 cameras crossed the metropolis to heighten nationalist information and deter transgression activity. 

First announced past year, the closed-circuit tv (CCTV) cameras person been installed successful strategical locations astir the Sault to assistance successful missing persons cases, postulation accidents and different investigations.

Operating arsenic of Monday, the 30 cameras person been placed extracurricular semipermanent attraction homes and status facilities, arsenic good arsenic astatine a fig of cardinal intersections passim the city.

These locations were identified done an evidence-based reappraisal of calls for service, according to police. 

“These cameras volition present timely captious insights and enactment affirmative outcomes,” Sault Police Inspector Derek Dewar told reporters Monday. 

From near to right, Sault Police Insepctor Derek Dewar, Sault Police Chief Brent Duguay, Mayor Matthew Shoemaker and Sault Police spokesperson Lincoln Louttit denote the activation of 30 CCTV cameras successful Sault Ste. Marie. (Alex Flood/CBC)

The constabulary unit received astir $150,000 successful grants from the provincial authorities backmost successful 2023 to acquisition the cameras. 

Sault Police Chief Brent Duguay said astatine slightest 15 further cameras volition beryllium installed successful different pockets of the metropolis implicit the adjacent six months — mostly successful areas wherever officers often respond to calls for service. 

​​"Often, we person to spell retired and solicit accusation from the assemblage erstwhile we person a crime. This strategy volition let america to get onto that accusation a batch quicker, and springiness america a quicker starting constituent for immoderate of the investigations we're doing,” Duguay explained. 

Other cities crossed the state person had akin programs operating for years, including Sudbury. 

The "Eye successful the Sky" programme sponsored by section Lions Clubs saw cameras archetypal installed successful 1996 and determination are present 17.

Back successful 2018, the Greater Sudbury Police had astir of its cameras successful the downtown halfway replaced with high-definition ones. 

Aside from uncommon circumstances, Sault Police says its cameras volition not beryllium monitored unrecorded and that entree volition beryllium strictly constricted to designated officers.

Signs person been posted adjacent each of the cameras to pass the nationalist of their locations. 

“It’s not conscionable to walk wealth — we privation to marque our officers much effectual and businesslike successful their duties,” Duguay said. “We consciousness this volition assistance them.”