Video help boxes being added to East Village

Posted May 21, 2010 8:00 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Video help is the latest safety measure being added to the East Village.

The Calgary Sun reports, four or five video help boxes will be put in.

The call boxes have red help buttons that will flash blue when they’re being used.

They will also feature two-way voice communication, in addition to the one-way video that will record whatever is happening on the East Village pathway.

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