Cameras for Prince George’s downtown security camera pilot project will likely be ordered by the end of the week and operational by the fall, the Standing Committee on Public Safety heard at its Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 meeting.
Downtown Prince George executive director Chrisie Berry said she was going to talk to one company about the cost of the cameras, installation and monitoring that same day and another the day after.
“I have some generalized costing from them at this point, but they’ve also given me a list of who within Prince George is a certified retailer, a certified installer for these cameras,” Berry said.
“So, my expectation is that by the end of the week, we are ordering cameras. From there, the next steps are talking to the businesses, figuring out how … it’s going to be attached to the building, what kind of power we’re looking at, wifi and a secure place for our hardware to sit.”
Back at a June city council meeting, Berry had said the hope was to have the pilot program up and running by the end of summer.
In December last year, city council approved a $40,000 contribution towards the program, which is being led by Downtown Prince George and the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.
