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Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read • FILE - RCMP use a camera mounted drone as they investigate at the scene of a single vehicle accident along the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, north of Panoka Alta., on Monday Sept. 22, 2014. A plan from the province to use drones to monitor campers has been scrapped after a public outcry. Photo by David Bloom /David Bloom/Edmonton Sun/QMI Age
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The UCP government has grounded a proposal to use aerial drones to monitor campers and outdoor enthusiasts on public lands.
Four days after a request for proposals (RFP) was posted by Alberta Environment and Parks seeking private contractors’ bids to operate a program that would provide surveillance on holidays and long weekends in the summer and fall, Environment Minister Jason Nixon said the plan has been shot down.
Amid flak, province abruptly cancels plan to monitor campers on Crown Lands with drones
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Amid flak, province abruptly cancels plan to monitor campers on Crown Lands with drones
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