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DONNACONA, QC, June 13, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) is calling on Correctional Service Canada to step up the fight against deliveries of packages to penitentiaries by drone, the efforts made thus far having proven insufficient. This morning, UCCO-SACC-CSN staged a realistic simulation of a drone delivery at Donnacona, Qc.
New radar systems
After years of repeated requests, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will install advanced radar equipment to detect drones in the coming months. The radar will allow for more effective detection of drones overflying penitentiaries, which is a step in the right direction, says Frédérick Lebeau, Quebec Region President of UCCO-SACC-CSN. However, CSC is planning to install only five radar systems at the 49 federal institutions across the country. Donnacona is the only penitentiary in Quebec where radar is to be installed.