North Shore Rescue’s volunteers sometimes comb the backcountry for lost hikers with scant evidence, relying on experience and patterns to guide their search. Installing cameras may mean losing a little of the serenity and solitude we associate with the North Shore’s playground. Still, knowing something as simple as which way a hiker turned could mean the difference between life and death. With or without the cameras, the volunteers face a hard job. Let’s make it a little easier on them. Have your say at nsnews.com.
—Jeremy Shepherd
John Matibig, North Vancouver
“Yeah, I think it’s good to have cameras.”
Tom Roper
North Vancouver
"Maybe in some of he busier spots, but not farther out.”
Andrea Klockenbrink
North Vancouver
“I don’t see it as problematic, but I spend 10 months of my year in China where there’s a police security camera on every corner.”
Kathy Eadie
North Vancouver
“I think it’s a good idea.”
John Robertson
North Vancouver
"Yes. I’m a foreigner. We’re used to being spied on.”
