Overview
- Edmonton Police Service and Esri Canada are in final testing of a proof‑of‑concept system at Churchill Station that provides real‑time indoor mapping, officer tracking and digital‑twin views to coordinate responses.
- The pilot relays location and surveillance feeds to officers’ smartphones; it has been in development for three years, implemented over the last two, and any rollout beyond Churchill depends on funding and stakeholder approval.
- Funding totals $1.3 million from the Canadian Safety and Security Program overseen by Public Safety Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada.
- EPS data show 600 of 2,985 reported occurrences across Edmonton LRT stations were at Churchill, including warrants, weapons violations and personal violence, with many incidents categorized as other.
- Alberta says negotiations with Ottawa on an MOU for a bitumen pipeline continue, though a CBC‑reported leaked list of projects to be fast‑tracked ahead of today’s Terrace announcement does not include the pipeline; separately, police seek witnesses after a cruiser struck a pedestrian, a letter criticizes a survey on raising speed limits, and the Calgary Readers’ Choice outlines one‑person‑one‑vote safeguards.