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Nearly 70% of Owen Sound FOI Requests Tied to Police Need for Downtown Camera Footage

Owen Sound completed 95 FOI requests in 2025, with 69% tied to police requests for River District and other municipal camera footage.

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Miranda Miller
Feb 25, 2026
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Most of Owen Sound’s Freedom of Information requests in 2025 were tied to police seeking access to municipal camera footage — including video from the City’s River District surveillance pilot program.

A year-in-review report presented to the Corporate Services Committee on February 12, then communicated to Council in that meeting…

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