Starting Wednesday, some Surrey police officers will wear body cameras as part of a six-month pilot project.

The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says 20 Road Safety officers will wear Axon Body 4 body-worn cameras (BWC). An announcement Tuesday said the pilot project comes after developing a BWC program since 2021.

It says the Surrey Police Board approved the purchase of 20 cameras last year.

“Through our previous community consultations, it was clear that there is very strong public support for the use of body-worn cameras in Surrey,” said Chief Const. Norm Lipinski.

The project follows the lead of several Canadian police jurisdictions that have implemented BWCs, including in Vancouver, Delta, and the BC RCMP, which announced in January that it would spend the year rolling out over 3,000

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