You may notice CCTV cameras set up around downtown Victoria this weekend.
The Victoria Police will have cameras installed around the Santa Claus Parade Route in order to ensure public safety.
The cameras will be set up in public spaces in accodance with the BC and national privacy legislations. Signs will be posted in the areas to raise the public is awareness of the cameras.
Officers and Reserve Constables will be stationed around the parade route. There will also be mutiple road closures around the Legislature starting at 3 o'clock on Saturday.
The cameras will be removed in the days following the parade.